On the occasion of the World Egg Day to be observed by the International Egg Commission on October 11 this year, livestock Development Department and Poultry Farms Association will jointly organise a number of programmes in the State Capital.
On the occasion, free eggs will be distributed in the district hospital, old-age homes, orphanages and aanganbadis. Officers of the livestock Development Department said here on that Raipur has been included in the four cities selected in the country by the Central Government for massive organisation of programmes on World Eggs Day to inform people about the importance of utility of eggs, its nutritional value and high protein resource at lesser cost. The other cities selected for this organisation are Delhi, Bengaluru and Pune.
On October 11, along with free distribution of eggs, different attractive and informative programmes will be organised for children and poultry farms, in which programmes lines essay, slogan writing, spoon and egg competitions and poster exhibition are included. While reviewing the preparations for the programme, Agriculture Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary Agriculture and livestock Development Department Ajay Singh said that the selection of Raipur, along with the metro cities of the country like Delhi, Bangaluru and Pune, has proved the development of poultry industry in the state and its importance.
For the successful holding of the programme, Singh had a discussion with the officers of various departments and representatives of Poultry Farm Association and distributed the work. Secretary, Agriculture and livestock Development Department Devendra Singh, Director, Health Services, Dr Kamalpreet Singh, Director Woman and Child Development Department Dilip Wasnikar, Director livestock development Dr SK Pandey, Additional Collector MD Kanwre, and officers of various departments were present in the meeting.