National Gopal Ratna Awards 2025 announced; to be presented on National Milk Day
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying announced the winners of the National Gopal Ratna Awards (NGRA) 2025 on 17 November 2025; the awards will be presented on 26 November 2025, National Milk Day.
Summary
The National Gopal Ratna Awards 2025 were chosen from 2,081 applications in three categories. First prizes went to Aravind Yashavant Patil of Kolhapur, Maharashtra (best dairy farmer rearing indigenous breeds), Meenan Gadi Ksheerolpadaka Sahakarana Sangham of Wayanad (best dairy cooperative/MPC/FPO) and Dillip Kumar Pradhan of Anugul, Odisha (best artificial insemination technician). First-rank winners in the farmer and cooperative categories get ₹5 lakh each; the AI technician category carries no cash prize. The awards have been given annually since 2021 under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, launched in December 2014 to conserve indigenous bovine breeds.
Key facts
- Awards
- National Gopal Ratna Awards 2025
- Presentation
- 26 Nov 2025, National Milk Day
- Applications
- 2,081
- Best dairy farmer (1st)
- Aravind Yashavant Patil, Kolhapur (MH)
- Best AI technician (1st)
- Dillip Kumar Pradhan, Anugul (OD)
- First prize
- ₹5 lakh (farmer & cooperative categories)
- Background
- Annual since 2021; Rashtriya Gokul Mission (Dec 2014)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On which occasion will the National Gopal Ratna Awards 2025 be presented?
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Correct answer: A — National Milk Day, 26 November
The awards will be presented on 26 November 2025 as part of National Milk Day celebrations.
Since which year has the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying been conferring the National Gopal Ratna Awards annually?
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Correct answer: D — 2021
NGRA has been conferred annually since 2021. 2014 is when the Rashtriya Gokul Mission was launched.