Local farmers will provide sheep, goat and poultry products to the Indian Army

• In the first phase, a consignment of poultry products was dispatched to the forward posts Mana and Malari
  CDO Dr Abhishek Tripathi flagged off the supply vehicles

Dehradun: Another achievement has been added to the efforts being made by the Uttarakhand government to improve the livelihood of the farmers of the state. The Indian Army will now purchase poultry products from the local farmers of the state through the Animal Husbandry Department. On Monday, the first consignment of supplies was dispatched to the forward posts of the Indian Army, Mana and Malari in Chamoli district. On Monday, Chief Development Officer Dr Abhishek Tripathi flagged off the supply vehicles. Under this initiative of the Animal Husbandry Department, a target has been set to ensure the supply of locally produced sheep, goat and poultry products to the forward posts of the Army in Uttarakhand. Poultry products are being supplied in the first phase. In the first consignment sent from Joshimath, poultry was supplied to Mana Post and Malari Post of Indian Army, which was provided by local cattle rearers Mr. Gulshan Singh Rana and Mr. Saurabh Negi. Its objective is to increase production as well as provide a strong market system to the local cattle rearers at the local level. Through this, the right price and regular payment of their products will be ensured.

It is worth noting that the Animal Husbandry Department had earlier signed an MoU with ITBP. As a result of which, the local market has become available to the cattle rearers. Similarly, with the possibility of a new market for supplying live sheep, goats and poultry to the Army, the cattle rearers of Vibrant Villages will get a means of additional income and the arrangement of employment at the local level has also been ensured for the youth who go out in search of employment. This initiative will also prove helpful in ending the problem of migration from Vibrant villages. On this occasion, Chief Development Officer Dr. Abhishek Tripathi, Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. Ashim Deb and Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer and Project Coordinator of Chamoli district Dr. Puneet Bhatt were present.

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This historic initiative started from Chamoli district in which sheep, goat and poultry products are being supplied to the Indian Army by local farmers and livestock farmers is a strong step towards building a self-reliant India. Livestock farmers of our border villages will get a permanent and assured market. This initiative will prove to be helpful in giving a new direction to the Vibrant Village Scheme as well as stopping migration from villages….Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister