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Administration
The Institute is administered by a Society and
a Governing Body. The Society and Governing Body are
currently headed by a distinguished scholar and an eminent agricultural
economist Professor Bhalchandra Mungekar. The members
of the Society and Governing Body are drawn from different walks
of life. The Institute has a statutory Finance Committee which
includes representatives from the Ministries of Education and
Finance, to advise the Governing Body in financial matters.
The Institute is headed by a Director, who is assisted by a
Secretary in administrative, financial and academic matters.
There is also a Deputy Secretary (administration); a Librarian;
an Accounts Officer; a Publication Officer; and a Public Relations
Officer; and other supervisory and support staff. The Institute
is financed primarily by Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Government of India. It has some income from the sale of its
publications; and the entry fee charged from the tourists. The
annual expenditure of the Institute; which includes salaries,
contingent expenditure, and maintenance of buildings and the
library, is about eight crore of rupees. The expenditure on
academic programmes like fellowships, seminars, lectures and
publications is provided in the Plan estimates of the Institute
and varies from year to year.
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