Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma on Wednesday reviewed Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative Department. During the review, she said that after developing the milk production capacity, artificial insemination centres will be developed at panchayat level in which federation will be included.
She said to survey the cows in their catchment area through BAIF to focus on milk production. To promote milk production in the State, the Government is opening 187 new milk routes in the State. She said that work should be done at Panchayat level to promote Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and agricultural produce. She directed the department secretary to map number of cattle districtwise. She said to select cows carefully before distributing it.
The age and breed of the cows should be considered before purchase. She was told by the departmental secretary that 1733.7 MT milk is produced presently in the state and the government is going to install 2 plants at Palamu and Deoghar to produce 50 thousand litres more. She said that 10,000 cows are targeted to be distributed among widows and women with the expenditure of 104 crore rupees. Routes where milk routes are provisioned will be given cows first. The beneficiaries will be selected by the milk federation officers at panchayat level.
The CS said to develop big ponds as hatcheries and fisheries cooperative societies should be profiled in three months with a view to ascertain the basic necessities for the fishermen. It was also directed to ascertain the presence of fish friends in the meetings.