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ABOUT
US
A Research and Development Laboratory was established in the modern
rice mill complex of Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation
(TCMF) at Tiruvarur in 1968. Under the dedicated leadership and
the able guidance of late Dr.V.Subramanyan, an eminent scientist
and founder Director of Central Food Technological Research Institute,
Mysore, this laboratory made significant contributions in the field
of postharvest technology of paddy. Thus in 1972, the status of
this R & D Laboratory was upgraded as a national laboratory
under the name of “Paddy Processing Research Centre”
(PPRC).
The
PPRC was initially administered by the TCMF, Tiruvarur, thereafter
by the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) and then by
the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. On 1st December, 1984 the
PPRC was registered as a Society under the Tamil Nadu Societies
Registration Act and since then functioning as an autonomous body
under the administrative control of the Department of Food, Government
of India up to September ’88. Consequent upon the creation
of the new Ministry of Food Processing Industries and transfer of
the Rice Milling Cell from the Department of Food to this Ministry,
the administrative control of the PPRC has also been transferred
to this Ministry with effect from September ’88.
The
PPRC was initially administered by the TCMF, Tiruvarur, thereafter
by the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) and then by
the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. On 1st December, 1984 the
PPRC was registered as a Society under the Tamil Nadu Societies
Registration Act and since then functioning as an autonomous body
under the administrative control of the Department of Food, Government
of India up to September ’88. Consequent upon the creation
of the new Ministry of Food Processing Industries and transfer of
the Rice Milling Cell from the Department of Food to this Ministry,
the administrative control of the PPRC has also been transferred
to this Ministry with effect from September ’88.
Location:
The
Institute is situated at the outskirts of Thanjavur (8 Kms from
Thanjavur railway station and 2 Kms from new Bus stand).
The nearest airport is Tiruchirapalli airport(50 Kms)
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