The Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, was established in the year 1946, situated in Orissa. The Central Rice Research Institute is a rice, scientific research institute that conducts basic, applied and adaptive research on crop improvement and resource management for increasing and stabilizing rice productivity. The institute not only played a key role in ushering the country of an ear of green revolution heading to self-sufficiency in food grain supply in about 25 years from its inception, but also brought glory to the nation by providing research support in rice. Facts and Figures of Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack Founder Director Dr. K Ramiah Under the control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Number of books in Library 8400 Books Journals 77000 Area of experimental farm land 117 hectares Number of net - houses for conducting experiments 10 Number of Research Sections/ Divisions 12 How to Reach 7 kilometers to south - east from Cuttack Railway Stati