The ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research is playing a key role in advancing rapeseed-mustard research in frontier areas through multidisciplinary approach. The most significant achievements of this directorate include:

• A total of 216 radio-talks related to rapeseed-mustard research and development programmes and improved practices were broadcasted from AIR stations of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Organizes Beej Pakhwara and Sarson Vigyan Mela every year.
• ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed Mustard Research was conferred with first prize of prestigious Mahindra Samriddhi Krishi Sansthan 2015 in recognition of its contributions for betterment of rapeseed-mustard cultivation.
• A total 1673 FLDs of improved varieties were conducted in different villages of Bharatpur district of Rajasthan during last 20 years on varietal component, whole package.
• Under Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav programme, farmers were provided required scientific information, knowledge and advisories on regular basis through conducting 1115 FLDs on mustard, 20 on wheat, 21 sarson field days, interface meetings, trainings, mobile based advisories, literatures, and linkages with line departments.
• Under STC (TSP), on farm demonstrations of Rapeseed-mustard crop was conducted in 6329.6 h area in Assam, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and North Eastern States (Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh) with 12366 beneficiaries for dissemination of rapeseed-mustard technologies; 71 on campus training was organized with 2917 beneficiaries; 144 on–farm training organized with 8175 beneficiaries; 176 filed day/kisan gosthies/ scientists- farmer interaction meetings organized with 14616 beneficiaries and 20 exposure visits to ICAR-DRMR was organized with 551 beneficiaries.
• Under Oilseeds seed-hub project, 08 mustard seed hubs were established during rabi 2018-19 at different places viz., KVK, Kamrup, Kahikuchi (AAU, Jorhat), Assam; RRS, Bawal (CCSHAU, Hisar); ZARS, Morena (RVSKVV, Gwalior); KVK, Kota (AU, Kota); ARS, Srigangangar (SKRAU); RLBCAU, Jhansi; KVK, Mirzapur (BHU) and DKVK, Ramkrishna mission, Saragachi, Murshidabad (WB).
• Mustard value chain established during 2018-19 at 09 places viz., KVK Dhemaji (Assam), CAU Imphal (Manipur), KVK Ranchi (Jharkhand), KVK West Singhbum (Jharkhand), KVK Gumla (Jharkhand), KVK East Singhbum (Jharkhand), KVK Lohardagga (Jharkhand), KVK Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh) and ICAR-DRMR, Bharatpur (Rajasthan).