Technical Support Services Division

Technical Support Services Division consists of 5 (five) sections viz. Laboratory Section headed by Principal Scientific Officer (PSO), Training Section headed by Principal Scientific Officer (PSO), Catography Section headed by Senior Cartographer, Publication and Record Section headed by Publication & Liaison Officer and Data Processing & Statistical Section (DPSS) at head quarter.

Functions:
Planning, coordination and supervision of all technical programmes and activities of the component sections. Review and/or editing of all technical reports and maps prepared by the Division. Co-ordination with allied Government/Autonomous/other agencies in research/investigations employing physical and chemical analyses as well as adaptive research works about crop and soil-moisture relationships. Responsible for overall technical progress of the Division. Assistance to Director in general and technical administration of the Division.

Training Section:
Planning and execution of in-service training programme for the technical officers and staff. Organizing refresher courses in terms of short training programmes of the technical officers and staff wherever required. Organizing training programmes on use of soil information obtained through soil surveys for the technical officers and staff of the beneficiary agencies like Directorate of Agriculture Extension (DAE), BRRI, BARC, etc. Preparation and collection of training materials in terms of course syllabus, audio-visual materials, soil monoliths, etc.