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| 280 youths being trained in Paravet Service | | Poultry Industry contributes substantially to the state: Bandh | | JAMMU, February 03
Government plans to launch Paravet Service Scheme in the state in a phased manner involving nearly 280 youth of various districts. The youth would be trained in providing Animal Health Service at the doorsteps of farmers especially Artificial Insemination of Frozen Semen.
This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Animal and Sheep Husbandry and Roads and Buildings Mr. Mohammad Khalil Bandh, here today, while visiting the cattle and poultry farm at Beli Charhana Jammu. He said that to bring better administrative efficiency at block level planning and monitoring, the government has decided for restructuring the administrative set up of the two departments of Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department in the state at grass root level.
He said the government has also decided for setting up of Block Level Veterinary Offices in the state which would be headed by Block Veterinary Officers. The step is expected to yield better monitoring system at block level besides improving accountability and transparency.
Referring to introduction of hi-tech poultry farming, Mr. Bandh said in view of popularity in poultry farming, poultry development has taken big jumps during the last two decades as private entrepreneurs have taken up research and development in the field. He said poultry industry contributes to the state substantially and provides employment to over 8000 person.
The Minister said that presently there are 55 lakh sheeps and goats in the state which produce 250 lakh kilograms of mutton per year while as the number of poultry birds has risen to 55 lakh which produce 200 lakh Kilograms of meat annually.
The Minister was told that the annual mutton and wool production has touched to 164 lakh kilograms in Kashmir Division and 29 lakh kilograms in Jammu division during the last year. He said that that a new mutton breed Dorper has been introduced in the state which reaches to 30 kilograms within a breed span of 3 to 4 months. He said the new breed would help to achieve self sufficiency in mutton production |
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