Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday inaugurated the training program of Pashu Sakhi under the A-HELP (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production) scheme funded by the Government of India at Survey of India Auditorium, Dehradun. On this occasion, A-help kits were distributed by the Chief Minister to 23 A-help workers.
After Pashu Sakhi training, a help worker will work as a connecting link between the Animal Husbandry Department and the animal parents and will also provide information about all the schemes of the government to the animal parents. Women members of the self-help groups of the National Rural Livelihood Mission will get the opportunity to get the honorarium fixed by the Government of India in various schemes through the A-Help scheme. The A-help worker will also share the record of all livestock and poultry population in the area with the block level veterinarians. This will not only make the implementation of animal husbandry activities easier, but will also have a direct impact on milk production. Apart from this, she will also encourage animal rearers to produce fodder so that they become self-sufficient for the supply of fodder. Each A-Help worker will also be given a first-aid kit so that they can take care of the basic health needs of the animal parents.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Dhami said that it is a matter of pride that Uttarakhand has become the third state in the country after Madhya Pradesh and Kashmir to start Pashu Sakhi training programme. This training program will prove to be a milestone in making women self-reliant. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that Uttarakhand can be made a model state in every field. There are good possibilities of achieving 100 percent target of various sector schemes of Government of India in Uttarakhand. It can become a model state for the country in every field.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that as a son and brother, he is always ready to serve and maintain the confidence of the mother power of the state. Strong women are the backbone of any society, if the women power of a state is progressing, then the development of that state is sure, no one can stop it. Women have made their special contribution in the construction of our state. On the one hand, where the mother power of the state has taught the entire society to live and fight in adverse circumstances, on the other hand it has also taught it to win in every situation. I am happy that today women in remote villages of the state are giving impetus to the rural economy through cottage industries by forming self-help groups. Women have never had any dearth of skills and now these skills are powering their and their families’ economy. He said that the women of Uttarakhand are manufacturing better products than the products of multinational companies.
Chief Minister Dhami said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today about 23 crore women across the country have Jan Dhan accounts and women power is getting the benefits of various schemes directly. Today, the government led by the Prime Minister has done the work of promoting women in every field. Today, from financial inclusion to social security, from quality healthcare to housing, from education to entrepreneurship, several efforts have been made to keep our women power at the forefront of India’s development journey. These efforts will continue with more enthusiasm in the coming times.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that you can understand the commitment of the state government from the speed with which the Uttarakhand government also worked to give complete benefits of 30 percent reservation to women in government jobs. Today, all the mothers and sisters of the state, with their untiring hard work, have done the work of making themselves financially self-sufficient, on the one hand, they have also kept alive the civilization and culture of the land of God. We have full faith that this special scheme starting today will further strengthen our government’s resolution of “strong mother power, strong state”. Just as mother power has done the work of increasing the pride and respect of the state with its capabilities from time to time, in the same way, mother power will also ensure its contribution towards the achievement of our government’s “optionless resolve” to build the best Uttarakhand.
On this occasion, Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bahuguna said that this is a big step in achieving the Prime Minister’s goal of doubling the income of farmers and cattle herders. Like every sector, the Uttarakhand government is getting unprecedented cooperation in animal husbandry by the central government. This scheme is important for empowerment and self-reliance of mother power.
On this occasion, Varsha Joshi, Additional Secretary, Government of India, Dr. BVRC Purushottam, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Uttarakhand, Rajendra Anthwal, President of Uttarakhand Gau Seva Aayog and members and women of various women self-help groups and Mahila Mangal Dal were present.
