| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Award Name | National Gopal Ratna Awards (NGRA) 2025 |
| Announced by | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAHD) |
| Date of Ceremony | 26th November 2025 (National Milk Day, Dr. Verghese Kurien's birth anniversary) |
| Inception Year | 2021 (under Rashtriya Gokul Mission) |
| Total Applications Received | 2,081 |
| Award Categories | 1. Best Dairy Farmer (Indigenous Breeds) 2. Best Dairy Cooperative/FPO/MPC 3. Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) |
| Cash Prizes (Farmer/Coop.) | 1st: ₹5,00,000 2nd: ₹3,00,000 3rd: ₹2,00,000 NER/Himalayan Special: ₹2,00,000 |
| AIT Category Reward | Certificate and memento (no cash prize) |
| Key Objectives | - Promote indigenous cattle/buffalo breeds - Encourage dairy innovation - Strengthen India's position as world's largest milk producer |
| Best Dairy Farmer (Non-NER) | 1st: Shri Aravind Yashavant Patil (Maharashtra) 2nd: Dr. Kankanala Krishna Reddy (Telangana) 3rd (Joint): Mr. Harshit Jhuria (Rajasthan) & Kumari Shraddha Dhavan (Maharashtra) |
| Best Dairy Farmer (NER/Hills) | Smt. Vijay Lata (Himachal Pradesh) Shri Pradeep Pangariya (Uttarakhand) |
| Best Dairy Cooperative (Non-NER) | 1st: Meenan Gadi Ksheerolpadaka Sangham Ltd (Kerala) 2nd (Joint): Kunnamkattupathy Ksheerolpadaka Samgham (Kerala) & Ghinoi Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Samiti (Rajasthan) 3rd: TYSPL 37 Sendurai MPC (Tamil Nadu) |
| Best Dairy Cooperative (NER/Hills) | Kulha Duud Udpadhak Sahkari Samiti (Uttarakhand) |
| Best AIT (Non-NER) | 1st: Mr. Dillip Kumar Pradhan (Odisha) 2nd: Mr. Vikas Kumar (Rajasthan) 3rd: Mrs. Anuradha Chakali (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Best AIT (NER/Hills) | Mr. Deluwar Hasan (Assam) |
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