Lucknow,

12 July (HS): According to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, India's prosperity depends

on the success of its farmers. There can

be no prosperity until the farmer is prosperous. Agriculture and cattle have always been

inextricably linked in India. The farmer

who supplies food will have cattle in his home, and the livestock owner will

also be involved in farming. Keeping in

mind their reciprocal connection, the initiatives done by PM Modi to promote

farmer prosperity and well-being over the previous 11 years are incredibly

significant and laudable. Important

moves in this field have also been done in Uttar Pradesh as a result of PM

Modi's encouragement. UP has profited

from the vitality of the two-engine government. UP leads the country in milk

output.

Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the workshop on 'Development of Animal

Breeds in India' at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on Saturday. He inaugurated the

Artificial Insemination Training Institute in Gorakhpur and three projects in

UP (Amethi, Bareilly and Mathura) under Animal Husbandry Infrastructure

Development Fund by pressing a button. The guests also released a booklet. Chief

Minister Yogi mentioned the challenges of FMD disease (Foot and Mouth Disease).

He said that the vaccination program for FMD started, then it was stopped in

between, but the Union Minister has assured today to achieve the target of

saturation. The Chief Minister assured that by making the livestock FMD free,

he will contribute to bringing prosperity in the lives of livestock farmers.

Yogi

said that livestock is also affected by the climatic zone, its rearing,

maintenance and breed. Different breeds of cattle can be seen in different

regions of UP. Those who tried to improve the breed using indigenous methods at

the local level have succeeded in breeding good breeds. Thanking the Government

of India, the Chief Minister said that they have encouraged milk producers in

UP. Five milk producers are working in UP including Jhansi's Balini, Gorakhpur,

Agra, Kashi. Lakhs of women are associated with this, who achieve the goal of

milk collection, self-reliance through committees and also take care of good

breed of animal husbandry.

More

than 14 lakh cattle are being taken care of: Yogi said that today more than 14

lakh cows are being looked after by government gaushalas or government-aided

cattle rearers. There are 12 lakh livestock in gaushalas. Along with this, Rs.

1500 per cow is given every month for the care of cows. In this, more than two

lakh livestock are with 1.25 lakh farmers. Third scheme- Milch cows are given

to malnourished families from destitute cow shelters. One cow has been given to

more than 10,000 families. Rs. 1500 is provided every month for the service of

the cow. Through this, work is being done to increase the protection and

promotion of cows.

Chief

Minister expressed concern about diseases: CM said that in the present

situation, excessive use of chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers is giving rise

to new diseases. The ill effects of cancer, kidney failure, liver show that

chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers are used in excessive quantities. We have

to find a solution to this problem. Natural farming is important for living a

natural life. Natural farming is cow-based farming, Indian breed of cattle can

play a big role in it.

Union

Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan Singh', Animal Husbandry Minister of Arunachal

Pradesh Gabriel D Wangsu, State Government Minister Dharampal Singh, Gauseva

Commission Chairman Shyam Bihari Gupta, Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh,

Principal Secretary Amit Kumar Ghosh, Government of India Secretary (Animal

Husbandry and Dairy) Alka Upadhyay etc. were present in the workshop.

Farmers

shared their experiences: Farmers Ramprakash Dubey (Varanasi), Vinita Devi

(Varanasi), Lakhpati Didi Kaushalya Devi (Gorakhpur), Sonam Kumari (Etah),

Pannalal Yadav (Gorakhpur) shared their success stories and support from the

government.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi