- Now all women beneficiaries in tribal areas will get milch cows, increasing their income
- Instructions for the speedy construction of cow shelters for the protection and welfare of nomadic cattle.
- Indian breeds and artificial insemination should be promoted for breeding climate-resilient animals.
- Livestock Minister Shri Netam reviewed the departmental work
Livestock Development Minister Shri Ramvichar Netam said that under the “Animal Population Control (Dog)” scheme, Animal Birth Control Centers will be established in all 33 districts of the state with the cooperation of urban bodies to control stray dogs. In these centers, sterilization campaigns will be run to control dog births, and dogs will also be vaccinated to prevent rabies caused by dog bites. Minister Shri Netam said these things during a departmental review meeting held at the Ministry’s Mahanadi Bhawan.
Livestock Minister Mr. Netam stated in the meeting that under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Vishnu Dev Sai, our government has decided to provide milch cows to all women beneficiaries in tribal areas. This will increase income and empower women economically. He explained that with the aim of providing a sweet and nutritious diet, as well as a regular source of income, and to promote milk production, our government had previously launched a milch cow distribution scheme for tribal women in the Bastar region. Now, expanding this scheme, milch cows will be provided to women beneficiaries from all categories of tribal areas in the state. The state government has signed an agreement with the National Disaster Response Fund (NDDB) for this purpose. He instructed officials to benefit as many beneficiaries as possible under this scheme.
Minister Shri Netam said in the meeting that it should be ensured that cows of different varieties of Indian breed suitable to the climate of the state are distributed so that along with the cattle, milk production can also be increased. It should also be ensured that the animals and birds provided under beneficiary oriented schemes are selected and benefited to the needy beneficiaries. He said that vaccination campaigns should be launched to control various infectious diseases in animals so that accidental loss of livestock can be prevented.
In the meeting, the officials informed that under the Gaudham Yojana, cattle are being arranged in Gaudhams for the protection and promotion of nomadic cattle roaming on the national highways and other major roads. The officials informed that 36 Gaudhams have been approved and 32 Gaudhams have been registered. The officials also informed that the cattle development program, artificial insemination and calf production are being implemented better. Smooth arrangements for transportation etc. are also being made to expand the area of artificial insemination. Adequate provisions have been made for this in the budget. Under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, artificial insemination is being promoted with sex-deficient semen. For this, a provision has been made for exemption in beneficiary contribution in the year 2026-27.
Minister Netam said that to prevent animal accidents, he instructed officials to quickly establish cow shelters, manage cattle there, and promote artificial insemination. Present at the meeting were Agriculture Production Commissioner Mrs. Sahla Nigar, Director of Veterinary Services Mr. Chandrakant Verma, the Vice Chancellor of Kamdhenu University, and senior department officials.