List of Awardees for ICAR Awards-2019

S. No. Award Name of Award Names of Awardees No. 1 1 Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala Institution Award 2019 Large Institute 2 Small Institute ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai

3 University Govind University of Agriculture andTechnology,Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 4 2 Chaudhary Devi Lal Outstanding All All Coordinated Research Project on Sorghum, Hyderabad 5 India Coordinated Research Project All India Coordinated Research Project on Maize, Ludhiana Award 2019 6 3 Vasant Rao Naik Award for Research Dr.Suresh Pal Singh Tanwar (Team Leader),ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Application in Agriculture 2019 Institute, Jodhpur 7 Agriculture 2019 Dr. Akath Singh (Associate), ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 8 Dr.M.Patidar (Associate), ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 9 Dr.B.K.Mathur (Associate), ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 10 Dr.Praveen Kumar (Associate), ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 11 4 Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for Dr. Rajeev K.Varshney, Outstanding Research in Research Program Director – Genetic Gains, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad Agricultural Sciences 2019- Crop & Horticultural Sciences 12 Natural Resource Management & 1.Dr. Cherukumalli Srinivasa Rao, Agricultural Engg. Director, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (ICAR- NAARM), Hyderabad 13 2.Dr.AnandharamakrishnanChinnaswamy, Director, Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Govt. of India, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 14 Animal & Fisheries Sciences 1.Dr. Raghavendra Bhatta, Director, ICAR- National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, Karnataka 15 2.Dr. Kishore Kumar Krishnani, Principal Scientist, Division of Aquaculture, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Maharashtra 16 Social Sciences Dr. Suresh Pal, Director, ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economicsand Policy Research, New 17 5 Outstanding Dr. Jagesh Kumar Tiwari, Young Scientist Award 2019: Senior Scientist, Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR-Central Potato Research Crop & Horticultural Sciences Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 18 Natural Resource Management & Dr. Mohammad Shahid, Agricultural Engineering Senior Scientist, Soil Science & Microbiology, Crop Production Division, ICAR- National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha 19 Animal & Fisheries Sciences Dr. Neeraj Kumar, Scientist (Fish Nutrition), ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management Baramati, Pune Maharashtra 20 Social Sciences Dr. Mir Asif Iquebal, Senior Scientist, Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, Computer Building, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, Library Avenue, PUSA, New Delhi 21 6 Panjabrao Deshmukh Outstanding Dr. Rashmi Aggrawal, Women Scientist Award 2019 Dean and Joint Director (Edu.), Additional Charge, Division of PlantPathology, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi

22 Panjabrao Deshmukh Outstanding Dr. Padma Venkitachalam Devarajan, Member Board Of Governors, ICT, Institute Women Scientist Award 2019 of ChemicalTechnology (ICT), Mumbai 23 Dr. Archana Sachdev, Professor, Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 24 7 Bharat Ratna Dr.C.Subramaniam 1.Dr. Manish Srivastav, Award for Outstanding Principal Scientist, Division of Fruits & Horticultural Technology, ICAR-Indian Teachers2019- Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 25 2. Dr. Narayana Kashi Hegde, Crop & Horticultural Sciences Professor of Horticulture & Dean (I/C), College of Horticulture, SIRSI, Karnataka 26 Natural Resource Management & Dr.Tapas Kumar Das, Agricultural Engg. Professor & Principal Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 27 Animal & Fisheries Sciences Dr. Rajan Sharma, Principal Scientist, Dairy Chemistry Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana 28 Social Sciences Dr.Atmakumari Ramakrishna Rao, Principal Scientist & Professor (Bioinformatics), Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi 29 Dr. Rabindra Nath Padaria, Principal Scientist & Professor, Division of Agricultural Extension, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 30 8 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award for 1.(a)Dr. P.Rajeev (Team Leader), Principal Scientist, Agricultural Extension, Outstanding Research in Tribal ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala Farming Systems 2019 31 1.(a)(i) Dr. V.Sivakumar, Scientist (Horticulture) & Head, Horticultural Research

