An accredited model named ’A-HELP’ will be implemented across the country by using the existing cadre developed under DAY-NRLM for livestock
As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav, Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) and NN Sinha, Secretary, Department of Rural Development (DoRD) signed an MoU between DAHD and MoRD for leveraging SHG platform for rural economic growth through the convergence of the DAHD, MoFAHD and National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), MoRD at Krishi Bhawan. The MoU was signed in the presence of Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Giriraj Singh, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.
Dr L Murugan, Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Faggan Singh Kulaste, Minister of State for Rural Development and Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of State for Rural Development also present.
As per the MoU, it has also decided to use the services of the members of the SHGs as livestock resource persons and primary service providers through a new accredited model named ’A-HELP’ (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production). The model will be implemented across the country by using the existing cadre developed under DAY-NRLM for livestock (Pashusakhis) by providing further training and accreditation as an A-HELP worker.
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) has been supporting the farm livelihood sector both through backward and forward linkages. Under backward linkages, the support is being provided through a cadre of pashusakhis who are being trained through structured modules as part of training and capacity building architecture and are providing services by handholding the Mahila Kisans through Pashu Pathsalas and services at the doorstep of farmers. The mission has more than 40,000 Pashusakhis in its fold. This convergence will help in increasing the outreach of DAHD schemes through these community cadres and also help in additional earning for the cadres thus supporting in enhancing their sustainability.
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala highlighted that the Dovetailing and synergising efforts of the DAHD and the DRD especially in the context of the common objective of helping the farmers and double their income through the livestock sector is the need of the hour.
