Committed for Rural Prosperity
Vision
- Contribution of livestock in net domestic products is about 13%.
- Help to remove poverty and create self employment.
- Although milk production and egg production in the state already made commendable achievement still department is putting maximum efforts to further increase milk production by providing scientific breeding techniques and effective health cover.
Mission
- Provide food security and eliminate hunger
- Treserve, protect,strengthen and improve livestock
- To reduce poverty and distress
- Improve economic wellbeing and quality of life
- To help the state to take off on a faster track of growth and sustainable development
Objectives
- To improve the genetic potential of the livestock through scientific breeding
- To provide efficient and effective health cover to the livestock wealth of patiala district
- To provide improved feeding and management practices
- To provide effective extension services
- Development of infrastructure and capacity buildings
- Development of other species like pig, goat, poultry
- To raise productivity,production, employment and income in animal husbandry sector
- To achieve optimal utilization of natural and human resources
- To strengthen, recognize and buildup physical infrastructure and institutions
- To ensure higher adoption of modern technologies
- To provide further impetus to animal husbandry growth and rural development
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DAIRY FARMERS
| Name | No. |
|---|---|
| VETERINARY POLYCLINIC | 1 |
| VETERINARY HOSPITALS | 74 |
| VETERINARY DISPENSARY | 89 |
| STATE VETERINARY TRAINING INSTITUTE | 1 |
| STATE SEMEN DISTRIBUTION CENTRE | 1 |
| STATE FODDER SEED PRODUCTION CENTRE | 1 |
| STATE FEED PROCESSING PLANT | 1 |
| STATE OF ART SEMEN BANK | 1 |
| MODERN CATTLE BREEDING FARM | 1 |
| INNOVATIVE PIG BREEDING FARM | 1 |
| GOAT BREEDING FARM | 1 |
| CATTLE SAFARI( GOKUL GRAM) | 1 |
| PROGENY TESTING CENTRE | 1 |
Insight/services for dairy farmers
- Veterinary aid at door step of dairy farmers
- Regular vaccination against all contagious diseases like fmd,h.s,bq, enterotoxemia, brucellosis, theileriosis
- Expert veterinary aid at polyclinic including facility of ultrasound, indoor admission,major surgery etc
- Provision of artificial insemination via semen of elite disease free bulls at door step of dairy farmers
- Provision of subsidised insurance cover for livestock
- Provision of subsidised loan for pig and goat farming
- Provision of awareness camps at regular intervals
- Rashtriya gokul mission
Whose main aim is to promote indigenous cattle breed for this aim we provide
- Free artificial insemination to all sahiwal and indigenous animals
- Free mineral mixture and dewormer
- Subsidy on cattle feed
- Incentives for dairy farmers who are keeping elite animals
- Award for dairy farmers who are doing pioneer work in indigenous breed development and promotion
Contact information
| SR NO | NAME OF OFFICER | DESIGNATION | PLACE OF POSTING | LANDLINE NO | EMAIL ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr HARSHMOHAN WALIA | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | PATIALA | 0175-2970225 | Ddahpatiala@gmail.com |
| 2 | Dr BALJEET SINGH BRAR | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | PATIALA | 0175-2970225 | Baljitbrar1701@gmail.com |
| 3 | Dr ASHOK KUMAR | SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER | PATIALA | – | |
| 4 | Dr GURCHARAN SINGH | SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER | RAJPURA | – | drgurcharan487@gmail.com |
| 5 | DR DEEPINDER SINGH | SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER | SAMANA | – | |
| 6 | DR TARLOCHAN SINGH | SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER | NABHA | 01765-222921 |
Achievements
- State of art centre of excellence on cattle development
- State of art semen bansuccessful implementation of rashtriya gokul mission
- Successful implementation of progeny testing scheme in murrah under national dairy plan 1
- State of art integrated pig breeding farm
- State of art integrated goat breeding farm
- Cattle safari(gokul gram)
