SV NEWS SERVICE SRINAGAR, JUNE 01: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha addressed the World Milk Day Celebration and Summer Meet for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Sector, today. Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying presided over the event organized by Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department and Agriculture Production Department of J K UT. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Union Minister of State; Dr. L. Murugan, Union MoS; Ministers from different states and UTs; Sh Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lt Governor, J K; Ms. Alka Upadhyaya, Union Secretary and Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J K also graced the occasion. Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, while speaking on the occasion, extended his greetings to the farmers and all the stakeholders on the World Milk day. Enthusiastic participation of Dairy and Sheep farmers in this historic event reflects affection and trust of people of Jammu Kashmir in the policies and visionary leadership of Hon ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, he added. The Union Minister highlighted the initiatives like vaccination services; Mobile Veterinary Units, and other endeavours of the Government and the role of cooperatives in the growth of the dairy sector.
He also lauded the Lt Governor led UT Administration for achieving unprecedented growth in Dairy, Agriculture and allied sector. The Lt Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha expressed gratitude to Hon ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Hon ble Union Minister Shri Parshottam Rupala for their continuous support for the development of agriculture allied sector in Jammu Kashmir and also for including the UT in the pilot launch of the National Digital Livestock Mission. He said the celebration of World Milk Day in J K is a significant opportunity to acknowledge the important contribution of dairy farmers, entrepreneurs and all stakeholders in the growth journey of dairy industry. Exchange of ideas during the two day long summer meet will help in identifying new viable strategies for upgrading the technological capabilities of livestock sector, significant interventions for dairy sector s productivity, processing and value addition, he added. Addressing the gathering, the Lt Governor shared the efforts of the UT Government for creating new opportunities and introducing interventions to make Animal Husbandry and Dairy Sector sector more lucra
