Demonstrators demand Indian Agriculture Service

Demonstrators demand for Indian Agriculture Service the All India Cadre -All India Federation of Agriculture Association is an apex body representing registered scientific Societies/Agriculture Officers Associations of Central and State Government Employees and Teachers’ Associations of State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), Central Agricultural Universities (CAUs), Deemed Universities (DUs) and jointly with All India Agricultural Students Associations representing 52 Agricultural Universities organized peaceful demonstration on Saturday, the 12th March, 2011 at 11:30 AM starting from Ramlila Ground to Jantar Mantar, Delhi to impress upon the government to create All India Cadre of Indian Agriculture Service as recommended by various government appointed committees and commissions such as Nalagarh Committee (1958), National Commission on Agriculture (1976), Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State Relations (1988). Also a resolution under Article 312 was passed by two-third majority in the Rajya Sabha on 30th March, 1965 and again in 1971, for creation of Indian Agriculture Service. Later on, Central 5th Pay Commission had also recommended for creation of Central Agriculture Service and 6th Central Pay Commission has also recommended for creation of integrated cadre of agriculture service.

During the last six decades of independence, the Government has created several All India Cadre of organized services like IAS, IFS, IPS and other cadres of central services like Indian Engineering Service, Indian Defence Service, Indian Economic Service, Indian Statistical Service, Indian Legal Service, Indian Geological Service, Indian Corporate Service, etc., even when, the strength of officers in most of the cadres was much smaller than the strength of Agriculture Officers in the Ministry of Agriculture in Central/ State Government but no further positive actions have been taken on constitution of All India Cadre of Indian Agriculture Service.

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