Haryana Government Gazette
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No. 50-2022] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2022 (AGRAHAYANA 22, 1944 SAKA)
PART-I
Notifications, Orders and Declarations by Haryana Government
HARYANA GOVERNMENT
AGRICULTURE & FARMERS' WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Notification
The 7th December, 2022
No. 3495-Agri. II (5)-2022/7714.— The Governor of Haryana is pleased to accord approval for constituting Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Joint Steering Committee (JSC) for establishment of Haryana – UK Centre of Excellence on Crop Post Harvest Management and Sustainable Cold Chain in Haryana State. Composition of committees and their roles & responsibilities are as under:
| Member | Organization |
| UK | |
| Deputy High Commissioner (Co-Chair) | British Deputy High Commission Chandigarh |
| Professor in Cold Economy and Co-Director Centre for Sustainable Cooling (Co-Member Secretary) | University of Birmingham and Centre for Sustainable Cooling |
| Lead, Agri-Tech Sector Team – DIT London | UK Government, Department for International Trade |
| Director of Environment and Agri Food and Professor of Plant Science | Cranfield University |
| Professor, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning | London South Bank University |
| Programme Manager | UNEP United for Efficiency |
| Head of International Stratospheric Ozone and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases | UK Government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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| State Government and Government of India | |
| Additional Chief Secretary (Co-Chair) | Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of Haryana |
| Joint Secretary (MIDH) | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India |
| Vice Chancellor | Maharana Pratap Horticulture University, Karnal |
| Principal Secretary to Government Haryana | Foreign Cooperation Department (FCD) |
| Director General Horticulture, Haryana (Co-Member Secretary) | Horticulture Department, Government of Haryana |
| Financial Advisor | Finance Department, Government of Haryana |
Roles and Responsibilities of JSC include:
• Strategic overview and planning:
o Advise and approve the strategic plan on key priorities of the Centre of Excellence in Crop Post-Harvest Management and Sustainable Cold-Chain taking account of potential improvements/changes over time to add value and relevance to the initiative; Expenditure; Financial Contribution by both the Participants; and to address Inter-relation and confliction.
o Provide high level guidance on overall design, build and set-up for the Centre of Excellence in Haryana;
o Undertake Ministerial, business executive, donor executive, and other principal-level stakeholder engagement to build interest, foster buy-in, and mobilize additional funding and resources to deliver the project;
o Keep abreast of other major initiatives and developments in the sector, acting as the spokesperson of the project to promote the initiative with relevant agencies as appropriate (e.g. UN, World Bank etc.);and
o Provide the evidence base/data and expertise as required to resolve policy issues that arise during implementation
• Project management, monitoring, and evaluation:
o Review and approve the Work Plan, Procurement Plan, Budget, and Risk Matrix (prepared and submitted by the Technical Advisory Committee) on a quarterly and annual basis;
o Review and approve major deliverables (following Technical Advisory Committee approval) to ensure implementation is consistent with the project objectives;
o Work with the Technical Advisory Committee in an annual meeting to horizon scan and develop annual strategic plan; and
o Approve Financial Reports (and audits, when needed) to ensure that fiduciary standards are upheld.
2. Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
| Expert Member | Institution |
| UK | |
| Clean Cooling and energy systems (Co-Chair) | University of Birmingham and Centre for Sustainable Cooling |
| Post-Harvest Management | Cranfield University |
| Refrigeration and Clean Cold Chain | London South Bank University |
| Others to be added as agreed with the UK Co-Chair State Government and Government of India | |
| Area of Expertise | Institution |
| Director General Horticulture (Co-Chair) | Horticulture Department, Government of Haryana |
| Director Research | Maharana Pratap Horticulture University |
| Head, Incubation Centre | CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar |
| Dean Research | National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Sonepat |
| Director | National Institute of Agriculture Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur |
| Chief Operating Officer | National Centre for Cold Chain Development (NCCD) |
| Horticulture Commissioner | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India |
| Managing Director | India International Horticulture Market (IIHM), Ganaur |
| Joint/ Additional Director /MD Horticulture(Co- Member Secretary) | Horticulture Department, Haryana |
| Director | Farmer Producer Organization engaged in Agri-business activity |
| Chief Executive Officer | Private firm from Agri-business |
Roles and Responsibilities of TAC include:
• Provide over-all contour of Centre of Excellence, technical insights and data from Member institutions to advance the development of deliverables (e.g. design of the Centre, capacity building content, equipment specifications);
• Assign staff and organizational resources to execute decisions to ensure that interventions are effectively supported;
• Ensure TSC and other relevant senior leaders are briefed on important developments to ensure their interest and support is maintained, consistent with the project objectives;
• Conduct outreach and stakeholder engagement framework with external collaborating organizations;
• Assist with monitoring, evaluation and reporting results to catalyze knowledge transfer and scale-up;
and
• Recommend further opportunities and research areas beyond those already approved in the work plan and budget to further enhance the centre.
DR. SUMITA MISRA, Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana, Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Department.
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