Krishi Vigyan Kendra bags ICAR award
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, July 16
The KVK here participated in the 92nd foundation day and award ceremony of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, held through video conferencing today. ICAR Awards in 20 different categories were announced on the occasion.
KVK, Amritsar, received Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Rashtriya Krishi Vigyan Protsahan Puraskar. This award comprised a cash price and funds for the development of infrastructure at KVK, Amritsar.
Maj Manmohan Singh Verka, a renowned orchardist, was awarded Jagjiwan Ram Abhinav Kisan Puruskar (National) for year 2019 with a cash price of Rs 1 lakh. Associate Director of KVK, Dr Bhupinder Singh Dhillon and Major Manmohan Singh was congratulated for being recipient of the award by Padam Shri Dr BS Dhillon, Vice Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Dr Rajbir Singh, Director, Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone 1 and Dr Jaskaran Singh Mahal, Director of Extension Education, PAU, Ludhiana.
