The Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR award 2008

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR award 2008

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), At present 17 awards are given in different categories. Out if this, eight awards are given annually and nine are given biannually to recognize the agricultural scientists and institutions who make outstanding contributions for the growth and development of agricultural science and technology and to promote excellence in the broad fields of agricultural research, education and training.

SARDAR PATEL OUTSTANDING ICAR INSTITUTION AWARD 2008

Rupees 5 lakh each to two ICAR Institutes and one State Agricultural University (SAU) is annually

best performance in agricultural research, extension and education

CHOUDHARY DEVI LAL OUTSTANDING ALL-INDIA COORDINATED RESEARCH PROJECT AWARD

Outstanding performance of an All-India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) and its cooperating centres in terms of linkages, research output and its impact, and to promote a sense of partnership pride and belonging in the minds of the co-operators

Annual award of Rupees 1 lakh

RAFI AHMED KIDWAI AWARD

For research work in agriculture, animal husbandry and allied sciences

Nine awards of Rupees 3 lakh each are given once on two years

FAKHRUDDIN ALI AHMED AWARD FOR TRIBAL AREAS It encourages 'Agricultural Research in Tribal Areas'. Since 1977, the award of Rupees 50,000 is being given once in two years for outstanding research work done for the improvement of tribal farming systems.

HARI OM ASHRAM TRUST AWARD

recognizes published original research, fundamental or applied, in crop science, horticulture, resource management and animal science.

The award carries 4 prizes of the value of Rupees 40,000 each and are awarded once in two years

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU AWARD

Young scientists for excellence in Postgraduate Agricultural Research submitted for their doctorate degree as an incentive for high-quality fundamental or applied research

Eighteen awards with a cash prize of Rupees 20,000 each with a Gold Medal given annually

VASANTRAO NAIK AWARD

LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD

BHARAT RATNA Dr. C SUBRAMANIAM OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD

PUNJAB RAO DESHMUKH WOMAN AGRICULTURAL SCIENTIST AWARD

CHAUDHARY CHARAN SINGH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The award is given to an individual for his/ her significant contribution in writing/ analyzing/ reporting for promotion of Indian agriculture.

N.G. RANGA FARMER AWARD FOR DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE I

JAGJIVAN RAM KISAN PURUSKAR

farming attributes of individual farmer in the area of Agricultural Productivity and Allied Activities

SWAMY SAHAJANAND SARASWATI EXTENSION SCIENTIST /WORKER AWARD

outstanding Extension Scientists/ Workers from the ICAR-SAU-NGO/ State Government Research Extension Network for their innovative research in developing extension education programs,

ICAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SCIENCES

To provide recognition to outstanding interdisciplinary team research in agriculture and allied sciences to promote the culture of interdisciplinary team effort in the solution of inherently interdisciplinary problem. Nine awards of Rupees 1 lakh each are given away to a team of scientists (normally restricted to eight members) once in two years.

NATIONAL KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA AWARD ICAR In order to recognize outstanding institutional performance by krishi vigyan kendras, which have run for a minimum period of five years, three awards of Rupees 1,00,000 each are given away every year.

DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD PURUSKAR FOR TECHNICAL BOOKS IN HINDI IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SCIENCES To provide incentive and recognition to the Indian writers/authors to write standard Hindi work in agriculture and allied sciences. Eight awards of Rupees 50,000 each are given to an individual as well as team of authors once in two years

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