Station, ICAR- AICRP on Spices Centre Dr. YSR Horticultural University, (I) Visakhapatnam

32 1.(a)(ii) Dr. D.Prasath, Principal Scientist (Horticulture), ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala 33 1.(a)(iii) Dr. E. Jayashree, Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala 34 1.(b) Dr. Lopamudra Sahoo (Team Leader), Senior Scientist (Aquaculture), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre Centre, Lembucherra, Tripura 35 1.(b)(i) Dr. Gulab Singh Yadav, Scientist (Agronomy), ), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre Centre, Lembucherra, Tripura 36 1(b)(ii) Dr. Chandan Debnath, Scientist (Fisheries Resource Management)), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre Centre, Lembucherra, Tripura 37 1(b)(iii) Dr. Basant Kumar Kandpal-Joint Director), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre Centre, Lembucherra, Tripura 38 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award for 2(a) Dr. Adikant Pradhan (Team Leader), Chief Scientist, AICRPDA, S. G. CARS, Outstanding Research in Tribal IGKV, Jagdalpur, Bastar (C.G.) 39 Farming Systems 2019 (II) 2(a)(i) Dr. S. K. Nag, Sr. Scientist and Head, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, IGKV, Jagdalpur, Bastar (C.G) 40 2(a)(ii) Dr. Abhinav Sao, Scientist, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, IGKV, Raipur (C.G.) 41 2(a)(iii) Dr. A. Dixit, Principal Scientist ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur (C.G.) 42 2(b) Dr. Anurag Saxena (Team Leader), Principal Scientist and Head, I/C, ICAR- Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Leh, Ladakh 43 2(b)(i) Dr. Mahendra Singh Raghuvanshi, Principal Scientist (Agronomy), ICAR- National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur, Maharashtra 44 2(b)(ii) Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Chauhan, Professor and Head, Dept. of Forestry and Natural Resources, PAU, Ludhiana 45 9 Award for P.G. Amit Kumar, Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Scientist (PlantBreeding), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Research in Agricultural and Allied Meghalaya 46 Sciences 2019 Dr. Vidya Sagar, Scientist (Genetics and Plant Breeding), ICAR-IIVR, Varansi - Crop Sciences 47 Animal Sciences Dr. Jess Vergis, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, KVASU, Kerala 48 2)Dr. Mohd Iqbal Bhat, Animal Biochemistry Division, National Dairy ResearchInstitute, Karnal, Haryana

49 Natural Resource Management Dr. Thombare Nandkishore Sudhakarrao, Scientist (Agricultural Chemistry), ICAR – Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums,Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand 50 Dr. Sumit Pal, Water Technology Centre, ICAR-Indian Agricultural ResearchInstitute, PUSA Campus, New Delhi 51 Crop Protection Dr. Vinod Kumar Selvaraj, Kalapakulam, Tamil Nadu

