Budgetary demands of the Public Health Engineer (PHE) department were cleared by the State assembly here on Thursday after reply of department’s Minister Kusum Mehdele over discussion on them.
Mehdele informed the house that the DPR of over 60 surface water schemes worth over Rs 20, 000 crore are ready. The state is ranked at number four in the country in milk production, next year 109 emergency veterinary units would be started and in the current year crop insurance of 2.5 lakh farmers was done.
Mehdele said that DPR of over surface water schemes worth over Rs 20, 000 crore is ready to redress the drinking water problem in the State. Efforts are on for getting loan from World Bank, BRICKS New development bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for the implementation of these schemes, she added.
Mehdele further said that during the year 2014-15 the set target of rise in milk production was 9.4 per cent that was exceeded and was registered at a high of 12.30 per cent. The milk production in the state rose from 9.50 million tonne to 10.78 million tonne beating Andhra Pradesh and Punjab and became number four in the country. The state is moving ahead in per person per day availability of milk in national and world average, she added.
She said that this year handloom textiles and crafts worth Rs 42.26 crore were sold. New showrooms were opened at Sanchi and Orcha whilke export of 21950 dollars was also done to Netherlands.