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| Navin Choudhary reviews functioning of Animal Husbandry Department | | Emphasises value addition, marketing of milk products; Asks officers to ensure timely disbursal of subsidies among entrepreneurs | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 2: Principal Secretary, Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Department, Navin K. Choudhary, today convened an officers meeting to review functioning of Animal Husbandry Department.
Navin had a detailed review of Cattle Feed Production Scheme, Integrated Poultry Development Scheme, Fodder Development Scheme, Integrated Poultry Development Scheme and other related schemes.
Addressing the officers, Principal Secretary asked them to focus on setting up and supporting milk processing, packaging, value ad dition and marketing besides increasing milk production in the Union Territory.
He said that the region has enough potential to double its milk production and all efforts should be initiated to tap this prospective.
Principal Secretary highlighted that the need of the hour is to encourage and support entrepreneurs and large milk processing units. He asked the concerned officers to ensure that there should be no delay in disbursal of subsidies to the entrepreneurs.
Regarding Bird Flu, Principal Secretary was briefed that a control room has been set up in the office of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir to monitor and control the menace. He reviewed surveillance and containment measures being implemented to deal with Bird Flu effectively in both the divisions.
He stressed on the need to remain vigilant and educate people through media channels about the highly fatal nature of the infection.
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