Vidhan Sabha Deputy Speaker Dr Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri convened a meeting in the Assembly on Tuesday to review the status of veterinary college in Gauchar, land allocation to the foreign reproduction centre Bharadisain and employment generation training status in medicinal and aromatic plant institutions.
Deputy vice- chancellor of Horticulture and forestry university Bharsar was asked to introduce vocational courses like those related to animal husbandry so as to ensure that the youth would get employment opportunity after completion of the courses.
DVC assured that they would introduce such vocational courses shortly. Maikhuri also instructed the additional chief secretary Dr Ranbir Singh to ensure release of token money for the extension of infrastructure of the university.
During the meeting, Dr Ranbir Singh informed them that 8.506 hectare revenue land of agriculture department have been allocated to veterinary college, Gauchar and 3.504 hectare non planned land of Silk department has been transferred to agriculture department. Even 0.869 hectare land of local people have been provided to the college. Besides, 11.121 hectare land has been given as per the norms of veterinary medical council while 11.121 hectares of forest land of agriculture education department are being transferred to the college. The procedure of the transfer of lands have started, he said.
Director animal husbandry apprised that foreign animal reproductive centre would continue to be at Bharadisain. In Sarkot village, 32.5 acre civil land, which belongs to the state estate department, would be transferred to foreign animal reproductive centre as this patch of land has remained unused.
The meeting was attended among others by Additinal Chief Secretary Dr Ranbir Singh, deputy vice-chancellor horticulture and forestry university Bharsar, Dr Mathew Prasad, joint secretary forest and environment, RK Tomar, director Animal Husbandry aside from Dr Kamal Singh were present.