Swaraj Tractors Celebrates Heroes of Indian Agriculture at the 4th Edition of Swaraj Awards

Swaraj Tractors organized an award ceremony at A.P. Sinde Symposium Hall, NASC Complex today. Hon. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar was present at the ceremony to facilitate the winners. This award ceremony was organized to honour those who have constantly contributed towards the agriculture sector and brought about change.

Centering around the theme of ‘Farm Mechanization & Technological interventions in agriculture’ the daylong event was organized in association with The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Government of India.

Chief Guest Narendra Singh Tomar took the opportunity to talk about the Central government’s schemes for farmers and shed light on challenges faced by the Indian agricultural sector.

During his keynote address, Harish Chavan, CEO of Swaraj Division said, “Agriculture is critical to India's economic growth and the role of mechanization and Agritech has a major part to play in increasing productivity and incomes of small and marginal farmers. We must adopt sustainable, affordable, and accessible agri mechanization on Indian farmlands to increase overall productivity enabling the Indian agri sector to become Atmanirbhar.”

Chavan added, “At Swaraj Tractors we strongly believe in our purpose of ‘Transform Farming and Enrich Lives and the Swaraj Awards acts as a platform to not only facilitate achievements but to discuss and highlight the needs and concerns of the sector. It also gives us an opportunity to reach out to farmers and their communities directly.”

The awards were distributed under seven categories: Outstanding KVK, Outstanding FPO, Outstanding Scientist, Outstanding Institutes, Outstanding Farmer Cooperatives, Outstanding Innovative Farmer, and Outstanding State/UT.

Swaraj Awards Winners: Outstanding KVK

• Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Gumla, Jharkhand

• Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Mahendragarh, Haryana

• Dr. Bikash Roy, Coochbehar, West Bengal

• Dr. Shailesh Singh, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh

Swaraj Awards Winners: Outstanding FPO

• Sathyanarayana Udupa B, Udupi Kalparasa Coconut and All Spices Producer Company Ltd., Udupi, Karnataka

• P. Kavitha, Kazhani Farmers Producer Company Ltd, Erode, TN

• Parmanand Pandey, Luvkhush Agro Producer Company Limited, East champaran, Bihar

• Dr. Khanindra Dev Goswami, Shree Krishna Utpadonmukhi Kriskak Samitee, Sivasagar, Assam

Swaraj Awards Winners: Outstanding Scientists

• Naresh Selokar Scientist, Animal Science, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karna

• Rahul Tripathi, Senior Scientist, Crop Production Division, ICAR[1]National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha

• Prolay Kumar Bhowmick, Scientist, Division of Genetics, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi

• Dr. Pradip Karmakar, Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research Post Bag No.1, P.O: Jakhini (Shahanshapur), Varanasi

Swaraj Awards Winners: Outstanding Institutes/Agricultural Universities

• Dr. Raghavendra Bhatta, Director, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru

• Dr. B Dayakar Rao, ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad

• Dr. Saroj Kumar Swain, ICAR- Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneshwar

• Dr. M S Chauhan, VC, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

Swaraj Awards Winners: Outstanding Farmer Cooperatives

• Sanjeev Chadha, Chairman, Odisha State Cooperative Bank - Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

• Sanjeev Kumar Pandey, Chairman, Primary Agricultural Credit Society - Sikka, West Champaran, Bihar

• Ram Singh Rathwa, Chairman, Rangpur Grup Dudh Utpadak Sahkari Mandalee - Rangpur, Gujarat

• Ramdas Sandhe, Chairman, Mumbai Jilha Macchimar Madhyavarti Sahakari Sangh Ltd – Maharashtra

Swaraj Awards Winners: Outstanding Innovative Farmer

• Sukhveer Singh, Village & Post: Kheda Dist: Amroha (U.P.)

• Shankar Jha, Village: Ladari, P.S. Keoti, Dist: Darbhanga (Bihar)

• Sharad Bhandawat, Village: Mandalkhan, Tehsil & Dist: Sajapur (M.P.)

• Jayanti Samad, Village: Bodadaro Block: Chakradhar Pur, West Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

• Kamala Atami, Village - Hiranar (Patelpara) Dist: Dantewada, (Chattisgarh)

Swaraj Awards Winners: Outstanding State/UT

• Karnataka, Department of Agriculture Secretary

• Mizoram, Department of Agriculture

• Ladakh, Department of Agriculture