Chief Minister P.S. Golay introduced two Animal Husbandry Department schemes on Thursday to enhance piggery and fish farming in Sikkim while also increasing their income. Pig Production Incentive Scheme (PPIS) and Mukhya Mantri Matsya Utpadan Yojana are the two initiatives, which are both sponsored entirely by the government (MMMUY).
The Chief Minister stated the schemes are intended to benefit farmers who have taken up piggery and fish farming during the launching ceremony at Saramsa Garden. Our goal is to not only serve the local pork market, but also to export pork to other Northeastern states, he explained.
A farmer must have at least three pigs to participate in the programme. The farmer would earn a financial incentive of Rs. 5000 per pig if the pigs reach a weight of more than 50 kg apiece.
The Chief Minister authorised the Animal Husbandry Department to enhance the scheme benefit to farmers rearing 20 pigs, with a maximum incentive of Rs. 1 lakh, in order to encourage additional farmers.
We’re also assisting fish farmers through the MMMUY, which provides a 60 percent subsidy to those who qualify, according to Golay. He asked fish farmers in Sikkim to increase their production to fulfil local demand and to sell surplus fish to neighbouring states if there is any.
From next year, the Chief Minister has announced monetary rewards of Rs 2 lakh for the most progressive piggery and fish farming farmers. We want to expand the incentive system in poultry and goatery in the next days, according to the Chief Minister. He urged farmers to make agriculture, horticulture, dairy, and livestock self-sufficient in Sikkim.
“We are working in a serious manner for the progress of farmers by launching various schemes. The previous government did not have such policies due to lack of farsightedness. The previous government which ruled Sikkim for 25 years considered the farmers as means of votes only. After coming to power, the SKM government immediately prioritized the farmers’ development and launched the milk incentive scheme for the dairy farmers,” said Golay.
The ‘Mukhya Mantri Aatma Nirbhar Yojana,’ which provides cash incentives to 13 crops, was also mentioned by the Chief Minister.
“We all now need to work towards making Sikkim like Australia where the farmers are the most respected category of workers. We need to make both agriculture and animal husbandry the most lucrative and respectable professions attracting more youths of the State.”
The Chief Minister further praised the efforts of the departments of Information and Public Relations and Tourism, as well as the film fraternity and aspiring youths in the film industry, in earning the national award for the ‘Most Film Friendly State,’ dedicating the honour to the people of Sikkim.
During the event, the Chief Minister presented token payments to 16 PPIS beneficiaries and felicitated eight progressive pig and fish farmers from each of the State’s four districts.
The two recently established schemes, according to Animal Husbandry Minister Lok Nath Sharma, were conceived by the Chief Minister with the goal of tripling farmers’ income and making them self-sufficient.
According to the minister, the state government has made persistent efforts to produce several sources of income with the sole goal of doubling farmers’ income. He urged farmers to take up farming professionally and increase production to ensure self-sufficiency in the face of rising pig and fish demand.
Jaswant, director of the Directorate of Fisheries, spoke about the MMMUY, beneficiary selection, available subsidies, current fish consumption in Sikkim, and imports.
During the event, Sharma, who is also the IPR minister, and IPR secretary Siporah G. Targain presented the Chief Minister with the national award for ‘Best Film Friendly State,’ which was given to Sikkim during the 67th National Film Awards ceremony on October 25 in New Delhi.
The Chief Minister flagged off nine mobile veterinary ambulance vans from the Saramsa Garden entrance at the start of the programme. Dr. Sangay D. Bhutia, Animal Husbandry Secretary, gave the welcome address earlier. The programme concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Animal Husbandry director Dr. B.M. Sharma.
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