Incentivizing individual employees and teams for their outstanding performance,
across organizations, make them more efficient, responsive and productive apart
from improving their level of job satisfaction. The awards, besides recognizing
merit and accomplishments, generate healthy competition among individuals,
groups and institutions to strive and attain still higher levels of excellence in their
respective areas of work. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has been
recognizing and rewarding the institutions, scientists, teachers, farmers and
agricultural journalists every year. It is satisfying to note that during this year; 161
awardees under 20 different categories have been selected. These comprise three Institutions, two
AICRP, 14 KVKs, 94 Scientists, 31 farmers, 6 journalists and 10 staff members of various ICAR
Institutes. It is heartening to note that of the 141 awarded persons 19are women. Among the
Agricultural Universities and Deemed universities, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture &
Technology, Pantnagar has been bestowed upon the Best Agriculture University Award for the rapid
strides in all spheres of teaching, research, extension and innovations, ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries
Research Institute, Kochi has been awarded the Best Institution Award among the large institute
category whereas, the ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai has been
adjudged the best ICAR institution among smaller ICAR Institutes categor
