GOVERNMENT

OF

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

CITIZEN

CHARTER

DEARTMENT OF ANIMAL/SHEEP

HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT

2016-17.

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JAMMU & KASHMIR

ANIMAL & SHEEP HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT VISION: Sustainable growth of livestock and poultry for nutritional security and economic prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir. MISSION: Genetic upgradation of local livestock to strengthen and improve livestock productivity and ensure a disease free livestock product supply chain for the state.

OBJECTIVES: 1. Genetic upgradation of livestock with exotic germplasm is the main activity

associated with genetic up-gradation. Frozen Semen Technology being the main tool to achieve it in cattle and natural service in Buffalo and Small Ruminants.

2. Development of Poultry by introducing improved varieties of dual purpose birds as

a backyard venture. To make commercial Poultry a viable and profitable endeavour so that if fulfils the local demand of poultry products.

3. Development of Sheep sector by laying emphasis on increasing mutton production

and at the same time stabilizing gains achieved in fine wool production through appropriate selection and breeding methods.

4. Safeguarding the uniqueness of genetic resources in Goat Sector in form of

Pashmina/Changra Goats and big sized Khagani goats, by following the policy which is conducive to augmentation of quality Chevon and fibre production through appropriate breeding technologies.

5. Prevention and Control of animal diseases through intensive vacci-nation of

livestock with the ultimate goal to ensure a healthy society by making production of disease free livestock products.

6. To ensure survival and propagation of minor livestock species like Double Humped

Camel, Yak and Zanaskari Horses and other do-mestic farm species of specific importance to certain areas.

7. Development of Feed and Fodder resources in order to realize the true potential of

the improved cross bred livestock.

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OUR ORGANISATION

The apex controlling authority of the sector is Minister in-charge of

Animal/Sheep Husbandry Department. The administrative setup is headed

by Commissioner/Secretary to Government Animal/Sheep Husbandry

Department which functioning in the Civil Secretariat.

At Divisional level there are four independent Directorates, two of Animal

Husbandry and two of Sheep Husbandry. There is also one J & K Sheep

and Sheep Products Development Board for lending exclusive support to

the development of sheep products like wool etc to the breeders. Also

under the administrative purview, the semi-Government autonomous

Cooperative body of JK milk Producers Cooperative Limited functions.

At district level, there are District level officers designated as Chief Animal

Husbandry Officer(CAHO) under Animal Husbandry Directorates and

District Sheep Husbandry Officer(DSHO) under Sheep Husbandry

Directorates. Each District office is assisted by Mid rank Officers having

different designations like Disease Investigation officer, Livestock

Development Officers, Poultry Development officers, Sheep Development

officers etc.

At field level Veterinary Assistant Surgeon is responsible for

implementing all the programmes and schemes of the Department. He is

assisted by Paravets.

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THE ORGANIZATIONAL SETUP OF ANIMAL SHEEP

HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT

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Directorate Fisheries J & K

Minister of state

Director Animal Husbandry,

Jammu

Joint Joint Joint Supdt.CVH Sudt.SDVH Principal Extension.

Director Director Director

Talab Tillo R.S.Pora S A Trg. Officer

Poultry Farms ARV

Poultry

Geneticist .

Jr.Poultry Geneticist

Manager Hatchery

Poultry

Nutritionist

Asstt. Poultry

Nutritionist

Poultry

Marketing Officer

Asstt. Poultry Mark. Officer

Manager Poultry

Production

Manager

Frozen Sem en Bank

LDO F arms

FF DO

O/I CABS

Hak kal

Dy.Director

Research Epidemiolo

gist

Asstt. Director

Prod.

Asstt.

Director Q.C.

V.P.O

Q.C.O.

R.C.O.

Radiologist Lecturer-2

Nos. Vety.Surgeon

Clinical Pathologist

ARV- Anti Rabies V accine.

Supdt.CVH: Superi ntendent Central Veterinary Hospital.

S A Trg: Stock Assistant Training. LDO:

Livestock Development Officer. FFDO:

Feed and Fodder officer. Q.C.O:

Quality Control officer.

CABS: Central Artif icial Breeding

Station. V.P.O: Vaccine Pro duction

officer. R.C.O: Research Control officer.

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DIRECTOR

Animal Husbandry, Kashmir

Joint

Joint Director Joint Director

Dire ctor

Poultry F.S.Project,

Ranbir Bagh Research

Superintendent. Deupty.

CVH Director Feed

Srinagar

& Fodder

Principal Extension Carcass

Utilization S A Trg.

Officer

Officer

Poultry

Geneticist .

Poultry

Nutritionist

Asstt.

Manager

Dy.Dir.

