The Hyderabad-based Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) bagged the Best Corporate Social Responsibility (including animal welfare measures, MUMS activity and/or environmental care) Award for its programme "Operation Pratirodh" at Animal Pharm's inaugural Animal Health Industry Excellence Awards held in London.

Animal Pharm-UK conferred the award on Indian Immunologicals Limited, for its programme to make cattle vaccination affordable and accessible to rural Indian farmers and for its outstanding contribution and services to the rural farmers, "OPERATION PRATIRODH" won the Corporate Social Responsibility award, which was sponsored by Informa Life Sciences.

Indian Immunologicals is the only company outside the developed world companies, which won an award this year. The IIL's managing director KV Balasubramaniam at a ceremony held in East Wintergarden Hall at London's Docklands recently received the award.

The "Operation Pratirodh" Programme provides scientific information to farmers regarding diseases affecting cattle and prophylactic measures to protect them against the diseases. Through this division, IIL provides vaccination services at the doorstep of farmers at very economical rates. This division was started not with a profit motive, but to bring immunisation closer to the villages and make it sustainable.

Animal Pharm-UK is a London based publishing house for Animal Health Industry, which has constituted "Animal Pharm Industry Excellence Awards 2006".

Indian Immunologicals Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and is in the forefront of biologicals research in the country. IIL markets 'Raksha' range of animal vaccines and other animal health products for the protection of livestock. IIL has a modern state of the art manufacturing facility at Hyderabad. IIL is the fourth largest animal health company and has the largest selling brand "Raksha" FMD vaccine in the domestic animal health market.