Union Minister of Fisheries, Livestock and Dairy, Shri Parshottam Rupala, today chaired the intersession meeting of the advisory committee attached to his ministry in Srinagar. The meeting was also attended by Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Minister of State for Fisheries, Livestock and Dairy Farming, Dr. .
The Committee deliberated on various aspects of the “Strengthening of Veterinary Services through Mobile Units and the Implementation of the Vaccination Program in the Country”.
When presiding over the meeting, Union Minister for Fisheries, Livestock and Dairy, Shri Parshottam Rupala he said that India has vast resources of livestock and poultry, which play a vital role in improving the socio-economic conditions of the rural masses. Therefore, the Department must make deliberate efforts to increase the availability and accessibility of better veterinary health care services to minimize economic losses from animal disease.
The MPs appreciated the efforts made by the Department, in particular for the Mobile Veterinary Units (MVU) with 100% centralized assistance and single toll-free number 1962, and also made various suggestions to improve the current veterinary services for consideration by the Department. The Minister assured the Committee that the Department will follow up on the valuable suggestions provided by the Members.
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