Overview

• Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh and CM Omar Abdullah held a joint review of J&K’s Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department, affirming central support for sector overhaul
• They virtually inaugurated a 50,000-litre-per-day UHT milk plant at Satwari to strengthen dairy processing infrastructure
• A detailed collaboration with NDDB and NFDB will build market linkages, improving access for J&K farmers to national supply chains
• The Centre proposed a ₹100-crore Integrated Aqua Park under Phase II of PMMSY to enhance cold-water aquaculture and rural infrastructure
• SKUAST-K showcased India’s first gene-edited sheep and was urged to model Varanasi’s dairy cooperatives to organize the dairy sector