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• The National Gopal Ratna Awards 2025 were announced by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
• These awards are among the highest national honors in the livestock and dairy sector and will be conferred on November 26, 2025, during the National Milk Day celebrations. 

About National Gopal Ratna Awards

• Awards categories include Best Dairy Farmer rearing indigenous cattle/buffalo breeds, Best Dairy Cooperative Society/Milk Producer Company/Farmer Producer Organization, and Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT).
• Cash prizes in the first two categories range from ₹5 lakh for first place, ₹3 lakh for second place, and ₹2 lakh for third place.
• Winners in the AIT category receive a certificate and a memento only (no cash prize).
• The awards aim to promote scientific conservation and development of indigenous bovine breeds under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission.

Key details of 2025 Awards

• Best Dairy Farmer (Non-NER): 1st - Shri Aravind Yashavant Patil, Kolhapur, Maharashtra; 2nd - Dr. Kankanala Krishna Reddy, Hyderabad, Telangana; 3rd (joint) - Harshit Jhuria, Sikar, Rajasthan and Kumari Shraddha Satyawan Dhavan, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
• Best Artificial Insemination Technician (Non-NER): 1st - Mr. Dillip Kumar Pradhan, Anugul, Odisha; 2nd - Mr. Vikas Kumar, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan; 3rd - Mrs. Anuradha Chakali, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh.
• Milk cooperative societies from the Malabar region also received top honors.

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