The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, in collaboration with the Agriculture Production Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, is going to celebrate World Milk Day on 1st June, 2023 and organize a Summer Meet for the animal husbandry and dairying sector on 1st-2nd June, 2023 at SKICC, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
The World Milk Day will provide an excellent opportunity to raise awareness about the nutritional value and benefits of milk, recognize the contributions of dairy farmers, processors, and consumers, and foster meaningful discussions and exchanges of ideas during the summer meet.
The objective of the Summer Meet is to draw out the expectations of states and UTs to create a convergence framework for effective programme implementation at the ground level, review the progress of schemes, and discuss outcomes and mid-course corrections. The ministers of State Animal Husbandry across the country will be attending the event along with state AHD officials.
Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, will grace the event as Chief Guest in the august presence of Shri Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor, J&K, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Dr. L. Murugan, Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
Union Minister Shri Rupala will be launching a campaign – Feeding the Future: Five Days of Action for Feed and Fodder and Training of A-HELP for 2023-24.
Amul celebrates the Day with a doodle that features Amul’s mascot, the Amul girl. She says “Milk de sabko enery. Amul celebrates World Milk Day.”
