¹[6A. The Committee shall adopt such measures as it may consider necessary or expedient for-

(i) promoting scientific, technological, social and economic research and education relating to food, agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries;

(ii) co ordinating research into matters relating to food, agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries and determining in what order schemes of research shall be pursued;

(iii) acquiring and disseminating knowledge relating to food, agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries; and

(iv) discharging such other functions as may, by notification in the official Gazette, be assigned to it by the Government.