The 29th Finance Committee Meeting of Navsari Agricultural University (NAU) was successfully held on October 05, 2026, under the chairmanship of the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Dr. R. M. Naik. The meeting was organized by the Office of the Comptroller, Navsari Agricultural University.

Shri Chirag Naik, Comptroller, NAU, warmly welcomed all the esteemed members and presented a comprehensive overview of the budget for the current financial year, the proposed budget for the forthcoming financial year, the Annual Accounts for the financial year 2025–26, the Audit Reports and Action Taken Reports pertaining to the financial years 2016–17 and 2017–18, along with other important financial agenda items.

The meeting was attended by distinguished members, including Shri Timur Ahlawat, Director of Research; Dr. H. M. Virdia, Registrar; Dr. Alka Singh, Dean (Horticulture); and Dr. Amit Lathiya, Planning Officer.

During the meeting, the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Dr. R. M. Naik, sought detailed information regarding the various university-level financial and administrative activities being undertaken by the Office of the Comptroller. He appreciated the efforts of the Office of the Comptroller in efficiently managing these activities and emphasized the importance of further strengthening digital processes and e-governance initiatives.

The Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor further advised that concerted efforts should be undertaken to enhance digitalization so that records and financial information can be accessed, retrieved and managed more easily, efficiently and expeditiously. He emphasized that greater use of digital systems would contribute towards improving transparency, efficiency, record management and timely availability of information at the University level.

The deliberations of the meeting reflected Navsari Agricultural University’s continued commitment to financial transparency, effective financial management, digital transformation, strategic planning and sustainable institutional growth.