National Gopal Ratna Award | Department of animal husbandry and dairying

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, is making all out efforts for the effective development of Animal Husbandry and Dairy sector to provide sustainable livelihood to the farmers. Indigenous bovine breeds of India are robust and possess the genetic potential to play crucial role in the national economy.

2. Under Rastriya Gokul Mission (RGM), since 2021 this department has been conferring National Gopal Ratna Award every year with an objective to encourage the Milk producing farmers rearing Indigenous bred, dairy cooperative societies/MPC/FPOs and Artificial Insemination Technicians (AITs) in the following categories:

i. Best Dairy farmer rearing indigenous cattle/buffalo breeds (list of eligible breeds are Annexure).
ii. Best Dairy Cooperative Society (DCS)/ Milk producer Company (MPC)/ Dairy Farmer Producer Organization (FPO).
iii. Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT).

3. Department has incorporated a Special award for North Eastern Region (NER) and Himalayan States so as to encourage and boost the dairy development activities in that Region.

4. NGRA is conferred to winners up to 1st, 2nd, 3rd ranks and one Special Award for North Eastern Region (NER) and Himalayan States in each category as mentioned above. NGRA consists of a Certificate of merit, a memento and monitory prize in first two categories i.e. Best Dairy Farmer and Best DCS/FPO/MPCs as under:

Rs. 5,00,000/-(Rupee five lakh only) -1st rank
Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupee three lakh only) -2nd rank and
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) and Himalayan States.

5. In case of Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) category, National Gopal Ratna Award consists of a Certificate of merit and a memento only. No cash prize is provided in Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) Category.

6. Nominations for National Gopal Ratna Award is received online through National Award portal i.e. https://awards.gov.in starting in the month of August every year. The Awards are conferred on the occasion of National Milk Day i.e. 26th November every year.