Animal Welfare Board of India confers Prani Mitra and Jeev Daya Awards; four animal welfare handbooks released
The Animal Welfare Board of India presented the Prani Mitra and Jeev Daya Awards at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 27 February 2025 and released four handbooks on animal welfare laws.
Summary
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), a statutory body set up under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and working under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, held the Prani Mitra and Jeev Daya Award ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 27 February 2025. Ministers of State S. P. Singh Baghel and George Kurian presented Prani Mitra Awards in five categories, including Life Time Animal Service to Harnarayan Soni of Osiyan, Jodhpur, and the corporate/PSU/government category to the Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust, Jamnagar. Jeev Daya Awards were given in three categories. Four handbooks were released, including a revised Animal Birth Control module for street dogs. The Prani Mitra Award was introduced in 1966 and the Jeev Daya Award in 2001.
Key facts
- Date and venue
- 27 February 2025, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Organiser
- Animal Welfare Board of India (statutory body under PCA Act, 1960)
- Prani Mitra Award
- Introduced 1966; five categories
- Jeev Daya Award
- Instituted 2001; three categories
- Handbooks
- Four, incl. revised Animal Birth Control module for street dogs
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which body confers the Prani Mitra and Jeev Daya Awards, presented at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 27 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Animal Welfare Board of India
The Prani Mitra and Jeev Daya Awards are given by the Animal Welfare Board of India, which held the ceremony on 27 February 2025.
Consider the following statements in the context of the awards presented on 27 February 2025: 1. The Prani Mitra Award was instituted in 2001. 2. The Animal Welfare Board of India is a statutory body established under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only the second is correct: the AWBI was established under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, while the Prani Mitra Award dates from 1966; it is the Jeev Daya Award that was instituted in 2001.