Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal stated that the state received the “Best State is Animal….
Haryana receives “Best State is Animal Husbandry State Award 2024”, recognised Nationally for Animal Husbandry: Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister,Kanwar Pal
Haryana the only state to do double vaccination FMD + HS-Kanwar Pal
Chandigarh, July 11-
Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal stated that the state received the “Best State is Animal Husbandry State Award 2024” from central ministers in New Delhi due to its policies.
Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal said that Haryana was honoured with the “Best Animal Husbandry State Award 2024” during the Agriculture Leadership Conclave sponsored by the “Agriculture Today Group” in New Delhi.
He shared that the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying Haryana is providing quality Veterinary Healthcare, Diagnostic and Breeding Services to the 71.26 lakh livestock population of the State through its well-knitted network of 2929 Institutions. Further, the Department is also running 70 Mobile Veterinary Units to provide 24×7 veterinary services to the farmers at their doorsteps along with a toll-free number 1962 Call Centre. To tackle livestock diseases the Department is implementing various vaccination programmes regularly against animal diseases like FMD+HS Dual Vaccination (only State in the country to do so), Brucellosis, Lumpy Skin Disease, PPR, Classical Swine Fever, ETV etc.
The department is also implementing Embryo Transfer Technology-In Vitro Fertilization (ETT-IVF)technique for genetic improvement of livestock of the State. The Department is also using Artificial Insemination Technique for the genetic improvement of livestock breeds. In this Technique, the calves of high-quality animals identified under the Departmental Scheme “IMDP-CDIC” are reared at the Department’s Semen Station and their semen is supplied to the entire State, which leads to the genetic upgradation of animals, the Minister added.
Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal stated due to all these quality services provided by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Haryana, the milk production of the State has increased to 119.65 lakh tonne, leading to 1098 gram per capita per day milk availability against the national average of 459 gram. During, the last five years, the average per day milk production of Indigenous Cattle in the State has increased from 6.16 Kg to 7.06 Kg, similarly, the average per day milk production of Murrah Buffalo has also increased from 9.33 Kg to 10.53 Kg.
Sharing information in this regard a spokesperson of the Animal Husbandry & Dairy Department said that the “Best Animal Husbandry State Award 2024” was presented in New Delhi by Union Minister, Road Transport and Highways, Sh. Nitin Gadkari, Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Sh. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Maharashtra Chief Minister, Sh. Eknath Shinde, and other dignitaries. On behalf of the State of Haryana, Director General, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Haryana, Dr. L.C. Ranga, received the award.
The National Awards Committee met on 2nd July in New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Former Governor of Kerala and Former Chief Justice of India, Sh. Justice P. Sathasivam and decided to present the Best State in Animal Husbandry Award 2024 to the State of Haryana for its outstanding work in introducing new programs and policies for the development of animal husbandry and dairy sector in the State, which have positively impacted the lives of millions of farmers and the rural people.