Chairing a virtual program organised on the occasion of World Milk Day on Tuesday, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Giriraj Singh announced the launch of the National Awards for the Cattle and Dairy sector– the Gopal Ratna Awards.
The award has three categories – i) Best Dairy farmer, ii) Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) and Best Dairy Cooperative/ Milk producer Company/ FPO.
He mentioned that eligible farmers/dairy cooperative societies/ AI technicians can apply for the award online and the portal for award will open from 15th July 2021. Winners for the award will be announced on 31st October 2021.
Minister informed that there are over 2 crore dairy farmers organised into dairy cooperatives and there are 1.94 lakh Dairy Cooperative Societies collecting milk from milk potential villages.
