As ADG (Food & Fodder Crops), assisted and advised the DDG (Crop Science) in guiding, supervision and coordinating research projects; on technical and administrative matters referred to the Council by the Directors of the Institutes in FFC division; remained in close touch with Institutes under my charge by examination of technical programmes & reports, by occasional visits and conducted necessary consultations with Directors of the Institutes before the annual estimates were formulated for submission to the Council; acted as Technical Secretary of Scientific Panels, Research Review Teams or any other research review groups on their periodical visits to the Institute; maintained a record of research in progress within my branch and arranged Advisory Boards, Committee Meetings, Seminars, Workshops, etc. of research workers as was desirable to facilitate coordination in research; and any other duty that was assigned by the Council.