The doctorate was conferred on Rajeshwara Rao for his outstanding service in the empowerment of milk-producing farmers and in launching the milk revolution
KARIMNAGAR, JULY 13, 2026: Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limited, aka Karimnagar Dairy, Chairman Ch Rajeshwara Rao has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by Maryland State University, USA, in recognition of his outstanding service in the empowerment of milk-producing farmers and launching milk revolution in the Telangana state.
The honorary doctorate would be presented to Mr Rajeshwara Rao at a function at Gulmohar, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, on July 19.
An agricultural graduate, Mr Rajeshwara Rao has made relentless efforts in the field of dairy and empowerment of the farming community by educating them to take up a dairy unit as an alternate source of income along with agriculture.
Under the leadership of Rajeshwara Rao, the Karimnagar dairy has grown in leaps and bounds and emerged as the number one dairy in the Telangana state in terms of procurement and sales of milk and milk products. He took measures for the production of various new products to increase the market base and help the farmers increase their revenues. Presently, more than one lakh farmers are providing milk to the Karimnagar dairy.
Mr Rao was instrumental in launching several welfare measures for the farmers and milking animals to increase milk production in the region. The dairy started in the year 1971 with a capacity of 12,000 litres and has now grown to over 3 lakh litres capacity with a mega dairy in Nallagonda village of Nusthullapur mandal.
The other awards won by Mr Rajeshwara Rao include: INDIA DAIRY Award for the Best Medium Sized Company in the year 2020, The Hans India award for Best Retailer in the dairy sector in the year 2019, Indian Agriculture award for Best Quality Milk and Milk Products in the county in the year 2018, Lions Club of Karimnagar award for Best Entrepreneurship in the year 2017, Acharya NG Ranga Kisan Samstha, Ongole, award for Best Social Service in 2014, ICAR (Indian Council for Agriculture Research ) Best Farmer award in 2016 and Dr C Krishna Rao award in the Best Services category in 2010.
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