Vasantrao Naik Krishibhushan Award for Farmers in Maharashtra

Vasantrao Naik Krishi Bhushan Award is launched by the state government of Maharashtra for farmers. The agriculture department of Maharashtra implementing this award for the person or group or institute in the agriculture field. The institute or group or person who has done good work in Agriculture and Correlated fields such as Crop Husbandry, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Co-operative, Soil & Water Management and Agriculture Economics in rural areas is selected for Vasantrao Naik Krishi Bhushan Award. The award includes Rs. 50000/- Cash, Memento & Reward letter. The state government of Maharashtra appointed Taluka, District or Divisional level committee for choosing a person or group or institute for this award. The government has aimed to recognize work of farmer in agriculture field by using advanced technology, increase agriculture production, aware others farmers to increase agriculture production, experimenting in agriculture etc. Vasantrao Naik Krishi Bhushan Award is started in 1984 by agriculture department of Maharashtra for recognizing farmers. A person or group who has done tremendous work in agriculture or correlated to agriculture and institute also eligible for Vasantrao Naik Krishi Bhushan Award

Benefits of Vasantrao Naik Krishi Bhushan Award:

  • To get award included Rs. 50000 Cash
  • To get memento by government
  • To get reward letter by state government

Eligibility for Vasantrao Naik Krishi Bhushan Award:

  1. A person or group or institute who has done good work in agriculture field are eligible
  2. A nominee must be awarded by Vasantrao Naik Shetinishtha Puraskar for Krishi Bhushan award
  3. A person or group or institute who already awarded by government must have completed five years to eligible for this award
  4. A person or group or institute should have member of agriculture magazine

Documents required for Vasantrao Naik Krishi Bhushan Award:

  1. Applicant Aadhaar card
  2. Applicant bank account details
  3. Applicant character certificate
  4. Passport size photos

Application procedure:

  1. A person or group or institute contact Taluka or district level agriculture officer
  2. A person also contact agriculture department in Maharashtra
  3. A person or group or institute Zilla Parishad or gram panchayat for Vasantrao Naik Krishi Bhushan Award

References & details:

  1. For more details about Vasantrao Naik Krishi Bhushan Award visit
  2. http://www.mahaagri.gov.in/level2disp.aspx?id=3&subid=2

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