Vet Varsity Announces Names Of Cm Award Winning Progressive Farmers

Sep15,2026 | Jagrati Lahar Bureau | Ludhiana

Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana will confer Chief Minister's Awards to Progressive Livestock Farmers of the state during the Pashu Palan Mela on 18-19 September 2026. Dr. Ravinder Singh Grewal, Director of Extension Education announced the winners of this honour. He added that as a part of the extension model of the university which focuses on adoption of latest technologies in livestock production and entrepreneurship, these awards have been instituted to motivate the farmers through role models. During the upcoming Pashu Palan Mela, CM Awards will be conferred to progressive livestock farmers across three categories- Innovative Cattle Farmer, Innovative Poultry Farmer and Entrepreneur in Value addition of livestock produce.

S. Balwinder Singh, son of Late. Sh. Surjeet Singh, village Chauntra, district Sri Muktsar Sahib will receive the honour in the Innovative Cattle Farmer category. He has a well-managed dairy farm supported by advanced mechanization, breeding programme and record keeping. His farm has about 90 cows, heifers and pedigreed animals producing nearly 12 quintals of milk daily. The farm has a modern milking parlour to ensure quality milk production with minimal human contact.

Sh. Rajesh Garg, son of Sh. Chaman Lal, district Sangrur, will be honoured in the Innovative Poultry Farmer category. His poultry farm is spread over 15 acres and houses 4,50,000-layer hens and 2 lakh chicks and growers in environmentally controlled sheds. His adoption of environment friendly waste management technology has been recognized by Punjab Pollution Control Board. He also extends service to the society by extending nutritional support to patients in a nearby hospital.

In the category of Value addition of livestock produce, S Jarnail Singh, son of S Jaswant Singh of Harike, district Tarn Taran will receive the award. He is operating a milk processing facility with a capacity of around 50,000 litres of milk. He is using scientific methods for processing of milk and preparation of value-added products and sweets, along with sale of by-products.

The award carries a plaque, shawl and citation along with cash money.

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