PLANT GENOME SAVIOUR AWARDS 2018-19 and 2019-20

A unique opportunity to all farmers and farming communities to get awarded, rewarded and recognized for the contribution in conserving and developing plant varieties.

THE AWARD:- A maximum of five awards in a year, each consisting of cash of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs Only) each, a citation and a memento.

WHO CAN APPLY:- A community of farmers duly forwarded by a body who are engaged in the conservation of genetic resources of landraces and wild relatives of economic plants and their improvement through selection and preservation and the material so selected and preserved has been shared with others for varietal improvement.

THE REWARD:- A maximum of 10 rewards comprising of citation, memento and cash amount of Rs 1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand Only).

THE RECOGNITION:- A maximum of 20 recognitions comprising of citation, memento and cash amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Only).

WHO CAN APPLY:- Farmers engaged in the conservation of genetic resources of landraces and wild relatives of economic plants and their improvement through selection and preservation and the material so selected and preserved has been used as donors of genes in varieties registerable under the PPV&FR Act, 2001.

WHO CAN APPLY:- Farmers application duly forwarded by a body engaged in the conservation of genetic resources of landraces and wild relatives of economic plants and their improvement through selection and preservation and the material so selected and preserved has been used as donors of genes in varieties registerable under the PPV&FR Act, 2001. (Certificate from concerned institute to be attached)

HOW TO APPLY FOR AWARD/ REWARD/ RECOGNITION:- Application form and detailed guidelines may be downloaded from the website of the Authority www.plantauthority.gov.in or may be obtained in person or by post on any working day from the office of PPV&FR Authority or its branch offices at Ranchi, Guwahati, Palampur, Pune and Shivamogga (Addresses available on website) between 9:00A.M to 5:30 P.M. Applications may be submitted either in Hindi or English. There is no application fee and only complete form with supporting document(s) is to be submitted

APPLICATIONS TO BE FORWARDED THROUGH:- Chairperson/Secretary of the concerned Panchayat, Biodiversity Management Committee or concerned District Agricultural Officer or Director of Research of concerned State Agriculture University or concerned District Tribal Development Office. However in case of applications for plant genome savior community awards it can also be forwarded through concerned Zonal Project Director, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (Now director –Agriculture Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI)-ICAR.

Last Date of Submission:-The duly filled in application forms along with supportive information, evidence/documents/details/proof of the claims made should reach the following address within 3 (three) months from the date of publication of the advertisement.

Important Information

• Plant Genome Savior Community Awards advertised in Newspaper  English (pdf)   Hindi (pdf)
• Gazette Notification for the Plant Genome Saviour Farmer Rewards and Recognitions.
• The Agro-Biodiversity Hotspots of India

Application forms

• ‘PLANT GENOME SAVIOR COMMUNITY AWARD’(In English)    (pdf),    (word)
• ‘PLANT GENOME SAVIOR COMMUNITY AWARD’(In Hindi)     (pdf),     (word)
• ‘PLANT GENOME SAVIOR FARMER REWARD/RECOGNITION’(In English)    (pdf),    (word)
• ‘PLANT GENOME SAVIOR FARMER REWARD/RECOGNITION’(In Hindi)     (pdf),    (word)