Frozen

Research

Semen

D IO(P)

Bank VPO

ROV

O/I ARO

Artificial

Breeding

Station Parastologist

Asstt.

Radiologist House

Surgeon

Clinical Pathologist

Lecturer-

2 Nos.

Poultry Nutritionist

Poultry

Marketing Officer

Pathologist

Asstt. Bacteriologist

Ass t. Virologist Asstt.

Parasitologist

A.I.O.

AIO: Artificial Insemination officer. VAS

VAS: Veterinary Assistant Surgeon

Asstt.

V.P.O: Vaccine Production officer.

Quality Control

Poultry Officer R.O.V: Re search officer vaccines.

Mark.

Officer

C.V.H: Central Veterinary Hospital

S A Trg : Stock Assistant Training.

Manager

Liverfluke

Poultry

Control Officer ARO: Assistant Research Officer.

Prod.

Manager

Hatcheries

Manager Broiler Production

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DISTRICT LEVEL ORGANIZATION IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Chief Animal

Husbandry Officer

Poultry

Superintendent

Disease

Livestock

Officer In-charge

Development District Investigation Development Artificial Breeding

Officer Veterinary Officer officer Stations

Hospital

Block Veterinary Officer/ Veterinary Assistant

Surgeons

Para vets 7

Director Sheep Husbandry

Jammu

Joint Director Extension

District Sheep Husbandry Officers

Assistant Project Officers

Sheep and Wool Development Officers

Veterinary Assistant Surgeons

Research Officer/ Deputy Dire ctor Research

Deputy Director Fee d & Fodder

Joint Director Farms

Deputy Directors/ Assistant Directors of Government Farms

Sheep Husbandry Officers

Veterinary Assistant t Surgeons

Principal, Sheep and W ool Workers Training Class

Fleece Testing Officer

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Director Sheep Husbandry

Kashmir

Joint Director Extension

District Sheep Husb andry Officers

Assistant Project O fficers

Sheep and Wool Development Officers

Veterinary Assistant S urgeons

Research Officer/ Deputy Dire ctor Research

Deputy Director Fee d & Fodder

Joint Director Farms

Deputy Directors/ Assistant Directors of Gover nment Farms

Sheep Husbandry Officers

Veterinary Assistan t Surgeons

Principal, Sheep and W ool Workers Training Class

Fleece Testing Officer

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OUR CLIENTS 1. Landless & marginal Farmers rearing animals for sustenance.

2. BPL families.

3. Farmers engaged in dairying as commercial activity.

4. Broiler, layer & Breeder poultry farms

5. Hatcheries owners.

6. Municipal corporations.

7. Societies for protection of cruelties to the animal.

8. Gaushallas

9. Stationary sheep and goat breeders 10. Migratory and Semi Migratory sheep and goat breeders. 11. Unemployed youths desirous of taking up sheep/ goat rearing.

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SERVICES PROVIDED BY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DIRECTORATES S.No. Item/type of Implementing agencies Calendar of Remarks activity operation

1 ANIMAL Divisional level :- HEALTH COVER Central. Veterinary. On all days

Hospital Jammu. A. Treatment

of livestock Central. Veterinary. On all working against Hospital Srinagar days various

diseases Sub. Divisional. Veterinary On all working

Hospital, R.S.Pora, days Jammu. Emergency service available District level:- Round the clock at District. Veterinary On all working Central and District. Hospitals. days Veterinary Hospitals. First aid is provided Tehsil level:- free of cost and the antibiotics and other Tehsil veterinary Units On all working medicines are days provided @ 50% of the cost of such

Village/ Panchayat:- medicine

Vety.Hospitals,Vety. On all working Dispensaries, sub centres days Mobile Veterinary Dispensaries, Intensive Cattle Development centres, Trial Centres Liverfluke party units, First Aid Centres,

Poultry Ext. centres B. Divisional level :- FMD: FMD vaccinations are Vaccination in the month of done after charging against Central. Veterinary. Feb'/March 50% of the cost of various Hospital Jammu. B.Q: FMD vaccine while as diseases in the month of other vaccines are Central. Veterinary. April/May done after charging Hospital Srinagar H.S 25% cost of these

in the month of vaccines

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May /June

Sub. Divisional. Veterinary FMD: in the Hospital, R.S.Pora, month of Jammu. Aug'/Sept'

(repeat)

District level:- Poultry District. Veterinary vaccinations on

Hospitals. all days

Tehsil level:-

Tehsil veterinary Units

Village/ Panchayat:-

Veterinary Hospitals, Veterinary. Dispensaries, Sub centres Mobile Veterinary Dispensaries, Intensive Cattle - Development centres, Trial Centres Liverfluke party units, First Aid Centres,

Poultry Ext. centres

C/ Divisional level :- Anti Liver- The dewormers are Deworming Fluke Dosing: provided at the rate of Central. Veterinary. On all working 25% of the cost. Hospital Jammu. days Anti Central. Veterinary. Helminthic Hospital Srinagar Dosing On all working

days Sub. Divisional. Veterinary

Hospital, R.S.Pora,

Jammu.

