Pashu Palan Mela of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana will be held in the month of March 2024. The university will confer Chief Minister's Awards in the field of livestock farming during this occasion. The Directorate of Extension Education, is inviting applications from progressive farmers by 31 st January 2024.
Dr. Parkash Singh Brar, Director Extension Education, revealed that the University confers Chief Minister Awards in different categories. This year during the March 2024 Pashu Palan Mela, awards in four categories namely Buffalo farming, Fish farming, Pig farming and Goat farming will be given. These awards have been funded by the Chief Minister to boost the livestock sector in the state and will consist of a cash prize as well as a citation.
Dr. Brar informed that the application forms can be obtained from the Directorate of Extension Education, Vet Varsity, Ludhiana, and from all Krishi Vigyan Kendras in different districts, or can be directly downloaded from the link: https://www.gadvasu.in/notices/8418 . The properly filled form along with a prescribed fee may be submitted to the Directorate of Extension Education Office, on any working day. The contesting farmers will be short listed for the awards based on the information given in the application form. Further a team of experts of the varsity will visit the shortlisted farms for making on the spot assessment and winners will be declared by the committee.
The Chief Minister’s Awards will act as a source of inspiration for the unemployed youth for starting their own livestock enterprises and as well as it will bring healthy competition among the farmers to adopt the livestock farming on modern scientific lines and also to improve their productivity and profitability which will help in the diversification of agriculture with livestock enterprises, Dr Brar added.