52 Dr. T.R.Resmi, Pulari, Kerala

53 Fisheries Dr. Nithin Chakkarezhath Thilakappan, Ernakulam, Kerala 54 Dr. Selsa J Chakkalakal, Ernakulam, Kerala 55 Horticulture Dr. Chavlesh Kumar, Scientist, Division of Fruits and HorticulturalTechnology, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi 56 Dr. Nangsol Dolma Bhutia, Assistant Professor,Department of Vegetable Science,College of Horticulture and Forestry,Central Agricultural University, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh 57 Agricultural Engineering Dr. Ashok Kumar Bharimalla, Matunga East, Mumbai 58 Dr. Sandip Mandal, ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 59 Social Sciences Dr. Anirban Mukherjee, Scientist (AE), Division of Socioeconomics and Extension ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, , 60 Dr. Shruti, Scientist (Agricultural Extension), ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Himachal Pradesh 61 Biotechnology Dr. Alice Kujur, Centre of Excellence in Genomics & Systems Biology (CEGSB), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, Telangana 62 Dr. Hirpara Darshna Gordhanbhai, Department of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 63 10 Abhinav Major Verka, KisanPuruskar/ Jagjivan Ram Amritsar, Punjab Innovative Farmer Award (National/ Zonal) 2019-National 64 Zone I Smt. Yangchen Dolma, Village-Saboo, B.P.O-Choglamsar, Leh, Ladakh 65 Zone II Sh. Jagdish Chandra Prajapat, Village – BangredaMamadev, Tehsil- NimbaheraChittorgarh, Rajasthan 66 Zone III Sh. Vigyan Shukla, Village- Brahm Nagar Atarra,District- Banda, 67 Zone IV (i)Sh. Shiv Prasad Sahani, Village-Mahmadpur, P.O.-Arua, PS + Block-Bhagwanpur Hat, Distt.-Siwan. Bihar 68 Zone IV (ii)Sh. Ram Shankar Singh, Village: ChanpurParari P.O: Madwan District: Muzaffarpur, Bihar 69 Zone V Sh.SudamSahu, Village - Katapali, PO - Katapali, Via - Bardol,Dist. - Bargarh, Odisha 70 Zone VI Sh. BipulHaloi, Vill : 3 No. Balitara, P/O: Balitara, Dist: Nalbari, Assam 71 Zone VII Sh. N. Devnath, P.O: Brahmanpuskuni, P.S: Lefunga, Tripura West, Tripura 72 Zone VIII (i)Sh. Vinod Gopal Bharve, H. No. 20/1, Satode, Valpoi, Sattari, Goa 73 (ii)Smt. Vidya Baburao Rudraksha, At. Post. Digholamba, Tq. Ambajogai, Dist. Beed (Maharashtra) 74 Zone IX Sh. Vishal Katre, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh 75 Zone X Smt. Rupireddy Laxmi, Vill: Kondapalkala, Mdl: Manakondur, Dist: Karimnagar, Telangana 76 Zone XI (i)Sh. S.C.Thimmaiah, Nalloor Village, Kirgoor Post, Gonikoppal, Kodagu, Karnataka 77 (ii)Sh. T.Purushothaman, Azad Bhavan, PayyanurPost, Kannur District, Kerala 78 11 N.G. Ranga Farmer Award for Sh. Raghupat Singh, S/o Late Sh.Sitaram, Vill.-Samathal, The.-Bilari, Distt.- Diversified Agriculture 2019 Muradabad, U.P. 79 12 Swami 1.Dr. MerajAlam Ansari, Scientist (Agronomy), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Outstanding Extension Scientist Region Manipur Centre, P.O. Lamphelpat, Imphal Dist. Imphal West, Manipur Award2019 80 2.(i) Dr. Bharat Shankar Sontakki, Head, Extension Systems Management Division, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 81 2.(ii)Dr. Gulab Singh Yadav, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre, Limbucherra, Tripura

