NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 17, 2025: The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has announced the winners of the National Gopal Ratna Awards (NGRA) 2025. The NGRA is one of the highest national honours in the livestock and dairy sector. These awards will be conferred by Union Minister, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (MoFAHD) and Ministry of Panchayati Raj Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh. Minister of State, MoFAHD Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel and Shri George Kurian will also grace the occasion. These awards will be presented on 26th November 2025 as part of the National Milk Day celebrations. This year, a total of 2,081 applications were received out of which the awardees were selected.
Details of Winners in each category are as under:
| S. No. | Category | Name of the winners of NGRA 2025 with rank |
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Best Dairy farmer rearing indigenous cattle/buffalo breeds | Non-NER:
1st Shri Aravind Yashavant Patil, Kolhapur, Maharashtra. 2nd Dr. Kankanala Krishna Reddy, Hyderabad, Telangana. 3rd Mr. Harshit Jhuria, Sikar, Rajasthan. 3rd Kumari Shraddha Satyawan Dhavan, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. NER/Himalayan:
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| 2. | Best Dairy Cooperative society/ Milk Producer company/ Dairy Farmer producer organization | Non-NER:
1st Meenan Gadi Ksheerolpadaka Sahakarana Sangham Ltd, Wayanad, Kerala. 2nd Kunnamkattupathy Ksheerolpadaka Sahakarana Samgham, Palakkad, Kerala. 2nd Ghinoi Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Samiti, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 3rd TYSPL 37 Sendurai Milk Producers Cooperative Society Ltd, Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. NER/Himalayan:
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Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) | Non-NER:
1st Mr. Dillip Kumar Pradhan, Anugul, Odisha. 2nd Mr. Vikas Kumar, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. 3rd Mrs. Anuradha Chakali, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh. NER/ Himalayan:
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NGRA 2025 will consist of a Certificate of merit, a memento and a monetary prize in the first two categories i.e Best Dairy Farmer and Best DCS/FPO/MPCs, as under:
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- Rs. 5,00,000/-(Rupee five lakh only) -1st rank
- Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupee three lakh only) -2nd rank
- Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupee two lakh only) -3rd rank
- Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupee two lakh only) -Special Award for North Eastern Region (NER)/Himalayan States.
In the case of the Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) category, the National Gopal Ratna Award-2025 will consist of a Certificate of Merit and a memento only. No cash prize will be provided in the Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) Category.
Background
Launched in December 2014, the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) focuses on the scientific conservation and development of indigenous bovine breeds. Since 2021, the Department has been conferring the National Gopal Ratna Awards (NGRA) annually to encourage milk-producing farmers, dairy cooperative societies/MPCs/FPOs, and Artificial Insemination Technicians (AITs).
