ICAR-NIVEDI Wins National e-Governance Award 2025 (Gold) for NADRES-V2

22 September 2025, Visakhapatnam

ICAR–National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics, Bengaluru has been conferred the prestigious National Award for e-Governance 2025 (Gold) by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India. The award was presented by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State, DARPG, during the 28th National Conference on e-Governance held at Visakhapatnam today.

NADRES-V2 (National Animal Disease Referral Expert System) was chosen for the award in the category ‘Innovation by Use of AI and Other New Age Technologies for Providing Citizen-Centric Services.’ The platform leverages GIS, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning to forecast 15 major livestock diseases at the district level and disseminates risk alerts to farmers and veterinarians through SMS and digital advisories.

This year, the DARPG received 589 entries nationwide, out of which 10 initiatives were selected for Gold Awards. Along with NADRES-V2, other awardees included DigiYatra (Ministry of Civil Aviation) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), highlighting NIVEDI’s achievement among India’s leading digital innovations.

The award was received on behalf of ICAR-NIVEDI by the NADRES team comprising Dr. B.R. Gulati, Director, ICAR-NIVEDI, Dr. Divakar Hemadri, Assistant Director General, Animal Health, along with other senior officials collectively spearheaded the development and operationalization of NADRES-V2.

ICAR-NIVEDI acknowledges the guidance and constant support of ICAR Headquarters and the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) in enabling and strengthening its initiatives.

(Source: ICAR–National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics, Bengaluru)