PM launches livestock, dairy projects worth Rs 1166 crore

New Delhi, Oct 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for livestock and dairy projects totaling Rs 1166 crore, alongside launching the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY) and the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses.

Under PM-DDKY, local-level campaigns on animal health will be rolled out, building on over 125 crore free vaccines already administered to livestock.

The first Livestock IVF Lab in the North East was inaugurated in Guwahati, Assam, to boost dairy development and breed improvement.

Several major dairy infrastructure projects were inaugurated under the National Programme for Dairy Development, including plants in Mehsana, Indore, Bhilwara, and Telangana.

The foundation stone was also laid for an Integrated Dairy and 200 TPD Cattle Feed Plant in Andhra Pradesh.

Ten projects under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund worth Rs 303.81 crore were inaugurated, while 2000 newly trained MAITRIs from Uttar Pradesh were certified, joining over 38,000 technicians nationwide to strengthen livestock breeding services.