National Gopal Ratna Award:
Nominations for the National Gopal Ratna Award for the year 2024 will be opened from the 15th of July.
- National Gopal Ratna Award is awarded under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM).
- Since 2021 the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has been conferring National Gopal Ratna Award every year.
- Objective is to encourage the Milk producing farmers, dairy cooperative societies/MPC/FPOs and Artificial Insemination Technicians (AITs).
- This year also National Gopal Ratna Award is given for the following categories:
- Best Dairy farmer rearing Indigenous cattle/buffalo breeds
- Best Dairy Cooperative Society (DCS)/ Milk Producer Company (MPC)/ Dairy Farmer Producer Organization (FPO).
- Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT).
- From this year onward, the Department has incorporated a Special award for North Eastern Region (NER) States so as to encourage and boost the dairy development activities in North Eastern Region(NER).
- NGRA 2024 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.
- In the case of the Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) category, the National Gopal Ratna Award-2024 will consist of a Certificate of merit and a memento only. No cash prize will be provided in the Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) Category.
