Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Inaugurates International Hostel - Madhumaas at IARI

On the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima, an International Hostel ‘Madhumaas’ equipped with modern amenities was inaugurated by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar. The inauguration programme was graced by the Union Minister of State, Shri Kailash Choudhary and Director General and Secretary DARE, Dr. Himanshu Pathak .

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare,  Shri Narendra Singh Tomar appreciated ICAR-IARI team for making significant contribution in research, education and teaching. He said that the whole world respects the contribution of IARI towards the attainment of food security by the country. Keeping in view, the international education of the institute and the increasing enrolment rate of students, student-centric hostels with high quality facilities and international standards are being constructed with the valuable help of the Government of India. He congratulated everyone on the occasion of inauguration of International Hostel, “Madhumas” which is equipped with all the modern amenities. He said that in Amrit kaal, the Institute has to step forward to make itself a global university with high standards of education and research in the field of agriculture and this International Hostel will be an apt step towards realizing this dream. He highlighted the challenges including climate change and increasing food demand being faced by agriculture and the increased responsibilities of the scientists but also showed his trust that IARI will succeed in addressing these issues.