82 13 NASI-ICAR Award for Innovation Dr. Devvrat Singh, Principal Scientist (Farm Machinery and Power), and Research on Farm Implements- ICAR-Indian Institute of Soybean Research, Khandwa Road, Indore (M.P.) 2019 83 14 Dr. Puruskar for 1.Dr. D.R.Bhardwaj, technical books in in Principal Scientist, Vegetable Crops Improvement Division, ICAR-Indian Institute Agricultural and Allied Sciences of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, U.P. 2019 - Crop & Horticultural Sciences 84 Natural Resource Management & 2.Dr. U.K. Behara (Team Leader), Agricultural Engineering Dean, College of Agriculture, Central Agriculture University, Imphal, Kyrdemkulai, Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya 85 (a)Sh. Ranbir Singh (Associate), Senior Technical Officer (T-6), Farm Operation Service Unit,ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 86 (b)Dr. Pramod Kumar Sahoo (Associate), Principal Scientist, Division of Agricultural Engineering, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 87 Animal and Fisheries Sciences Dr. Niteen Manmohanrao Markandeya, Associate Dean, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Parbhani, Maharashtra 88 Sh.Amit Vinayak Gadre (Associate), Chief Sub-Editor, ‘Agrowan’ (Associate) 89 Social Sciences Dr. Rekha Singh, Subject Matter Specialist (Home Science), KVK Bhadohi, ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, U.P. 90 15 Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Sh. Narpinder Singh, S/o Sh. Jangir Singh, VPO Chuharchak, Teh. &Distt.-Moga, Antyodaya Krishi Puruskar, 2019- Punjab National 91 Zone I Sh. Chamkaur Singh, S/o Sh. Midda Singh, VPO Gholia Khurd, Teh.-Baghapurana, Distt.-Moga, Punjab 92 Sh. Karan Singh, Village- Dharon Ki Dhar, PO- Kotla,Tehsil and District , Solan, Himachal, Pradesh 93 Zone II Sh. Kulbir Singh, S/o Sh.Surjan Singh, Village-MangoliJattan, PO-Sanghor, The- Babain, Distt.-Kurukshetra, Haryana 94 Zone III Sh. Agya Ram Verma, Village -Kharkadewri,Post-KodaiDistt-Basti, Uttar Pradesh 95 Zone IV Sh. GanduraOraon, Village-Gurgurjari, Block-Mandar, Ranchi, Bihar

96 Zone V Sh. Chandan Ray, Village-BhogdabriKeshari Bari, P.O.-ElajanerKuthi, Ps-Kotwali, Distt.-Coochbehar, West Bengal 97 Zone VI Sh. Biju Kalita, Village-Pub Balitara, Distt.-Nalbari, Assam 98 Zone VII Sh. AtheoLotha, Humtso Village, Wokha, Nagaland 99 Zone VIII Sh. PralhadGulabraoVare, A/p Malad, tal-Baramati, Distt.-Pune, Maharashtra 100 Zone IX Sh. JiyalalRahangdale, At-Bagadmara, Post-Rajegaon. Th.-Kirnapur, Distt.- Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh 101 Zone X Smt. Tellam Ramana, W/o. TellamChinna Rao,East Rekulakunta, ButtaigudemMandal,West Godavari Distt.,Andhra Pradesh 102 Zone XI Sh. Sannayamanappa Bheemappa Rajapure, Basava Nagar, Pamaladinni, Tq: Gokak, Dist: Belagavi , Karnataka 103 Pandit DeenDayal Upadhyay Krishi Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Datia, Madhya Pradesh 104 Vigyan Rashtriya Protshahan Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Venkataramannagudem, Andhra Pradesh Puraskar2019 (National) 105 Zone I Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amritsar, Punjab 106 Zone I Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Leh-II, Ladakh 107 Zone II Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pali-Marwar, Rajasthan

108 Zone III Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Basti, U.P. 109 Zone IV Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gumla, Jharkhand 110 Zone V Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kalyan, West Bengal 111 Zone VI Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh 16: 112 Zone VII Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Imphal East, Manipur 113 Zone VIII Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Beed-I, Ambajogai, Maharashtra

114 Zone IX Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh 115 -Zone X Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Wyra, Khammam, Telengana

