National Research Centre for Litchi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar India

The National Research Centre for Litchi (NRCL) was established on 6th June, 2001 at the fag end of IXth Plan by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research to act as a Nodal Centre to work exclusively on litchi Research and Development in India. The Centre started functioning from 2002 with budgetary allocation and the first batch of two Scientists joining the Centre in March, 2002. The lease deed was signed on 25th June, 2002 between the ICAR and Government of Bihar to transfer 100 acres of land to the Centre at Mushahri. The Centre was strengthened during 2005 and onwards by redeploying scientific, technical and supporting staff along with administrative support and financial assistance for developing infrastructural facilities and to carry out the research work.