The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was set up on twelfth June 1964 at Hyderabad. The University was officially initiated on twentieth March 1965 by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon'ble Prime Minister of India. Another huge achievement was the initiation of the structure program of the college by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi,the then Hon'ble Prime Minister of India on 23rd June 1966. The University was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on seventh November 1996 in respect and memory of an exceptional parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga, who rendered amazing benevolent administration for the reason for ranchers and is viewed as an extraordinary educationist, kisan pioneer and opportunity warrior. The significance of the utilization of Science and Technology for Agricultural advancement was acknowledged as ahead of schedule as in the start of century. Amoung the few commissions designated for recommending ventures to streamline agribusiness advancement, the Royal Commission (1926) underlined the requirement for a solid research base for rural improvement. Thusly, the suggestions of the Radhakrishnan Commission (1949) on University Education prompted the foundation of Rural Universities for the general advancement of agribusiness and rustic life in the nation. Afterward, the Government of India comprised the First Joint Indo-American Team (1955) that concentrated the status and future needs of agrarian training in the nation. The report of this commission established the framework for all the resulting improvements as to farming training in India. In any case, for need of explicit suggestions, the Government of India designated the Second Joint Indo-American Team (1960) headed by Dr. M. S. Randhawa, the then Vice-President of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. The group presented its report in 1960, which prescribed explicitly the foundation of Farm Universities and spelt out the fundamental targets of these Universities as
Institute Type | Private College |
Name of the Institute | Agricultural College - Rajahmundry - ACR |
Affiliated | 6018 |
Approved By | |
Established | 2008 |
Address | Nr SKVT college Y Junction, Gandhipuram, Rajahmundry, |
City | East Godavari |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Pincode | 533101 |
Landline | 0883 243 0465 |
info@angrau.ac.in | |
Website | www.angrau.ac.in |