116 Zone XI Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bagalkote, Karnataka 117 17 Haldhar Organic Farmer Award 1.Smt. Sarika Patidar, Borlai, Teh. & Distt. – Barwani, Madhya Pradesh 2019 118 2.Sh. Surendra Awana, Village-Bhairana, Post-Bichoon, The.-Dudu, Distt.-Jaipur, Rajasthan 119 18 Nanaji Deshmukh ICAR Award for Dr. P. S. Yadav (Team Leader), Outstanding Interdisciplinary Team Principal Scientist Animal Physiologyand Reproduction Division), ICAR-Central Research in Agricultural and Allied Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana Sciences 201 119 1.Dr. Dharmendra Kumar (Associate), Sr.Scientist Animal Sciences& Fisheries (Animal Biotechnology), ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana 120 2.Dr. Naresh Selokar (Associate), Scientist (Animal Biotechnology), ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana 121 3. Dr. R. K. Sharma (Associate), Principal Scientist (Animal Reproduction), ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana 122 4.Dr. Pradeep Kumar (Associate), Scientist (Animal Reproduction), ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana 123 Social Sciences Dr. Rajbir Singh, Director, ICAR-ATARI Zone-I, PAU Campus, Ludhiana 124 1.Dr. Jaskarn Singh Mahal (Associate), Director of Extension, PAU, Ludhiana 125 2.Dr. Arvind Kumar (Associate), Principal Scientist, ICAR-ATARI, Ludhiana 126 3.Dr. SubhashChander Sharma (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK, Samrala & Ropar 127 4.Dr. Jagdish Grover (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Faridkot 128 5.Dr. Jitender Singh Brar (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Bathinda 129 6.Dr. Vipin Rampal (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Fatehgarh 130 7.Dr. Jugraj SinghMarok (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Kapurthala 131 8.Dr. Gurjinder PalSingh (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Mansa 132 9.Dr. Mandeep Singh(Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK, VPO Kheri, Sangrur 133 10.Dr. Amandip S. Brar(Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Moga 134 11.Dr.BhupinderSingh Dhillon(Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Amritsar 135 12.Dr. Gurjant SinghAulakh (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Ferozepur 136 13.Dr. Balwinder Kumar (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Tarantaran 137 14.Dr. Maninder Singh Bons (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Hoshiarpur 138 15. Dr. Jasvinder Singh (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK patiala 139 16.Dr. Nirmaljit Singh Dhaliwal (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Muktsar 140 17.Dr. Kuldeep Singh (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Jallandhar 141 18.Dr. Manoj Sharma (Associate), Programme Coordinator, KVK Nawashar 142 19.Dr. Sarbjit Singh (Associate), KVK Gurdaspur 143 20.Dr. Ashish SantoshMurai (Associate), Scientist, ICAR-ATARI Ludhiana 21.Dr. Rajesh Kumar Rana (Associate), Principal Scientist, ICAR-ATARI, Ludhiana

144 19 Chaudhary Award for Sh. Gurpreet Singh Nibber excellence in Journalism in Journalist, Hindustan Times Agricultural Research and Development 2019-Print Media– (English Language) 145 -Print Media-(Hindi Language) Sh. Brihaspati Kumar Pandey Journalist, Farm N Food 146 -Regional Language/Telegu Sh. Amirneni Hari Krishna, Executive Editor, Annadata 147 -Regional Language/ Marathi Sh. Vinod DnyandeoIngole, Journalist, ‘Agrovan’ 148 -Electronic Media Sh. Shiv Nandan Lal All India Radio, New Delhi 149 -Electronic Media Sh. Umashankar Mishra Digital Media 150 20 Cash Awards Scheme 2019 Sh. Rajeev Lal, CAO, ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore 151 -Administrative Category Smt. N. Vijaya Lakshmi, JAO, ICAR – NAARM, Hyderabad 152 Sh. Prabhat Kumar Nayak, AF&AO, NRC on Pig, Guwahati 153 Dr. Sivakumar T., SMS (Agrl. Entomology), ICAR-KVK-Alappuzha, ICAR- -Technical Category CPCRI(RS), Kayamkulam, Kerala 154 Dr. Uttam Kumar, CTO (Agronomy), ICAR-NDRI, Karnal 155 Dr. Monika Jolly, CTO (Biochemistry), ICAR-IARI, New Delhi 156 Dr. Ashwin Trivedi, STO, DMAPR, Anand 157 -Supporting Category Sh. Guru Dutta Sharma, ICAR-NRC on Equines,Hisar 158 Sh.S.N.Rasool, NAARM, Hyderabad 159 Vijender Kumar, ICAR-NDRI, Karnal