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Official Notification & Mandate

Department Level Committees for Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA)

In pursuance of the letter of the Hon'ble Governor's Additional Secretary addressed to the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, AAU, Jorhat received vide No. GSA.191/2025/01/ Dtd. 12/11/2025, the Dean, Faculty of Agriculture is pleased to constitute the Department Level Committees for Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA) under the Colleges of Agriculture and Sericulture, AAU, Jorhat until further orders. Each department includes a Faculty Nasha Mukti Coordinator, a Student Nasha Mukti Coordinator, and a Student Assistant Nasha Mukti Coordinator.

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Responsibilities for Day Scholars & Departments

Promote a drug-free campus environment through sensitization and engagement of students in continuous awareness, prevention, and support activities.
Organize departmental-level awareness sessions, workshops, poster competitions, and sensitization drives on a regular basis.
Maintain systematic records of activities, attendance, and quarterly Action Taken Reports (ATR).
Administer the "Say No to Drugs" pledge to all new students at the time of admission and encourage peer leadership.
Identify students requiring counselling support and refer confidentially to the Institute Counselling Cell.

Department-Wise Coordinators

Department Level NMBA Committees (CA & CoS, AAU, Jorhat)

19 Departments

Sl.	Department	Faculty Nasha Mukti Coordinator	Student & Assistant Coordinators
1	Soil Science	Dr. Marami Dutta, Associate Professor marami.dutta@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Ms. Lumbini Kalita (Ph.D Scholar) Asst. Coordinator: Mr. Indranuj Das (M.Sc. Agri 2nd Yr)
2	Agril. Meteorology	Ms. Parishmita Das, Assistant Professor parishmita.das@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Mr. Partha Pratim Kalita (M.Sc. Agri 2nd Yr) Asst. Coordinator: Ms. Seema Dutta (M.Sc. Agri 2nd Yr)
3	Agril. Statistics	Ms. Smrita Barua, Assistant Professor smrita.barua@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Vishal Acharjee Asst. Coordinator: Ameet Ajeeth Chippadi
4	Agronomy	Dr. Sontara Kalita, Assistant Professor sontara.kalita@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Ms. Barenya Gogoi (Ph.D Scholar) Asst. Coordinator: Mr. Rajib Deka (M.Sc. 2nd Yr)
5	Horticulture	Dr. Binita Hazarika, Assistant Professor binita.hazarika@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Mr. Anurag Saikia (M.Sc. 2nd Yr) Asst. Coordinator: Ms. Tulika Phukan (M.Sc. 2nd Yr)
6	Extension Education	Dr. Rituraj Baruah, Assistant Professor boruahrituraj09@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Mr. Manash Pratim Bora (Ph.D Scholar) Asst. Coordinator: Mr. Aditya Bora (M.Sc. Student)
7	Plant Physiology	Dr. Kaushik Das, Professor kaushik.das@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Mr. Tapan Sensowa (Ph.D Scholar) Asst. Coordinator: Victor Manigra Narzary (M.Sc. Student)
8	Agril. Economics	Dr. Nivedita Deka, Professor & Head nivedita.deka@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Gourav Kashyap (MBA Student) Asst. Coordinator: Bhaskar Jyoti Bhuyan (Ph.D Scholar)
9	Plant Pathology	Dr. Anurag Kashyap, Assistant Professor anurag.kashyap@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Mr. Swapnil Borah (Ph.D Scholar) Asst. Coordinator: Ms. Sanjukta Chakraborty (Ph.D Scholar)
10	Biochemistry	Dr. Ranjan Kandali, Professor ranjan.kandali@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Mr. Uditya Raj Dutta (Ph.D Scholar) Asst. Coordinator: Priyabrat Saikia (PG Student)
11	Tea Husbandry & Technology	Dr. Diganta Kumar Bora, Assistant Professor diganta.bora@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Mr. Manish Upadhyaya (PG Student) Asst. Coordinator: Ms. Kirti Kurmi (UG Student)
12	Nematology	Dr. Bina Buragohain Gogoi, Professor bina.buragohaingogoi@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Dheeman Kr. Sinha (Ph.D Student) Asst. Coordinator: Madhuri (Ph.D Student)
13	Animal Husbandry & Dairying	Dr. Hemanjali Hazarika, Assistant Professor hemanjali.hazarika@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Mr. Jhanjha Bijoy Duarah (M.Sc. Agri) Asst. Coordinator: Mr. Rajdeep Gogoi (B.Sc. Agri 1st Yr)
14	Agril. Engineering	Er. Manashjyoti Barooah, Assistant Professor manas.barooah@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Diganta Talukdar (B.Sc. Student) Asst. Coordinator: Utjal Gogoi (B.Sc. Student)
15	Sericulture	Dr. Mahima Begum, Associate Professor mahima.begum@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Prazalit Protim Tamuly (M.Sc. 2nd Yr) Asst. Coordinator: Salauddin Sisti Hoque (M.Sc. 1st Yr)
16	Entomology	Dr. Mukul Kumar Deka, Principal Scientist mukul.deka@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Ms. Arundhati Borgohain (Ph.D 2nd Yr) Asst. Coordinator: Mr. Md. Moshin Ahmed (M.Sc. 2nd Yr)
17	Plant Breeding & Genetics	Dr. Prashanta Kumar Goswami, Professor prasantakumar.goswami@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Ms. Palkipriya Khargharia Asst. Coordinator: Ms. Dhritisikha Rajbonshi
18	Agril. Biotechnology	Dr. Akhil Ranjan Baruah, Professor akhil.r.baruah@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Mr. Shubham Bhattacharjee (M.Sc. Student) Asst. Coordinator: Ms. Nandita Saharia (M.Sc. Student)
19	College of Sericulture	Dr. Debajit Borah, Assistant Professor debajit.borah@aau.ac.in	Student Coordinator: Mr. Sagar Thapa (3rd Yr Student) Asst. Coordinator: Ms. Supriya Paul (3rd Yr Student)

Official Notification Document

Committee Notification PDF

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Notification Details

Order / Memo No.

Memo No. AAU/FA/10(I)/Misc/Pt/2025-26/7362-73

Notification Date

18/11/2025

Issuing Office

Office of the Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, AAU, Jorhat-13

Tenure / Validity

With immediate effect until further orders

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