‘With 2.1% of country’s total livestock, Haryana produces 5.26% of country’s total milk’: State minister J P Dalal

State Animal Husbandry and Dairy Minister J P Dalal also placed a demand before the Union government to provide dewormers and mineral mixtures during vaccination of the cattle.

The minister exhorted to strengthen veterinary diagnostics, besides providing bulk milk coolers to individual farmers also for processing of milk.(Photo by Ritesh Shukla/Representational/Files)

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“Haryana houses 2.1 per cent of India’s total livestock capacity and produces 116.29 lakh tonne of milk, that is 5.26 per cent of the country’s total milk production,” said Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairy Minister J P Dalal on Friday.

The state’s cabinet minister cited these figures while addressing the two-day Summer Meet organised for Animal Husbandry and Dairy sector on the occasion of Milk Day celebration at SKICC, Srinagar. Sixteen ministers of various states from across the country and Union Territories participated in this meet. Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala, presided over the event, in the presence of Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.

During the summit, all the states were sensitised on various initiatives and schemes of the central government and suggestions and initiatives of different states were discussed with the state ministers.

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Dalal also highlighted the contribution of the animal husbandry and dairy sector in Haryana by sharing the production data, besides a discussion on initiatives like vaccination services; mobile veterinary vans and setting up of a call centre for its operation and other endeavours of the Haryana government.

During the meet, Dalal also placed a demand before the Union government to provide dewormers and mineral mixtures during vaccination of the cattle. He also exhorted to strengthen the veterinary diagnostics, besides providing bulk milk coolers to individual farmers also for processing of milk; as being given to the dairy cooperatives.

“The exchange of ideas during the two-day Summer Meet will help in identifying new viable strategies for upgrading various aspects related to the animal husbandry and livestock sector, productivity in the dairy sector along with processing and value addition,” Dalal said.

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