Saturday, 18 June 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Sanjeev Kumar Balyan participated in ‘Yogotsav’ and addressed the countdown function for the International Day of Yoga 2022 in Rishikesh on Friday.
Addressing the gathering Balyan said that Uttarakhand is the birthplace of Yoga and that there could not be a better place to celebrate its rejuvenation. The Union minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has put Yoga on the world map. The Yoga instructors from India have been our cultural ambassadors to the world. He added that the international community now recognises the value of Yoga in promoting physical and psychological well-being.
He said that the government has been celebrating a 100 days countdown to International Day of Yoga in 100 cities from March 13 to June 21. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying celebrated ‘Yogotsav’ in Somnath, Rishikesh and Kanyakumari on Friday. The Union minister appealed to the people to adopt Yoga as a way of life.
Speaking about the issues afflicting Uttarakhand, Balyan said that migration from the mountains can be ameliorated by supplementing agriculture with animal husbandry. He added that the Ministry for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has come a long way from 2014 when the overall budget was Rs 1,500 crore to today when a sub-scheme for vaccination against foot and mouth disease has an outlay of Rs 12,500 crore. He exhorted the farmers present at the celebration to benefit from the schemes providing a 50 per cent subsidy for starting breeding farms for livestock. Balyan said that the Union government stands firmly behind the livestock farmer community of Uttarakhand and will provide all possible support for its growth.
Earlier, the minister visited Pashulok farm and inaugurated the State Goat and Sheep Lab under the National Livestock Mission. He also interacted with a delegation of progressive livestock farmers. The event was also attended by the cabinet ministers of the Uttarakhand government Subodh Uniyal and Saurabh Bahuguna.
