The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying announced the National Gopal Ratna Awards 2022 on Wednesday. The Awards were 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.
Three co-ops were awarded as the best dairy co-ops namely Mananthavady Ksheerolpadaka Sahakarana Sangam Ltd, Wayanad, Kerala, Arakere Milk Producers Cooperative Society Ltd, Mandya, Karnataka and Mannargudi MPCS, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
Award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh for 1st rank, Rs. 3 lakh for 2nd rank and Rs. 2 lakh for 3rd rank along with a Certificate of merit and a memento in each category.
The awards will be conferred to the winners in a function being organized by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India on 26th November 2022 at Dr. Babu Rajendra Prasad International convention Centre, GKVK Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka as a part of National Milk day celebration 2022.