Governance Structure

PARC is a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with powers, subject to the provisions of the PARC Ordinance 1981, under the control of Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Govt. of Pakistan. PARC’s Governance Structure is as under:

Board of Governors (BoG)

BoG is responsible for the overall control, direction and superintendence of the affairs of the Council. The Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Govt. of Pakistan is the President of BoG.

Official Members

1.	Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research, GoP	President
2.	Secretary, Ministry of National Food Security & Research, GoP	Member
3.	Chairman, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council	Chairman
4.	Secretary, Ministry of Finance, GoP or Representative not below the rank of Additional Secretary	Member
5.	Member (Food & Agriculture), Planning Commission, GoP	Member

Whole-Time Members of PARC

6.	Member (Crops Sciences)	Member
7.	Member (Natural Resources)	Member
8.	Member (Animal Sciences)	Member
9.	Member (Social Sciences)	Member
10.	Member (Finance)	Member

Non-Official Members

11.	Dr. Amir Muhammed Rector, FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES), Islamabad	Member
12.	Mir. Abdul Majeed Nizamani Progressive Farmer/President Sindh Abadgar Board 16-17th Shelter Shopping Mall, Cantonment Board Hyderabad, Sindh	Member
13.	Mir Jaffer Khan Jamali H.283, Gomal Road E-7, Islamabad	Member
14.	Mr. Mutabiat Shah Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly, Gilgit	Member
15.	Mr. Iftikhar Mehmand Progressive Farmer, Tehsil Takht Bai, Sharkly Village, District Mardan	Member

Inter Provincial Agriculture Research Coordination Committee (IPARCC)

IPARCC is an advisory body of the council responsible for inter-provincial coordination between the federal and provincial agricultural research system of Pakistan.

Terms of Reference (TOR)

• To review the annual research programme of National Agricultural Research System (NABS) vis-a-vis the national research priorities for agriculture sector development.
• To identify gaps in and priority issues for National Agricultural Research System (MARS) research agenda and suggest PARC (the apex body of NARS) and provincial agricultural research institutes to take necessary actions.
• To monitor that regional research needs are adequately addressed in the research agenda of major agricultural research establishments, both provincial and national.
• To facilitate effective coordination within and between the federal and provincial systems as well as between the federal/provincial agricultural research establishments.
• To minimize duplication/overlap of research activities in the NARS and ensure greater complementarity and synergy.
• To discuss issues relating to transfer of technologies to the stakeholders and end users and advice measures to enhance its effectiveness.

Composition

1	Chairman, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), Islamabad	Convener
2.	Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Member
3.	Vice Chancellor, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam	Member
4.	Vice Chancellor, NWFP Agriculture University, Peshawar	Member
5.	Vice Chancellor, University of Veterinary Sciences, Lahore	Member
6,	Principal, Balochistan Agriculture College, Quetta	Member
7.	Member Agriculture, Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad	Member
8.	Member, Plant Sciences Division, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), Islamabad	Member
9.	Member, Animal Sciences Division, Pakistan Agricultural Research, Council (PARC}, Islamabad	Member
10.	Member, Social Sciences Division, Pakistan Agricultural Research, Council (PARC), Islamabad	Member
11.	CS-II, Natural Resources (PSD), Pakistan Agricultural Research, Council (PARC), Islamabad	Member
12.	Director General, Agricultural Research, Ayub Agriculture Research Institute° (AARI), Faisslabad	Member
13.	Director General, Agricultural Research, Agriculture Research Institute, ARI), Tandojam	Member
14.	Director General, Agricultural Research System, NWFP Agriculture, University, Peshawar	Member
15.	Director General, Agricultural Research, Agriculture Research Institute, ARI), Sariab Road, Quetta	Member
16.	Director General (Research), Livestock & Dairy Development Department, Government of the Punjab, Veterinary Research Institute, Ghazi Road, Lahore	Member
17.	Director General, Livestock & Fisheries Department, Government of Sindh, Block-50, Pak, Secretariat, Karachi	Member
18.	Director General, Livestock & Dairy Development Department, Government of NWFP, Charsada Road, Peshawar	Member
19.	Director-General, Livestock & Dairy Development Department, Government of Balochistan, Spinni Road, Quetta	Member
20.	Director General, Agricultural Research, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Islamabad	Member
21.	Director, Punjab Economic Research Institute (PERI), 48-Civic Centre, Johar Town, Lahore	Member
22.	Director, Applied Economic Research Centre (AERC), P.O. Box. 8403, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270	Member
23.	Chief Economist, Planning & Development Department, Government of Balochistan, Block-6, Civil Secretariat, Zarghum Road, Quetta	Member
24.	Chief Economist, Planning & Development Department, Government of NWFP, Civil Secretariat, Peshawar	Member
25.	Secretary, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), Islamabad	Member/Secretary

Executive Committee (EC)

The Executive Committee is the Principal administrative body of the Council responsible for executing all policies and discharging all functions of the Council under the PARC Ordinance- 1981. The EC consists of the Chairman and the five whole-time Members of the Board. The EC is responsible for:

“The Executive Committee, in addition to its functions under the Ordinance shall exercise control over the research activities of the council and with the concurrence of the Chairman, approve, expand, diminish, redirect or re-allocate the research projects of the Council”.

Chairman

The Chairman is the Chief Executive of the Council. The President/Prime Minister of Pakistan may appoint an eminent scientist connected with agriculture as Chairman of the Council.

Powers of the Chairman

(1)   The Chairman shall exercise all powers and responsibilities vested in him under the Agricultural ProduceCessAct, 1940 (XXVII of 1940), the Coconut Committee Act, 1944 (X of 1944), and the Oilseeds Committee Act, 1946 (IX of 1946), hereinafter referred to as the Acts and the rules and orders made there under­.

(2)     In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, the Chairman shall have the power—

(a)                to sanction expenditure and create posts, within the approved budget, and to re-appropriate funds within the same major Head of Account, subject to the conditions prescribed under Sl. No. 184 of Annex-II to the Finance Division's O. M. No. F. I (5) R. 12/80, dated the 11^th March. 1981:

(b)               to appoint and promote officers up-to Basic Scale of Pay B-19 on the recommendations of the Selection Board or Selection Committee to be constituted by the Competent Authority:

Provided that no reference to the Selection Board or Selection committee shall be necessary for employing persons on deputation from the Government, local bodies or autonomous institutions or re-employment of the retired Government servants.

(c)              to engage on contract experts and consultants for a period not exceeding two years

(d)               to direct any employee of the Council to take up such assignment as he may consider necessary

(e)                to re-designate or reorganize the set up of the Council and to lay down the duties and responsibilities, including administrative and financial powers, of the officers and employees of the Council

(f)                to enter into and execute contracts, secure and accept grants, donations, endowments, contributions, fees, loans or aid assistance on mutually agreed terms and conditions not contrary to, or inconsistent with, the functions of the Council or with the policy of the Federal Government; and, no contract or agreement shall be binding on the Council unless it is executed by him or any other person authorized by him in this behalf. 

The Chairman may, from time to time, for the purpose of ensuring efficient functioning of the Council and facilitating its day to day functions, dele­gate to members, officers and employees of the Council such of his functions, powers or duties as may be considered necessary by him.

 

Minutes Meeting of PARC's Board of Governor