District level:-

District. Veterinary

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Hospitals.

Tehsil level:-

Tehsil veterinary Units

Village/ Panchayat:-

Veterinary Hospitals, Veterinary. Dispensaries, Sub centres Mobile Veterinary Dispensaries, Intensive Cattle - Development centres, Trial Centres Liverfluke party units, First Aid Centres,

Poultry Ext. centres 2 Breeding Div. Level: All days 489 centres have been

Coverage: AIO Centre extended the facilities of A.I. A. Artificial District/Tehsil level : All working and A.I. is done after insemination Sub unit/First Aid Centre. days charging Rs.15/- per

insemination Village level: All working

Mobile Disp. days Intensive Cattle Development Centre/ Frozen Semen Centre

Trial Centre B. Natural 211 bulls stationed for On all days 148 bulls have been Coverage natural coverage. provided to the community representatives in the remote areas where the A.I. services have

not been provided C. Div. Level: All days

Castration AIO Centre

District/Tehsil level : All working

Sub unit/First Aid Centre. days

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Village level: All working Mobile Disp. days Intensive Cattle Development Centre/ Frozen Semen Centre

Trial Centre D. Pregnancy Div. Level: All days Pregnancy diagnosis Diagnosis AIO Centre is done after 90 days

of conception District/Tehsil level : All working

Sub unit/First Aid Centre. days

Village level: All working Mobile Disp. days Intensive Cattle Development Centre/ Frozen Semen Centre

Trial Centre 3 Disease Divisional level: On all working

Diagnosis Referral Lab: days

Conducting 1)Talab Tillo, Jammu Faecal 2)Zakura –Kashmir examination Urine/ District.Level : milk culture Disease Investigation labs. Sensitivity test. Post-

mortems. 4 Extension & Organizing Cattle shows, Organised by

publicity awareness camps, Clinical Extension and camps and sterility camps publicity wing, Jammu/Srinagar and District

agencies. 5 Trainings for One month training Training Starts

dairy and Organized by Stock Asstt. on first day of poultry training Institute the month farming Belicharana. The training is also organized at District headquarters as per the

requirement 6 Self Training to educated One year The youth are selected

Employment unemployed youths for training is from the sanctioned 14

Schemes providing Artificial imparted at uncovered areas and Insemination services and Stock Assistant. imparted training other minor Veterinary Training Services at the farmers Institute doorstep at prefixed Belicharana and charges . Ganderbal. The logistic inputs for offering services are being provided by Livestock Dev. Board Jammu under Bare foot

Paravet Scheme 7 Public Divisional Level: On all working

grievence Director Animal days redressal Husbandry Attending & Deputy Director Animal redressal of Husbandry the public demands/ District .level-Concerned complaints Chief Animal Husbandry

Officers.

Facilities provided by the Sheep Husbandry Department along with rates charged from private breeders

S. Facility Rate

No 1 Deworming against 25% of the approved rate of the medicine

internal parasites 2. Dipping/ 25% of the approved rate of the medicine

ectoparasiticides 3. Vaccination PPR: free

Sheep Pox : 25% ET/ MCC: 25%

FMD: 50% 4. Treatment Antiseptics/ dressing is done free of cost while general drugs/

antibiotics/ antimicrobials are provided at 50% of the approved

rate. 5. Breeding ram/ buck Free of cost for breeding purpose, but it will remain

Government property. 6. Establishment of As per the guidelines of the scheme.

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sheep / goat units 7. Machine Shearing Rs 15 per animal *Subject to availability of drugs/ vaccines with the Department.

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BENEFICIARY ORIENTED SCHEMES

1. Paravets Scheme:- A self employment generation scheme, wherein the eligible

educated unemployed youth from remote areas, where the Veterinary Services has not been extended as yet, can undergo 5-months training on an allowance of Rs. 1000/month. Thereafter the trained Paravets will be given necessary inputs by the Department of Animal Husbandry/ Livestock Development Board Jammu to provide necessary artificial insemination and other minor Veterinary Service facility at the door steps of farmer in their areas of representation on pre-decided charges.

2. Supply of Community Bulls: - Breeding bulls of high milk potentials are

supplied to the community leaders, free of cost for the breeding of cows and buffaloes in the areas where artificial insemination facilities are not available.

