Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. JAMMU: The Directorate of Animal Husbandry Department Jammu (DAHDJ) today discussed the modalities for hosting the briefing session for National Level Monitors arriving in J&K to inspect projects established in the UT under the central sector schemes namely Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM), National Livestock Mission, National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) and Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LH&DCP). The team shall visit the districts across the UT of J&K from 22nd October 2026 to 28th October 2026. A final debriefing session shall be held on 28th of October 2026.
The meeting also reviewed the progress of Centrally Sponsored Schemes being implemented by the Department in the UT of J&K. It also discussed the role of National Level Monitors (NLM) deployed by the DAHD, Government of India to oversee certain projects implemented through the schemes of DAHD, GOI namely Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM), National Livestock Mission, National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) and Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LH&DCP) across the districts of UT of J&K.
At the start of the briefing session, Director Animal Husbandry Jammu Dr Yugal Kishore welcomed the delegates and participants followed by the address of Secretary (T) APD UT of J&K G.M. Sofi. Assistant Director DAHD, GOI Mukesh Dutt Sharma delivered a presentation regarding the working of National Level Monitors (NLM) followed by a detailed presentation by the technical officer of APD UT of J&K Dr. Arif Bashir.
Those who attended the meeting included NLM, Col PV Singh Sidhu, Dr. Ravindra Sharma, Officers from the Directorate of Animal Husbandry Jammu, Sheep Husbandry Jammu/ Kashmir, Livestock Development Board Jammu and representatives of JKMPCL. Officers from DAHD, GOI, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Directorate of Animal Husbandry Kashmir and Livestock Development Board Kashmir attended virtually through online mode.
Additionally, a threadbare discussion was held regarding the physical and financial progress, field inspections of the established units by the nominated NLMs. Instructions were passed to the field functionaries for necessary cooperation and arrangements at the implementation points of these projects during the visit of NLMs. The meeting also underlined the importance of the newly developed web application for the monitoring of the established projects, where the implementing agencies (IA), NLM and programmes divisions shall share the information in a prescribed format for monitoring the schemes.
It was informed that the online monitoring shall facilitate an unbiased and objective monitoring system for direct, regular assessment of the programme and schemes performance at the UT and District Level thus ensuring uniform implementation of the scheme across the UT of J&K. Stress was also laid on the working of Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) and functioning of Call Centres for door step livestock treatment. Regular supply of essential vaccines like ARV & Antivenom to MVUs and Veterinary Centres was stressed.
