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National Gopal Ratna Award 2024 nominations to open on July 15.

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• Recently, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has announced the nomination process for the National Gopal Ratna Award 2024.
• The awards will be presented on National Milk Day, November 26, under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission.

Award Categories and Special Recognition

• This year's National Gopal Ratna Award includes the following categories:

1. Best Dairy Farmer Rearing Indigenous Cattle/Buffalo Breeds
2. Best Dairy Cooperative Society (DCS)/Milk Producer Company (MPC)/Dairy Farmer Producer Organization (FPO)
3. Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT)

• From this year onward, a special award for the North Eastern Region (NER) States has been incorporated to encourage and boost the dairy development activities in North Eastern Region (NER). 
• Thus, the NGRA 2024 will conferred to 1st,, 2nd, 3rd and one Special Award for North Eastern Region(NER) States in each three categories as mentioned above. 

Award Details for 2024

• 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.

1. 1st Rank: Rs. 5,00,000/
2. 2nd Rank: Rs. 3,00,000/
3. 3rd Rank: Rs. 2,00,000/
4. Special Award for NER: Rs. 2,00,000/

• In the Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) category, the award will consist of a Certificate of merit and a memento only. No cash prize will be provided in Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) Category. 

About the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) 

• The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched this mission in December 2014.
• It aims to conserve and scientifically develop indigenous bovine breeds. 
• The scheme is important in enhancing milk production and productivity of bovines and making dairying more remunerative to the rural farmers of the country. 
• Since 2021, under this mission, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has been conferring National Gopal Ratna Award annually to encourage milk-producing farmers, dairy cooperative societies/MPCs/FPOs, and Artificial Insemination Technicians (AITs).