Puri: Minister Fisheries & ARD, Gokulananda Mallik emphasized the integration of sustainable practices within the livestock sector.
Shri Mallik was speaking at Regional Training Program held here. He pointed out that the analysis and logical use of the data obtained after the livestock census will pave the way for formulating future departmental policies and implementing programs, as well as creating new schemes and generating employment in the field of animal husbandry for the benefit of livestock farmers.
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India and host State Odisha conducted a “Regional Training of 21st Livestock Census on Software (Mobile & Web Application/ Dashboard) and Breeds for State and District Nodal Officers (SNO/DNO) of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand”.
The workshop was held here on 20 July to train the State/District Nodal Officers of these states on newly launched mobile and web applications for conducting 21st Livestock Census which is scheduled during September-December 2024.
The workshop was inaugurated by Chief Guest S P Singh Baghel, Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India. Sunil Kumar Mohanty, Member of Legislative Assembly, Puri, Suresh Kumar Vashishtha, Principal Secretary, AH&VS, Government of Odisha, B P Mishra, Director, ICAR-NBAGR, Jagat Hazarika, Advisor (Statistics), Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, and Ramashis Hazra, Director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences, Odisha attended the program.