The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying on Monday announced the winners of the National Gopal Ratna Awards (NGRA) 2025, one of the highest national honours in India’s livestock and dairy sector. The awards will be presented on November 26 as part of the National Milk Day celebrations.

Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Panchayati Raj, Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh), will confer the awards. Ministers of State S. P. Singh Baghel and George Kurian will also attend the ceremony. The ministry received 2,081 applications this year, from which the awardees were selected.

Winners Across Categories

Best Dairy Farmer (Indigenous Cattle/Buffalo Breeds)

Non-North Eastern Region (NER):

* 1st: Aravind Yashavant Patil, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

* 2nd: Dr. Kankanala

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