At the 102nd edition of the Scotch Awards held in Delhi, the Bihar Agriculture Department was honored with the Scotch Gold Award 2025.
The Bihar Krishi App is an integrated digital platform for the state’s farmers, providing them with essential and useful agricultural information on a single platform.
Principal Secretary of the Agriculture Department, Pankaj Kumar, stated that this honor has given new recognition to the department’s efforts.
Scotch Gold Award
The Scotch Award (also written as SKOCH Award) is one of India’s most prestigious independent awards, given by SKOCH Group, a think-tank and consulting organization established in 1997.
The Scotch Gold Award is the highest category of recognition under the SKOCH Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in governance, finance, technology, economics, and social sectors.
Key Points About Scotch Gold Award
Organizer:
Given by SKOCH Group, which works on socio-economic issues, governance, finance, and technology in India.
Categories of Awards:
Scotch Gold Award – Highest recognition.
Scotch Silver Award – Second tier.
Scotch Order of Merit – For notable contributions.
Purpose:
To honor exemplary work in public service, digital governance, financial inclusion, and social development projects.
Encourages innovation and transparency in government and private sector initiatives.
Recipients:
Central and state government departments, PSUs, banks, private organizations, and NGOs.
For example, Bihar’s Agriculture Department won the Scotch Gold Award 2025 for its Bihar Krishi App.
Evaluation Process:
Projects are judged on innovation, impact, scalability, and sustainability.
Public voting is often included in the evaluation.
✅ In short:
The Scotch Gold Award is India’s top recognition for excellence in governance, technology, and development projects, given to organizations that bring impactful change in society.
