July 5, 2012 admin

BADAL ANNOUNCES TO SET UP AN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF DAIRY FARMING AT MOHALI IN COLLABORATION WITH ISRAELI FIRM DAIRY FARMING SOLUTIONS (DFS)

STATE GOVT. COMMITTED TO ENSURE FREE, FAIR AND PEACEFUL CONDUCT OF DASUYA BY-ELECTION
BLAMES CENTRE SOLELY FOR DENYING TRANSFER OF CHANDIGARH TO PUNJAB
MOHALI JULY 05:            Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today announced to set up an advanced institute of dairy farming at Mohali in joint collaboration with the world renowned Israeli firm Dairy Farming Solutions (DFS) to impart latest technical know-how to the dairy farmers to improve the quality of milch cattle besides scientific handling and processing of milk through a chain of milk plants of Milkfed across the state.
            This announcement was made by Mr. Badal at the valedictory function of the two-days state level seminar on “Advanced Technology in Dairy Farming” organized by the Punjab Dairy Development Board here at state institute of Health & Family Welfare.
            In his address, the Chief Minister said that dairy farming has a huge scope and bright future in the state because the conventional farming in terms of Wheat & Paddy had already reached at a point of saturation.  He asked the dairy development department to work out a comprehensive plan to ensure cheap loans from the Cooperative Banks especially to the small and marginal farmers who had a herd of 2-4 animals so that they could supplement their income from the dairy farming.  He assured the Punjab Progressive Dairy Farmers’ Association of all possible help to make dairy farming a mass movement towards a major push for diversification of agriculture.  He asked the association to send him a detailed report based upon their suggestions to further improve the dairy farming in a big way.  He also directed the Financial Commissioner Animal Husbandry to thoroughly examine the proposal put forth by the association for seeking subsidy on the Total Mix Ration (TMR) machines and other related equipments.    He also assured the members of the association for setting up a chain of milk booths and dairy farming centers across the state especially in and around Ludhiana to boost the dairy prospects.  He also asked the progressive dairy farmers to motivate the other farmers to go for dairy farming because it was the only solution to enhance their profitability in the wake of low margins of return on their agriculture produce.
            Mr. Badal reiterated his firm commitment that the state government would make all out efforts to develop dairy farming by providing basic facilities and incentives.  He also emphasized the need to develop best breed of cows and buffalos to enhance the production of milk in terms of quality and quantity.   He asked the progressive farmers to tie up with GADVASU to develop better breed of milch cattle to enhance milk production.
            On the occasion, the Israeli experts on dairy farming had an interactive session with the dairy farmers replying to their queries for enhancing milk yield, quality of fodder and cattle feed etc.
Later talking to the media persons on the sidelines of the function, the Chief Minister categorically said that it was the sweet will of the Centre to deploy para-military forces during the Dasuya by-election as demanded by the state Congress leadership.  Mr. Badal said that it was obligatory on the part of the state government to ensure free and fair poll in the state and they were committed to conduct this by-poll peacefully being staunch believer of the democratic values.  He however, said that it was not the first time that the Congress had rake up this issue as they made lot of hue and cry over the last assembly elections and even recently concluded civic elections expressing their apprehension of law and order situation.  
Replying to a query on the disclosure made by the former Union Minister and Governor Punjab Mr. Arjun Singh in his book about the purported move of the former Chief Minister Haryana Mr. Bhajan Lal for scuttling the transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab, Mr. Badal quipped it was not strange for us because the Centre had always meted out a step motherly treatment to Punjab which was intolerable adding he said Centre was solely responsible for denying transfer of Chandigarh to the state as per the Rajiv- Longowal Accord.  Even the Centre also back tracked from its promise to adjudicate the contentious issues like transfer of Punjabi speaking areas to Punjab and legitimate sharing of river waters. Mr. Badal said: “Had Centre sincere to core it should have transferred Chandigarh to Punjab forthwith, being at the helm of affairs because the verdict of judge always final”.  He entirely blamed the Centre for this un-ending saga of injustice in one way or another by excluding Punjab from the centrally sponsored schemes due to its stringent parameters thereby punishing the state and its people for its development.
            Prominent amongst others who were present on the occasion included Financial Commissioner Animal Husbandry Mr. Jagpal Singh Sandhu, Director Dairy Development Mr. Inderjit Singh, Director Animal Husbandry Dr. HS Sandha, Deputy Commissioner Mohali Mr. Varun Roojam and SSP Mr. Gurpreet Singh Bhullar.
 

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