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National Gopal Ratna Award

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15/07/2024

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30/09/2024

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National Gopal Ratna Award 2024 - Guidelines

National Gopal Ratna Award

i. To motivate farmers to take up productivity enhancement of indigenous breeds of milch animals in a scientific manner.

ii. To motivate Artificial insemination Technicians to take up 100% AI coverage, under Rashtriya Gokul Mission ( RGM).

iii. To motivate Cooperative and Milk producer Companies to grow and to instill competitive spirit.

Eligibility

i. Farmers maintaining any of the recognized indigenous breeds out of 53 breed of cattle and 20 breeds of buffaloes shall be eligible to apply for award.

ii. A Cooperative society/Milk Producer Company (MPC)/Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) engaged in Dairy activities set up at village level and is registered under Cooperative Societies Act/ Companies Act collecting at least 100 liters of milk per day and having atleast 50 farmer/milk producer member for non-NER States and collecting 20 litres of milk & having 20 farmer members in NER States are eligible to apply.

iii. AI technicians of the State/UT Livestock Development Board/State /Milk Federations /NGO's and other private organizations having undergone AI training for a minimum of 90 days shall be eligible to apply for the award. Since, the award is meant for Artificial lnsemination Technician (AIT), the Veterinary Doctors are not eligible for this Award.

Decoration

The National Gopal Ratna Award 2024 will conferred to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and one special Award for North Eastem Region(NER) states in each of above 3 categories. It will 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 
> Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupee two lakh only) - 3rd rank
> Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupee two lakh only) - Special Award for North Eastem Region (NER).
 

ln case of Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) category, National Gopal Ratna Award-2024 will consist of a Certificate of merit and a memento only. No cash prize will be provided in Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) Category.

 

No. of Awardees

A total of 12 awards are given each year (4 awards in each Category).

Who can nominate ?

i.  Self Nomination for individuals is allowed for Best Farmer Dairy and Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT).

ii. Self Nomination for organisation is allowed for Best Dairy Cooperative/Milk producer Company/ Dairy Farmer producer Organisation.

Selection Process

(i) The applications received at MHA website will be preliminary screened by Quality Council of India (QCI) or any other agency hired. The agency will score the applications as per evaluation/score card provided by DAHD and recommend best 20 applications in each category to the Award Screening Committee constituted by DAHD. Field visit /verification of all shortlisted applications will be undertaken through NDDB/any other agency identified by DAHD.
(ii) The Award Screening Committee, DAHD shall sort out best applicants (preferably 5 in each category) and recommend the same to National Award Committee (NAC).
(iii) The Committee may, if required, carry out physical verification/ seek live video footage, by involving Central/state/NDDB officials or hire an external agencies. The Committee may in its satisfaction seek document proofs necessary for screening. For this purpose, the expenditure will be met from the budget provision of RGM scheme.
(iv) The Committee shall decide the methodology and criteria for screening. The Committee shall maintain the confidentiality on selection of candidates for awards till the names of awardees are announced officially.
(v) The Screening Committee shall reserve the right to reject application, decide on number of awardees to be recommended.
(vi) The Non-Official members of Screening Committee shall be entitled for TA/DA as per General Finance Rules.

 

Ceremony Details

i. The announcement of the names of the awardees in each category shall be announced by Hon'ble Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & dairying on 25th November 2024.
ii. The award ceremony will be held on National Milk day, 26th November 2024.
iii. Hon'ble Prime Minister/ Hon'ble DAHD Minister to present the awards as per availability.