Odisha Cabinet Approves GOMATA, Maschyajibi Kalyan & Other Schemes With Rs 3612 Cr Outlay

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new scheme “Goal for Management and Treatment of Animals” (GOMATA) in animal resource development sector.

The scheme will be implemented for three years from 2024-25 to 2026-27 with a total budget outlay of Rs 342.6587 crore, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja said while briefing the media on the decisions taken in the Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

It aims to benefit the livestock farmers of the State through the delivery of Veterinary services at veterinary institutions and at farmers’ doorstep through treatment, vaccination, disease control and surveillance.

The implementation of the scheme will facilitate phase wise vaccination of 2.5 crore & treatment of 1.30 crore livestock annually.

In another decision, the Cabinet approved the sub-scheme “Poultry Development” under the new State Sector umbrella Scheme “Prani Sampad Samruddhi Yojana (PSSY)” also got the go-ahead.

The sub-scheme will be implemented in the State for five years from 2024-25 to 2028-29 with a total budget outlay of Rs. 1031.1936 crore. It will benefit 3,73,928 farmers including WSHGs.

There will be an additional production of about 95.58 TMT meat per year & 5.5 lakh eggs per day upon implementation of the scheme.

The Cabinet also approved the State Sector umbrella Scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Maschyajibi Kalyan Yojana (MMKY).

According to an official press release, the scheme will be implemented in the State from the FY 2024-25 to 2028-29 having 17 sub- schemes with a total budget outlay of nearly Rs 2239.00 crore.

This scheme aims at covering all sectors of fisheries like freshwater, brackish water and marine to augment fish production and export to increase fishers’ income.

The scheme will benefit about 14 lakh fishers including 6,67,500 fishers and 7,32,500 WSHG members in next 5 years.