aryana government would soon set up six veterinary polyclinics in the State. Announcing this while addressing a gathering on the concluding ceremony of 39th State Exhibition-2023 in Charkhi Dadri on Monday, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the polyclinics would be set up in the state so that the cattle in the gaushalas are cared and protected. A polyclinic will also be set up at Charkhi Dadri, he added.
In our culture cows hold religious significance. Cow has been given the status of the mother in religious texts, thus from increasing the budget of Haryana Gau Seva Aayog from Rs 40 crore to Rs 400 crore in 2023-24, dedicated efforts are being made by the present State Government for the protection of cattle, he said.
Earlier, the Chief Minister also visited the Livestock Exhibition. Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Animal Husbandry Minister JP Dalal and BJP state president Om Prakash Dhankhar were present on the occasion.
The Chief Minister informed that under Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana, loans have been provided to such families who have shown interest in adopting animal husbandry. He said that under this scheme, this year, the Government aims to increase the income of about two lakh Antyodaya families.
A separate budgetary allocation of Rs 2000 crore has been kept reserved for these families if they wish to do any work related to animal husbandry or any other sector or field, said Khattar.