The Pulpally Milk Cooperative Society in Wayanad has won the National Gopal Ratna Award for excellence in livestock and dairy sectors.
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala will present the award on National Milk Day at Guwahati on Sunday. The award carries a purse of ₹5 lakh and a citation.
This is the third consecutive year that a milk cooperative in the district is getting the coveted honour. In 2021, Deepthigiri Society at Ajunkunnu near Panamaram in Wayanad emerged second, while Mananthavady Society in Wayanad won first the following year.
