Head of Department

Name : Dr. Lata Pande

Phone : 9917240611

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About the Head :Dr. Lata Pande completed B.Sc. and M.Sc. in foods and nutrition from G.B,P.U A.& T, Pantnager followed by doctoral work at the H.N.B.Garhwal central University, Srinagar (Uttarakhand) on health and nutritional status of women of kumaun hills. Her fields of research are Ecology of malnutration and chemical analysis of Phytofoods of Uttarakhand. Presently she is also engaged in extension activities for the upliftment of women and children. She joined Kumaun University, Nainital in 1989 as the founding head of department home science and since inception of home science department working as head and convener. Besides teaching, she is associated with multiple administrative responsibilities of university as -Member- Academic Council, Member -University Court, Worden- K.P. Girls Hostel , Member- Executive Council. She is Subject Expert as well as Resource Person in; All India Coordination Research Department, ICDS, Utaranchal, Women Empowerment and Child Development Department, ICDS, Uttaranchal.ATI (Administrator Training Institute) Nainital ,ASC- Kumaun University, Nainital, Directorate of Higher Education, Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand council of science and technology, dehradun ,member, Rajeev Gandhi Kishori Sashktikaran Pariyajana (A central govt. continuous long term project).