Excelsior Correspondent
AHMEDABAD, June 2: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta met the Union Minister of Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh in Ahmedabad and discussed various ways and means for doubling farmers’ income.
The meeting focused on the potential benefits of cow farming for farmers in India in general and J&K in particular. While the Union Minister enumerated the massive benefits of the aforesaid farming, the former Dy CM assured him to launch a strong awareness campaign in this regard across J&K Union Territory for the farmers of this sensitive region.
During the meeting, Giriraj Singh asserted that cow farming can play a key role in doubling the income of farmers. He added that by taking up cow farming, farmers can increase their income mainly through production and sale of milk, cow-dung, and cow urine, all of which are in high demand across the nation.
The Union Minister emphasized upon the farmers to adopt cow farming as it will be a determining factor that would go a long way in helping the farmers in doubling their income through dairy farming. He said those farmers who have adopted cow farming and dairy farming are already witnessing a significant increase in their income. He further underscored the potential for creating a strong ‘cow-based economy’ that can provide sustainable livelihood to the farmers.
The Union Minister said in many countries, farmers are using cow dung to generate energy that can be sold to the local community, thus providing them yet another source of income. The potential of cow dung as a renewable energy source is tremendous and offers a sustainable solution to meet the world’s energy needs, he added.
During the meeting, Giriraj Singh said that the Modi Government has launched several subsidy schemes specifically for farmers’ welfare. He assured the J&K’s former Dy Chief Minister that the Government will provide support and assistance to farmers who choose to adopt cow farming and prefer sustainable farming practices.
Responding to the Union Minister’s concentrated focus on benefits of the cow-farming, Kavinder Gupta pledged to launch a massive awareness campaign to make cow farming a successful and profitable enterprise for farmers of J&K.
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