Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh to Felicitate the Winners on November 26m 2024, National Milk Day in New Delhi
Special Awards for North Eastern States Added; Will Give Boost to Dairy Development in the Region
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 24, 2024: The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) declared the winners of the National Gopal Ratna Awards (NGRA); one of the highest National Awards in the field of livestock and dairy sector for the year 2024. These awards will be given on the occasion of National Milk Day celebrations on 26th November 2024 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. The Awards to the winners will be conferred by Union Minister, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the august presence of Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel and Shri George Kurian, Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in a grand function being organized by the department as part of the National Milk Day celebrations 2024.
About National Gopal Ratna Awards
The National Gopal Ratna Awards are conferred with an objective to recognize and encourage all individuals like Farmers rearing indigenous animals, AI Technicians and Dairy cooperative societies / Milk Producer Company / Dairy farmers Producers Organizations working in the sector of animal husbandry and dairying. The Award is conferred in three categories, namely,
- Best Dairy Farmer Rearing Indigenous Cattle/buffalo Breeds,
- Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) and
- Best Dairy Cooperative/ Milk Producer Company/ Dairy Farmer Producer Organization.
From this year onwards, the Department has incorporated a Special award for North Eastern Region (NER) States, in all the three categories under National Gopal Ratna Awards, so as to encourage and boost the dairy development activities in NER.
This year’s awardees include:
| S. No. | Category | Name of the winners of NGRA 2024 with Rank |
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1. |
Best Dairy farmer rearing indigenous cattle/buffalo breeds | 1st   Smt. Renu, Jhajjar, Haryana,
2nd  Shri Devendra Singh Parmar, Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh, 3rd   Smt. Surbhi Singh, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh,
Special Award in the category for NER: Ms. Juna Tamuli Barman, Bajali, Assam, Mrs Junuma Mali, Morigaon, Assam |
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2. |
Best Dairy Cooperative society/Milk Producer company/ Dairy Farmer producer organization | 1st The Gabat Milk Producers Cooperative Society Limited, Aravali, Gujarat,
1st   Milk Producer Cooperative Society Limited Bisanal, Bagalkot, Karnataka, 2nd   Pratppura Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Samiti Limited Pratppura, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, 3rd  TND 208 Vadapathy MPCS ltd, Cuddalore, Tamil  Nadu,
Special Award in the category for NER: Kamdhenu Dugdha Utpadak Samabay Samitee Ltd Nityananda, Bajali, Assam, |
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3. |
Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) | 1st       Shri Bhaskar Pradhan, Subarnapur, Odisha,
1st     Mr. Rajender Kumar, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, 2nd    Mr. Virender Kumar Saini, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, 3rd     Shri V Anil Kumar, Annamayya, Andhra Pradesh,
Special Award in the category for NER: Shri Md. Abdur Rahim, Kamrup, Assam |
The Award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh for 1st rank, Rs. 3 lakh for 2nd rank, Rs. 2 lakh for 3rd rank and Rs. 2 lakh for Special Award for North Eastern Region, along with a Certificate of merit and a memento in the first two categories i.e Best Dairy Farmer and Best DCS / FPO/ MPCs. In case of Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) category, National Gopal Ratna Award-2024 will consist of a Certificate of merit and a memento. The winners were selected out of a total of 2574 applications received that were invited through an online application portal i.e. https://awards.gov.in
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