Madhya Pradesh
The Country's Animal Training Program 'A-HELP'
- 21 Jul 2022
- 2 min read
Why in News?
- According to the information given by the Public Relations Department of Madhya Pradesh on July 20, 2022, 'A-HELP' training program will be jointly launched in the country from Bhopal on July 23 by the Union Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
Key Points
- This program will be held in the Golden Jubilee Auditorium of the Academy of Administration. A symbol will also be released in it.
- In the program, such women members of self-help groups registered in the State Rural Livelihood Mission, who are helping in various animal husbandry activities in the form of Pashu Sakhi, are known as 'A-HELP' (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production).
- 'A-HELP' are community based women activists, who assist veterinarians in local departmental work, help livestock farmers to take loans for entrepreneurship development, fill applications, mark the ear tagging of animals and register them on the INAF portal Will help with insurance etc.
- The help of 'A-HELP' can be taken for cooperation in the implementation of various schemes and in providing information to the livestock farmers at the grassroots level. This will also provide a source of income to 'A-HELP'.
