Kashmir, September 5 2007:

The Hon'ble Minister for Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry Jenab Taj Mohi-ud-Din today paid a visit to the main campus of the Directorate of Animal Husbandry at Gaw Kaadal, Srinagar. Addressing a gathering of vets who had assembled there on call of senior officers of the Department to discuss the challenges before the profession, the Hon'ble minister reiterated the Government's deep desire to see the Department as a tool for upliftment of the small and marginal farmers of the state as well as to meet the animal product demands of the towns and cities. Chairing the gathering the Hon'ble Minister lent a patient hearing to the issues raised by some senior officers of the department, including those relating to reorganization of the department, extension of modern facilities to hospitals and centers, revival of poultry wing and strengthening the specialist and super-specialist infrastructure of the department. Jenab Taj Mohi-ud-Din made it clear that his expectations from the vets of the department are more because he believes that the vets here are far superior in intellect and technical know how than anywhere in India. He resolved to improve the medicinal and gynae related facilities of the department by favouring post-graduation in these fields. He also stressed on bringing transparency in all the offices of the department with a farmer-centric policy.

The other dignitaries at the meeting included Dr. SP Sharma, Director Animal Husbandry-Kashmir, Dr AM Mufti, Dy. Director (Poultry)-Kashmir and other BVO and equivalent class officers of the department.