Livestock projects for the North East launched at Shillong conclave
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh inaugurated a conclave on livestock development in the North-East Region in Shillong on 23 January 2025 and launched projects including a ₹10.23 crore multiplier pig farm in Meghalaya.
Summary
Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh inaugurated the 'Conclave on Dialogue for Holistic Development of Livestock Sectors in the North-East Region' in Shillong, Meghalaya, on 23 January 2025. He launched 15 Entrepreneurship Development Projects under the National Livestock Mission worth ₹10.93 crore and four NDDB-facilitated fodder FPOs, and announced a Regional Semen Production Laboratory and Goat Semen Bank at Khanapara (₹337.29 lakh). In Meghalaya he inaugurated an Intensive Cattle Development Project at Khliehtyrshi and a ₹10.23 crore Multiplier Pig Farm at Kyrdemkulai, Ri Bhoi district. A Siri cattle conservation programme (₹215.6 lakh) and a Regional AI Training Centre in Gangtok (₹450 lakh) were launched for Sikkim.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 23 January 2025, Shillong
- Minister
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh)
- NLM EDPs
- 15 projects, ₹10.93 crore
- Fodder FPOs
- 4, facilitated by NDDB
- Semen lab and goat semen bank
- Khanapara, ₹337.29 lakh
- Meghalaya
- Multiplier Pig Farm, Kyrdemkulai (Ri Bhoi), ₹10.23 crore; cattle project at Khliehtyrshi
- Sikkim
- Siri cattle programme ₹215.6 lakh; Regional AI Training Centre, Gangtok ₹450 lakh
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where in Meghalaya was the ₹10.23 crore Multiplier Pig Farm inaugurated on 23 January 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Kyrdemkulai, Ri Bhoi district
PIB 2095563: the Multiplier Pig Farm at Kyrdemkulai, Ri Bhoi district, cost ₹10.23 crore; the cattle project was at Khliehtyrshi.
A development and conservation programme for Siri cattle, launched at the Shillong livestock conclave, is for which state?
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Correct answer: D — Sikkim
PIB 2095563: the Development and Conservation Program for Siri Cattle in Sikkim is backed by ₹215.6 lakh.