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11. At the outset, it would be apposite to advert to the recommendation made by the Deputy Commissioner, Nagaon and the order passed by the Government. Deputy Commissioner in his order dated 17.12.2012 recorded the following findings:-

"I have gone through all the relevant documents and given sufficient hearing to all the parties concerned. These are the findings of the case in question.
1. It is evident from the original copy of chitha that the land has been allotted in the name of Krishi Vigyan Kendra and the name of Markazul Ma'arif does not appear in any part of chitha or any land records. However, ICAR guidelines lay down the following conditions:-
The ICAR in its letter dated 16.01.1996 has again reiterated that the concerned NGO should ensure that the title of land vests with the NGO, Makrazul Ma'arif before taking further necessary action at their end.
2. Further, the ICAR guidelines say that "For effective and successful implementation of the project of KVK, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and the Grantee/Host Institution shall be entered into. However, the NGO has failed to produce original MoU document signed with ICAR in which the ICAR had formally given approval for the setting up of Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Hojai.
3. It is quite discernible from the website of Indian Council of Agricultural Research that the name of Makrazul Ma'arif, Hojai does not feature in its list of Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The only Krishi Vigyan Kendra in the district of Nagaon is in Regional Agricultural Research Station, Shillongani, Nagaon-782002 which was established in the year 2004, the host organization being the Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat.
4. It is pertinent to mention that the letter from Dr. P. Das, Deputy Director General (AE) dated 16.10.1995 indicates the funding pattern i.e. 100% funding from ICAR for the first 5 years and 75% for the next 5 years after which there will be no funding from ICAR. However, the NGO Makrazul Ma'arif could not show any vouchers with regard to financial transactions between the NGO and the ICAR.

11. The ICAR norms indicate that there has to be a Permanent Committee of a KVK. The Deputy Commissioner, Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), representatives of Assam Agricultural University and Dept of Agriculture, Assam, some local people are the members of this committee. However, till now there has not been a single meeting of this Permanent Committee. In addition to this, there has to be a Local Management Committee too as per the letter of ICAR, Barapani, Meghalaya dated 23.02.1996. Even this committee is conspicuously absent.