ITOTY Jury Members

Dr. L.P.GITE

Dr. L.P.GITE

Dr. L.P.GITE is the ex-project coordinator for Ergonomics, ICAR-CIAE, and Bhopal.b He has 31 years of Experience in Tractor Ergonomics, Safety In Agriculture, and Applying Ergonomics in Farm Machinery Design. He even shares more than 50 research papers that were published in various national and international journals with 3 books on Ergonomics in Agriculture, Tractors, and Farm Machinery Design.

Mr. Arindam Maulick

Mr. Arindam Maulick

Mr. Arindam Maulick has 39 Years of experience in the tractor and automobile Industry. He has also worked for leading companies like TAFE (Massey & Eicher), Mahindra Tractors, TATA Motors, Bajaj Auto, HMT, and John Deere.

Mr. Yash Jat

Mr. Yash Jat

Mr. Yash Jat is a YouTuber with a channel Named My Kisan Dost (1.38 M+ Subscribers). He has extensive experience in Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery, and New Agricultural Technologies and has been running a YouTube channel named - My Kisan Dost for the past 8 years. His channel has 1.38 M subscribers and is constantly increasing.

Mr. P.K. Verma

Mr. P.K. Verma

Mr. P.K. Verma is involved in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of various Government programs related to agricultural mechanisation, Tractors, and other agricultural machinery. He has 41 Years of Experience In Various Aspects Of Farm Machinery.

Mr. Hemant Joshi

Mr. Hemant Joshi

Mr. Hemant Joshi has 33 years of association with Farm Machinery majors like John Deere, TAFE, and HMT. He has worked in marketing, sales, and product development functions for Tractors, harvesters, and hay forage and is known as the tractors and crop solutions veteran.

Mr. Ashish Bharadwaj

Mr. Ashish Bharadwaj

Mr. Ashish Bharadwaj is known for his consultancy and expertise in Agriculture Mechanization. He has more than 26 years of experience in business development, marketing, sales, product management, and training with renowned Indian and European MNCs. He is an expert in the field of agriculture mechanisation.

Mr. CR Mehta  (Jury Chairman 2024)

Mr. CR Mehta (Jury Chairman 2024)

Mr. CR Mehta is an expert in Farm Machinery and Power Ergonomics. He has 33 years of experience at ICAR—CIAE, Bhopal, in various positions and has expertise in Farm Machinery and Power, Ergonomics, Conservation Agriculture, and Instrumentation.

Mr. S. R. Paul Raj

Mr. S. R. Paul Raj

Mr. S. R. PAUL RAJ joined the Tractor Industry in 1982 in the HMT Industry. He served as the Area Manager in Karnataka in 1994 and Mahindra till 2000. He was even a part of TAFE exposure in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Eastern Europe, and EuroAsia. He Joined ITL in 2011 and served there for a year. From 2012 to 2018 he worked in Escorts in various positions.