is gar h , ▁India . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁university ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 2 0 J anu ary ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁in ▁Ra ip ur ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁( Act ▁No . ▁ 2 0 ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 7 ) ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁new ▁dimension ▁to ▁the ▁agricult ure ▁development ▁of ▁Ch h att is gar h ▁region ▁of ▁erst while ▁state ▁Mad h ya ▁Pr adesh , ▁which ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" R ice ▁Bowl ". ▁D edic ated ▁to ▁perpet uate ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi , ▁the ▁late ▁Raj iv ▁Gand hi , ▁the ▁main ▁a ims ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁are ▁to ▁provide ▁education ▁in ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁al lied ▁science , ▁to ▁further ▁research ▁particularly ▁in ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁al lied ▁sciences ; ▁undert ake ▁field ▁extension ▁program mes ▁for ▁proper ▁transfer ▁of ▁technology ▁and ▁such ▁other ▁purposes ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁a for esa id ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁impro ving ▁the ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁level ▁of ▁rural ▁people . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁The ▁University ▁Library ▁" Ne h ru ▁Library " ▁is ▁on ▁main ▁campus . ▁The ▁total ▁hold ings ▁in ▁the ▁library ▁are ▁approximately ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁books ▁along ▁with ▁th eses ▁and ▁period ical s . ▁The ▁library ▁provides ▁documentation ▁service , ▁phot oc opy ing ▁service ▁etc . ▁In ▁addition , ▁each ▁college ▁and ▁research ▁station ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁separate ▁library . ▁All ▁constitu ent ▁colleg es ▁have