Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Minister Parushottam Rupala in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Animal Husbandry and Dairying in Uttarakhand. The Chief Minister also urged the Union Minister to release the remaining funds for livestock insurance under the National Livestock Mission scheme and to make available the services of mobile veterinary vehicles operating in the state in the remaining 35 development blocks.
Expressing gratitude for the cooperation in the development of Uttarakhand, the Chief Minister said that schemes related to animal husbandry have an important place in the various employment schemes being run in the state. Livestock insurance is being operated by the Government of India under the National Livestock Mission Scheme for the cattle herders of the marginal hilly and plain areas of the state of Uttarakhand. In the financial year 2022-23, an amount of Rs 14 crore 26 lakh 25 thousand was received against Rs 40 crore approved under the scheme, in which the central share was Rs 8 crore 67 lakh 66 thousand and the state’s share was Rs 5 crore 58 lakh 59 thousand. Against the target of livestock insurance in the state, a total of 1,45,451 animals have been insured under the scheme. The Chief Minister requested the Union Minister to make available the remaining funds of the approved budget to achieve the goals of the approved scheme.
The Chief Minister said that 60 mobile veterinary vehicles are being operated by the Government of India with the aim of providing medical facilities of modern technology at the doorstep of cattle rearers in the state of Uttarakhand. Through these, the treatment of 58392 animals has been done at the door step of the cattle rearers. The Chief Minister requested to provide Rs 786.94 lakh for similar services in the remaining 35 development blocks of the state. The Chief Minister said that the central share of Rs 764.246 lakh and the state share of Rs 22.694 lakh would be there.
The Chief Minister said that to ensure the health of the sheep and goats of the state, the PPR eradication scheme is being implemented with the help of the Government of India. For the ambitious vaccination plan to make PPR free by the year 2030, 14 lakh doses of vaccines are needed in Uttarakhand.
Union Minister Parushottam Rupala assured Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami of all possible cooperation.
