National CampaignsNumber of practices scouted (approx) 1st (March 1, 2000-January 31, 2001) nd (February 1, December 31, 2001) rd (January 1, 2002-December 31, 2002) th (January 1, December 31, 2004) th (January 1, 2005-December 31, 2006) th (January 1, 2007-January 31, 2009) th (February 1, 2009 – March 31, 2011) th (April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2013) th (April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2015) ongoing Practices received from more than 545 districts across the country
National Campaigns Total innovators/traditional healers awarded/appreciated 1 st 88 2 nd 52 3 rd 98 4 th 87 5 th 83 (75= ) 6 th 46 awards (47 innovators and 3 communities) 7 th 54 awards (64 innovators and 5 communities) 8 th Short listing ongoing 9thCampaign ongoing
Award Ceremony Date and VenueAward given by (then/now) 1 st Nov 29-30, 2001, IARI Campus, New Delhi Hon’ble Shri K C Pant, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 2 nd Dec 17-18, 2002, NCL Campus, New Delhi His Excellency, the President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam 3 rd Jan 5, 2005 IIM Campus, Ahmedabad His Excellency, the President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam 4 th Feb 11-12, 2007 IARI Campus, New Delhi His Excellency, the President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam 5 th Nov 18, 2009 IARI Campus, New Delhi Her Excellency, the President of India, Dr. Pratibha Devisingh Patil 6thMarch 9, 2012, President House, New Delhi Her Excellency, the President of India, Dr. Pratibha Devisingh Patil 7 th March 7, 2013, President House, New Delhi His Excellency, the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee