Minister for Animal Husbandry, Food Processing, Fishermen’s Welfare and Fisheries Development, Cottage and Village Industry, law and legislative Affairs and Public Health Engineering Kusum Mahdele held discussion with officers of the departments under her charge on 100-day action plan. Reviewing the action plan for Public Health Engineering Department, she said that all defunct handpumps should be repaired during these 100 days. No complaints regarding defunct handpump should come from any village. Incomplete piped water schemes should be completed and the ones out of order should be repaired.
During review of horticulture action plan, Mahdele said that a comprehensive policy should be chalked out and implemented to save near-extinct fruit species like kamrakh, karonda, khirni and rashbhari.
Horticulture schemes should be chalked out equally for weaker and backward areas. Jabalpur, Sagar, Rewa and Shahdol divisions should also be developed in horticulture. Horticulture corridors should also be developed in these areas. Campaigns should be launched to sow fruit-bearing trees in tribal areas so that people of this section can get nutritious diet.
Mahdele said that an integrated scheme or policy should also be chalked out for stray animals that cause damage to crops. She informed that number of such animals is more in rural areas. She said that posts of veterinary doctors should not remain vacant in Animal Husbandry Department. Adequate attention should also be paid to gaushalas. There should be high-quality bovine species in the state so that milk production can be increased further. Number of dairy development societies should also be increased to raise milk production.
The Minister also directed to introduce fish production and fish ling farming in all villages and connect farmers with this to improve their living condition. She said that training centres for fishermen should be set up in all districts. Fishermen should also be imparted training in modern methods. She said that schemes of cottage and village industries should be implemented keeping entire state in view. Schemes should also be chalked out to promote traditional crafts. Network of cottage industries should be spread throughout the state. Regarding action plan of law and legislative Affairs, she said that courts of sessions’ judge class 2-3 should be established wherever possible.