| Gautam, Prem Lal Honorary Fellow – 2010 Genetics (Agriculture) DB: 12-12-1947 | |
Birth place | Born in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
Education | Doctorate in Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (1974) | |
Positions held | Chairperson, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority, Ministry of Agriculture, GOI, New Delhi (Nov., 2010 onwards); Chairman, National Biodiversity Authority, Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI, Chennai; Deputy Director General (Crop Sciences), ICAR, New Delhi; Vice-Chancellor, GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand); Dean, College of Forestry, YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Foresty, Solan (HP); Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR), New Delhi; National Director, National Agricultural Technology Project (ICAR), New Delhi; Managing Director, Uttarakhand Seeds and Terai Development Corporation, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand); President, Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources; President, Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding. | |
Research Area | Genetics, Plant Breeding, Plant Genetic Resources | |
Awards and fellowships | Dr. Harbhajan Singh Memorial Award, Life Time Achievement Award, Canadian International Development Agency / Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada Associateship; Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Medal, Uttaranchal Ratan; Eminent citizen of India Award; Indira Gandhi Periyadarshni Award. | |
Address | Chairperson, Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers' Right Authority, Ministry of Agriculture, GOI, Societies Block, NASC Complex, DPS Marg, New Delhi – 110 012 | |
| Residence | C-I/29, Tilak Lane, Adjoining Patiala House, New Delhi – 110 001 | |
