New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Minister Mr  Radha Mohan Singh, today said that the Rajendra Agriculture University, PUSA, Samastipur has been given the status of Central University. He added that with this, long pending demand of the people of Bihar has been fulfilled.

Parliament cleared Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University Bill-2015, yesterday. First, Rajya Sabha and then Lok Sabha, passed the Bill, unanimously. Subsequently Hon’ble President Shri Pranab Mukharjee signed on it, yesterday.

This is the first Central Agriculture University of the State and the second Central Agriculture University of the country.