P Sivaraj, a Ph.D student of Tamil Nadu Agricultural Unviesity (TNAU) has received Student of the year award 2016.
The national award, carrying a citation, was in recognition to his outstanding contribution for undertaking students welfare activities and empowering the youth in Agriculture in the State of Tamil Nadu, a TNAU press release said.
Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution C R Chaudhary presented the award to Sivaraj during the second "National Youth Convention of Agricultural Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems for Improving Rural livelihood: The Youth Perspective" held last week at Raichur in Karnataka, a TNAU release said today.
Sivaraj is also the State president of All India Agriculrual Students Association, it said.
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