The Union Minister for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Shri Sharad Pawar made the announcement of establishment of Rani Lakshmibai Central Agricultural University at Jhansi, UP, at a function, in New Delhi on February 26, 2014. The Minister of State for Rural Development, Shri Pradeep Jain ‘Aditya’ and the Agriculture Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Anand Singh are also seen