India: Delhi govt to train women in urban farming, to set up a vet college
Sisodia also announced that the government will establish the city’s first government veterinary college.
The Hindustani Times
Mar 27, 2022
Excerpt:
The Delhi government will conduct sessions across all municipal wards in the city to train women in urban farming and set up a veterinary college for the treatment of pets, finance minister Manish Sisodia announced as part of the Delhi Budget 2022-23.
Presenting the Delhi Budget with the basic theme of Rozgar (employment) on Saturday in Delhi assembly, finance minister Manish Sisodia said the state will create nearly 100,000 jobs in the next five years in the environment sector, including 25,000 jobs for women under the smart urban farming initiative. The government allocated ?266 crore total outlay for the environment sector.
Sisodia also announced that the government will establish the city’s first government veterinary college. “Veterinary science is a great need of this era as it not only protects the health of cattle and domestic animals but also protects human health by screening and controlling zoonotic diseases. Delhi has a large number of pets who require health care. To meet this need, I propose a new scheme in the budget for the establishment of Delhi’s first Government Veterinary College for the better treatment of all types of animals,” the finance minister said.
“The government will launch the ‘Smart Urban Farming’ initiative in association with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute,” said Sisodia on Saturday.
“This will be the biggest initiative of its kind for any state in India, where the Delhi government will organise workshops across Delhi’s mohallas and will make ‘Smart Urban Farming’ a mass movement,” he added.
