{"id":59723,"date":"2021-06-01T15:34:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T10:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/?p=59723"},"modified":"2021-06-01T15:34:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T10:04:19","slug":"union-minister-for-fisheries-animal-husbandry-dairying-shri-giriraj-singh-chairs-a-virtual-program-on-the-occasion-of-world-milk-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/union-minister-for-fisheries-animal-husbandry-dairying-shri-giriraj-singh-chairs-a-virtual-program-on-the-occasion-of-world-milk-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Shri Giriraj Singh chairs a virtual program on the occasion of World Milk Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Minister announces the launch of a National Award, Gopal Ratna Award, for Dairy Sector<\/p>\n

Integration of e- Gopala app with UMANG platform also announced<\/p>\n

Milk production has increased at an average annual growth rate of 6.3% per year in the last 6 years \u2013\u00a0 Shri Giriraj Singh<\/p>\n

Dairy sector is the source of livelihood of more than 8 crore dairy farmers \u2013\u00a0 Shri Giriraj Singh<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n

Delhi 01 JUN 2021<\/h5>\n

Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Shri Giriraj Singh chaired a virtual program organised on the occasion of World Milk Day. Every year,the first day of June is observed as World Milk Day.<\/p>\n

The Minister announced the launch of the National Awards for the Cattle and Dairy sector, the Gopal Ratna Awards. The award has three categories – \u00a0i) Best Dairy farmer, ii) Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) and Best Dairy Cooperative\/ Milk producer Company\/ FPO. He mentioned that eligible farmers\/dairy cooperative societies\/ AI technicians can apply for award online and portal for award will open from 15th July 2021. Winners for the award will be announced on 31st October 2021.<\/p>\n

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He also announced integration of e Gopala App with UMANG platform so that 3.1 Crore users of Umang platform will get access to App. e-GOPALA app (Generation of wealth through Productive Livestock), a comprehensive breed improvement marketplace and information portal for direct use of farmers, had been launched by Hon\u2019ble PM on 10th September 2020.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the occasion, Minister stated that India is a global leader amongst dairying nations and produced 198.4 million tonnes of milk during 2019-20. Value of output of milk is more than Rs 7.72 lakh crore during 2018-19 at current prices which is more than the value of output of wheat and paddy together.<\/p>\n

Minister also mentioned that Milk Production has grown at an average annual growth rate of 6.3% per year during last 6 years whereas world milk production is growing at the rate of 1.5% per year. Percapita availability of milk has increased from 307 grams per person per day in 2013-14 to 406 grams per person per day in 2019-2020 that is y 32.24%.<\/p>\n

He further stated that our dairy sector provides livelihood support to 8 crore dairy farmers engaged in dairying mainly small & marginal and landless labourers. The dairy cooperatives of the country have the singular distinction of providing seventy five percent of their sales, on the average, to the farmers. Over 2 crore dairy farmers organised into dairy cooperatives and there are 1.94 lakh Dairy Cooperative Societies collecting milk from milk potential villages.<\/p>\n

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The virtual event was also addressed by Minister of State, Fisheries Animal Husbandry & DairyingDr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan and Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi. The event was virtually attended by farmers, members of dairy federations, Dairy co-operatives, research scholars, administrators etc.<\/p>\n

The inaugural programme was followed by Technical Session on \u201cRole of Breed Improvement Technologies in Genetic Up-gradation Programme\u201d, many eminent experts and Scientists participated in the session.<\/p>\n

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