Lahore:Provincial Minister for Livestock and Agriculture Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani presided over a meeting in the Punjab Assembly in which the progress on the Livestock Card of the Punjab chief minister was reviewed.
Director General Livestock Extension Dr. Muhammad Ashraf gave a detailed briefing on the current status of the Livestock Card.
The minister while addressing the meeting said that Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has allocated funds of 20 billion rupees for the development of livestock sector for the first time in history. A new era of development and prosperity of farms will begin, the minister added. He directed to ensure the timeline of the Livestock Card in every way. The minister further said that in this regard the publicity campaign through print, electronic and social media should be ensured in an effective manner. He said that with the CM Livestock Card, with a sum of Rs 4.5 billion, cattle farmers will be able to easily buy Vinda, Silage and Mineral Mixture. For Livestock Car
d the credit limit will be from 135,000 to 270,000 rupees, he added.
The minister was told in the briefing that the list of 1200 merchants has been provided to Bank of Punjab and 10,848 potential farmers have been identified from 9 divisions of Punjab.
The provincial minister said that the total number of male bulls that will be given to the farmers is 4 lakh, while 80 thousand farmers will benefit from this scheme.
Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani further said that 40 thousand cows will be inseminated with Brahman (Beef Breed) Semen by Livestock Department.
The provincial minister was informed that the Livestock Department will identify the animals through PAITS by tagging them.
The minister maintained that the objective of providing a cashless digital framework facility to purchase fodder, silage and mineral mixture is to utilize the animals for fattening and increasing meat production.
Additional Secretary Livestock Dr. Usman Tahir, Group Chief Corporate and Investment Bank of Punjab Nofal Dawood and other
officers also participated in the meeting.