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Maharana Pratap Horticultural University
महाराणा प्रताप बागवानी विश्वविद्यालय
TypePublic
Established28 November 2016
BudgetINR
ChancellorGovernor of Haryana
Vice-ChancellorSuresh K. Malhotra
Location
Karnal district
,
Haryana
,
India

29°50′06″N 76°52′42″E / 29.8350734°N 76.8784629°E / 29.8350734; 76.8784629
CampusAnjanthali
NicknameMHU
WebsiteOfficial website

Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal (MHU) was established by the Government of Haryana at Anjanthali Village in Nilokheri sub-district of Karnal district of India.[1][2] It is 21 km north of Karnal on NH1 leading to Ambala.

History

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On 28 November 2016, the university came into existence via Haryana Vidhan Sabha legislature. On 18 April 2017, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's administration renamed it after the Maharana Pratap.[1]

Objective

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It was established for research and development of horticulture.[3]

Main Campus

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Main campus is in Anjanthali village in Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal after 97 acres land of HAU's Regional Research Station was transferred to the Horticulture university.[3] University has "Regional Research Stations" at Ambala, Jind and Jhajjar.[3]

Regional research stations

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  • Captain Pawan Kumar Extension campus, Jind: Captain Pawan Kumar Extension campus is at Badhana village in Jind district for which INR46 crore (460 million) was released in 2018.[4][5]
  • RMRC Mushroom Research Center, Murthal in Sonepat

Collaboration

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The university participates and collaborates with these initiatives.

Cold chain

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University is establishing a regional cold chain centre in collaboration with United Kingdom.[6]

Fruits, Veg and Spice Markets

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  • International Terminal Market for Fruits and Vegetables at near by Ganaur on Grand Trunk Road in Sonepat district is being established on 600 acres which will be larger than .[5] Centre for excellence for horticulture are being established in each district of Haryana,[7] along with 340 horticulture villages.[8] Govt is also promoting an agricultural produce brand called Haryana Fresh.[8]
  • Domestic NCR Flower Market at Gurugram
  • Spice Market at Sonepat
  • Haryana State Honey Trade Centre (HS HTC) at IBDC (Integrated Beekeeping Development Centre), Ramnagar in Kurukshetra district

Centres of Excellent in Horticulture

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As of March 2015, Haryana has 11 Centres of Excellent in Horticulture, 3 under construction, 3 newly announced, including the following.[9] This leaves only Punchkula, Panipat, Faridabad, Rewari, Dadri, Jind, and Kaithal districts without any Horticulture CoE or State-level Horticulture Markets.

  1. Ambala district: Centre of Excellence for Litchi, announced in FY2025-26.
  2. Yamunanagar district: Centre of Excellence for strawberry, announced in FY2025-26.
  3. Karnal district: Centre of Excellence for Vegetables, Gharaunda, established 7.01.2011.
  4. Karnal district: Potato Technology Centre, Shamgarh, established 06.04.2016.
  5. Kurukshetra district: Centre for Subtropical Fruits, Ladwa, established 06.04.2016.
  6. Kurukshetra district: Horticulture Integrated Bee Keeping, Ram Nagar, post office Chaduni Jattan, established 10.11.2017.
  7. Rohtak district: Hi-tech Greenhouse Seedling Centre, established 17.12.2013.
  8. Jhajjar district: Center of Excellence for Flowers, Munimpur, established 2022.
  9. Gurugram district: Hi-tech Greenhouse Seedling Centre, established 17.12.2013.
  10. Nuh district: Center of Excellence for Onions, Pinangwan, established 2022.
  11. Palwal district: Integrated Horticulture Development, Centre, Hodal, established 13.10.2018.
  12. Mahendergarh district: Integrated Horticulture Development Centre, Sundrah village on Ateli-Kanina road, established 01.09.2019.
  13. Bhiwani district: Centre of excellence for semi-arid horticulture, Gignaw, established 2022.
  14. Hisar district: Multi Crops Demonstration Centre, Barwala, established 2022.
  15. Hisar district: Date Plam and Guava Demonstration Centre, announced in FY2025-26.
  16. Fatehabad district: Guava Demonstration Centre at Government Garden Nursery on Uklana road, Bhuna, established 27.10.2020.
  17. Sirsa district: Centre of Excellence for fruits (Citrus & Pomegranate), Mangiana, established 22.06.2013.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Horticultural Sciences varsity in Karnal to be named after, Daily News & Analysis, 18 Apr 2017.
  2. ^ Haryana govt has disbursed Rs 2400-cr compensation to farmers, Indian Express, 25 Jun 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Haryana's first horticulture university to be set up at Karnal, Business Standard, 7 Oct 2015.
  4. ^ Varsity’s construction to start soon in Jind, The Pioneer, Oct 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d Haryana to get third science city, Times of India, 2016.
  6. ^ Haryana to set up cold chain with United Kingdom in Karnal, The Times of India, 16 Nov 2017.
  7. ^ Ganaur fruit and vegetable terminus to start, Times of India, 2016.
  8. ^ a b Track record[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ Haryana 2025-2026 Budget, Govt of Haryana, accessed 20 March 2025.
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