To benefit the state’s farmers or milk producers, Punjab Government’s leading cooperative — Milkfed — is all set to spread its wings by augmenting the milk supply to Delhi from currently 30,000 litres to two lakh litres. “This is a revolutionary step aimed at supplementing the farmers’ income to bail them out from the agrarian crisis,” said the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday after inaugurating the newly-built Verka Milk Processing and Butter Plant at Ludhiana.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government has inked an agreement with the Delhi Government in this regard, according to which, Verka will open new outlets at every nook and corner of Delhi to supply milk and milk products in the national capital. Mann said that the sole aim of Punjab Government is to extend maximum support and best prices to the dairy farmers of Punjab by following the true essence of cooperation.
He also asserted that farmer-friendly schemes should be implemented so as to boost the dairying business amongst the youth so as to make them financially independent and self-reliant.
Mann said that he has asked Milkfed to further launch an aggressive marketing campaign to capture a sizable chunk of consumer market not only in the State but across the country and even abroad. “This leading state cooperative has a perceptible presence in the domestic market as Verka is a household name in the region,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that Verka products like Ghee, Milk, Butter, Lassi, Kheer, Curd, Ice-Cream, Sweets, and others have already created a niche for themselves in the nationwide market which could further be widened with concerted efforts.
Himachal CM, eight others file nominations for assembly polls
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and eight others filed their papers on the third day of filing nominations on Wednesday for the state polls slated to be held on November 12. With this, the number of candidates who had filed their papers has risen to eleven. Thakur filed his nomination papers from the Seraj Assembly constituency in Mandi district. Thakur, 57, submitted the papers to the Thunag sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), the returning officer (RO) for the constituency after taking blessings from his mother Briku Devi and deities. Thakur is trying his luck for the seventh time. The voting is scheduled to take place on November 12 while the counting will take place on December 8.
IPS probationers call on Punjab CM
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday held an introductory meeting with a fresh batch of four Indian Police Services (IPS) probationary officers of Punjab cadre, who have recently completed their two-year training. The probationary officers, including 2019-batch Randhir Kumar, 2020-batch Darpan Ahluwalia, 2020-batch Jasroop Kaur Batth, 2020-batch Aditya S Warrier met Mann who applauded the young officers and told them to build a modern and highly efficient policing eco-system while working for the betterment of the State. Mann also exhorted them to put in their best efforts in their work and asked them to understand the problems being faced by people at grassroots level and work devotedly to resolve them.
CII, IOC launch Project Vayu Amrit in Sangrur to mitigate stubble burning
Sangrur: The CII, partnered with Indian Oil Corporation, launched Project Vayu Amrit — a crop residue management initiative in Sangrur on Wednesday. “Crop residue burning should be avoided at all costs not only for us but for future generations as well. Farmers now have access to processes and machinery to avoid burning. We should make Sangrur a model district for zero crop residue burning,” said Sangrur Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal while speaking at the launch of the CII and IOC-supported Crop Residue Management Initiative, Project Vayu Amrit, in Nagri village. The event was attended by senior officials from the Government and Indian Oil Corporation and over 300 farmers.
Punjab government to recruit 634 Specialist Doctors
Chandigarh: The Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Punjab has issued a public notice for Walk in Interview to recruit 634 (Number of posts may increase or decrease) Medical Officers (Specialist) for the various specialities. The interview would be held on November 9 and 10th from 10:00 am onwards at Directorate Health and Family Welfare Punjab, Parivar Kalyan Bhawan, Sector-34-A, Chandigarh.
Health & Family Welfare Minister Chetan Singh Jauramajra said that ever since he took charge of the health department, he noticed that there is shortage of specialist doctors especially in the rural areas as previous governments have not bothered to improve the health care facilities in public health institutions of Punjab.