Nominations Invited for National Gopal Ratna Awards 2025 Recognising Excellence in Livestock and Dairy Sector

Nominations Invited for National Gopal Ratna Awards 2025 Recognising Excellence in Livestock and Dairy Sector

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, has announced the opening of nominations for the prestigious National Gopal Ratna Awards 2025—one of the highest national honours in the livestock and dairy sector. The nomination process will commence on August 15th 2025 and close on September 15th 2025. These awards will be presented on the occasion of National Milk Day, celebrated on November 26, 2025 (Detailed eligibility criteria and guidelines are available on https://awards.gov.in & https://dahd.nic.in )

Launched under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission in 2021, the National Gopal Ratna Awards aim to encourage excellence among milk-producing farmers, dairy cooperatives, Milk Producer Companies (MPCs), Dairy Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and Artificial Insemination Technicians (AITs), with special focus on promoting indigenous cattle and buffalo breeds. Indigenous bovine breeds of India are robust and possess the genetic potential to play a crucial role in the national economy. 

The National Gopal Ratna Awards will be conferred in the following categories:

 

 

There is also a  provision of Special award for North Eastern Region (NER) and Himalayan States so as to encourage and boost the dairy development activities in these States/UTs.

NGRA 2025 will be conferred to winners up to 1^st,  2^nd, 3^rd ranks and one Special Award for North Eastern Region(NER)/Himalayan States in each category as mentioned above. NGRA 2025 will consist of a Certificate of merit, a memento and monetary prize in first two categories i.e Best Dairy Farmer and Best DCS/FPO/MPCs as under:

 

Prizes

 

For Best Dairy Farmer and Best DCS/MPC/FPO categories:

 

 

 

 

 

The Best AIT category will carry a Certificate of Merit and Memento (no cash award).

 

Annexure

Registered Breeds of Cattle (For NGRA 2025)

S.N.

Breed

Home Tract

1

Amritmahal

Karnataka

2

Bachaur

Bihar

3

Bargur

Tamilnadu

4

Dangi

Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh

5

Deoni

Maharashtra and Karnataka

6

Gaolao

Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh

7

Gir

Gujarat

8

Hallikar

Karnataka

9

Hariana

Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

10

Kangayam

Tamilnadu

11

Kankrej

Gujarat and Rajasthan

12

Kenkatha

Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

13

Kherigarh

Uttar Pradesh

14

Khillar

Maharashtra and Karnataka

15

Krishna Valley

Karnataka

16

Malvi

Madhya Pradesh

17

Mewati

Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

18

Nagori

Rajasthan

19

Nimari

Madhya Pradesh

20

Ongole

Andhra Pradesh

21

Ponwar

Uttar Pradesh

22

Punganur

Andhra Pradesh

23

Rathi

Rajasthan

24

Red Kandhari

Maharashtra

25

Red Sindhi

On organized farms only

26

Sahiwal

Punjab and Rajasthan

27

Siri

Sikkim and West Bengal

28

Tharparkar

Rajasthan

29

Umblachery

Tamilnadu

30

Vechur

Kerala

31

Motu

Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh

32

Ghumusari

Orissa

33

Binjharpuri

Orissa

34

Khariar

Orissa

35

Pulikulam

Tamilnadu

36

Kosali

Chhattisgarh

37

Malnad Gidda

Karnataka

38

Belahi

Haryana and Chandigarh

39

Gangatiri

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

40

Badri

Uttarakhand

41

Lakhimi

Assam

42

Ladakhi

Jammu and Kashmir

43

Konkan Kapila

Maharashtra and Goa

44

PodaThurpu

Telangana

45

Nari

Rajasthan and Gujarat

46

Dagri

Gujarat

47

Thutho

Nagaland

48

Shweta Kapila

Goa

49

Himachali Pahari

Himachal Pradesh

50

Purnea

Bihar

51

Kathani

Maharashtra

52

Sanchori

Rajasthan

53

Masilum

Meghalaya

 

Registered Breeds of Buffalo (For NGRA 2025)

Sr. No

Breed

Home Tract

1

Bhadawari

Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

2

Jaffarabadi

Gujrat

3

Marathwadi

Maharashtra

4

Mehsana

Gujarat

5

Murrah

Haryana

6

Nagpuri

Maharashtra

7

Nili Ravi

Punjab

8

Pandharpuri

Maharashtra

9

Surti

Gujarat

10

Toda

Tamilnadu

11

Banni

Gujarat

12

Chilika

Orissa

13

Kalahandi

Odisha

14

Luit (Swamp)

Assam and Manipur

15

Bargur

Tamil Nadu

16

Chhattisgarhi

Chhattisgarh

17

Gojri

Punjab and Himachal Pradesh

18

Dharwadi

Karnataka

19

Manda

Odisha

20

Purnathadi

Maharashtra