Officials working for taking maximum out of Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) have reaffirmed their commitment to grab top position in eastern region under the plan. Jharkhand State Implementing Agency (JSIA) CEO Govind Prasad said after RGM Review Meeting of Eastern Region States on Thursday in Ranchi that the State was going to utilise Rs 2 crores of fund from centre under the plan in most efficient ways.
Prasad said that Jharkhand has remained on second position only after Odisha in implementing the programme under the Mission which has been launched across the country for conservation and promotion of domestic bovines in scientific and consolidated way. “We are working on extensive breed improvement of animals in State for the purpose of increased milk productivity among others,” said Prasad after the meeting in which other than Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department Secretary Pooja Singhal from State, officials of Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar were also present apart from union government representatives.
Notably, the Mission was launched in 2014 with the prime objectives of undertaking breed improvement programme for indigenous cattle breeds for enhance milk production and productivity. At the same time, the programme was also directed toward upgradation of nondescript cattle using elite indigenous breeds and distributing disease free high genetic merit bulls for natural service.
Prasad said that the department had gone through extensive research programmes about the cattle to be upgraded among other things. “Different states have benefits and shortcomings of their own and we came across lessons learnt by states and the works they did so far during the meeting,” said Prasad.
He said that Odisha had performed well under the programme so far and Jharkhand would try its best to take lead eastern region as far as the programme was concerned.