3. Back Yard Poultry Development Scheme:- To promote the poultry in in-

organized sector, each below poverty line in family of identified areas to be provided with 20 no's of birds of 1 month age free of cost along with assistance for shelter and equipments.

4. Breeding of Indigenous Bovines:- Cash initiative of Rs. 200/- for successful

inception of indigenous bovines through organized breeding. Thereafter,

incentive in the form of 25% of feed requirement of the animals 4th

month onwards of pregnancy till parturition.

5. Livestock Insurance Scheme (Central Sponsored Scheme):- The farmers are

protected from the eventual losses due to death of their precious animals. A farmer in can insure his two milch cattle for one or three years. Farmer will enjoy 50% subsidy on premium and no fees will be charged for issuance of fitness or post mortem certificate by the veterinary doctors of the department.

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8. SC-SCSP a Central Sponsored Scheme:- A project for establishment of a livestock/poultry unit for SC beneficiaries at a unit cost of Rs. 20,000/- with 50% subsidy in scheduled areas having basic infrastructural availability. The nature and size of the unit in the district is decided/sanctioned by the committee headed by concerned DDC.

9. Tribal Sub plan for scheduled tribes a CSS:-Comprehensive plan for

establishment of a a livestock/poultry unit for SC beneficiaries at a unit cost of Rs. 20,000/- with 50% subsidy in scheduled areas having basic infrastructural availability. The nature and size of the unit in the district is decided/sanctioned by the committee headed by concerned DDC.

10. State Sector Mini Sheep Farm

a. Establishment of credit linked Mini Sheep Farms of 50 Ewes and 2 Rams at cost of Rs. 2.38 lacs for unemployed youth of State.

b. Margin Money of Rs. 0.38 lacs to be borne by beneficiary. c. Rs. 2.00 lacs credit through J&K Bank d. Backend subsidy of Rs. 0.60 lacs to be paid by Sheep Husbandry

Department to concerned branch of J&K Bank. e. Subsidy component is released after sanction by the bank and

establishment of the unit. f. Interested beneficiaries to apply to concerned District Sheep Husbandry

Officers. g. Selection of beneficiaries by committee under Chairmanship of

Additional District Development Commissioner and other members viz. Cluster Head of J&K bank in the district and DSHO.

11. 25 ewes/ does unit on participatory mode h. Establishment of Sheep and Goat units of 25 ewes / does for unemployed

youth of Jammu division. i. Unit to be provided on loan under participatory mode, wherein from third

year onwards, 5 Ewes/ Does shall be retrieved from the beneficiary for subsequent 5 years.

j. Retrieved livestock shall be utilized for establishment of further units. k. Interested beneficiaries to apply to concerned District Sheep Husbandry

Officers. l. Selection by DSHOs and BVOs of concerned areas through PRIs.

12. Potential Goat rearing Units under National Mission for Protein Supplement

m. Augmentation of Goat rearing to farmers already in profession of goat

rearing and having 10 to 15 goats in their possession. n. Establishment of Goat units of 40 does + 2 bucks at a cost of Rs. 2.588

lacs for unemployed youths out of which 2.385 lacs shall be borne by the Department.

o. Unit to be provided on recommendations of PRIs. 13. Integrated Development of Small Ruminants - EDEG

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p. Establishment of Credit linked Sheep/ goat Commercial units of 10 ewes/ does & 1 ram/ buck.

q. Establishment of Credit linked Sheep/ goat Breeding farms of 100 ewes/

does & 5 rams/ bucks. r. Back-end subsidy of varying from 25% to 60% depending on the category

of the beneficiary (APL/ BPL/ SC/ ST) and whether living in designated hill areas or difficult areas.

s. Backend subsidy is to be extended by NABARD to concerned branches of Banks.

In case of any grievance public can contact us at:

Directorate of Animal Husbandry, Jammu

Talab-Tillo, Jammu – 180004. Ph. No:0191-2505552 Fax: 0191-2505247

Fax: Email: directorahj@yahoo.co.in

Directorate of Sheep Husbandry, Jammu

Railway Head, Jammu – 180004. Ph. No.: 0191-2470075

Fax: 0191-2470754 Email: directorshdjammu@gmail.com

Directorate of Animal Husbandry, Kashmir

Gow Kadal , Srinagar – 190001. Ph. No.: 0194-2455091

Fax: 0194-2470518 Email: info@jkanimalhusbandry.net

Directorate of Sheep Husbandry, Kashmir

Lal Mandi, Srinagar – 190001. Ph. No.: 0194-2311355 Fax: 0194-2311355

Email: kashmirmerino.sheep@gmail.com

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Designation Name

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Public Information Officer (PIO) Ms Gurdeep Kour, Under Secretary to Government Mob.

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