VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY TAMIL NADU VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY News Letter

Vol. 20 No. 3 March 2020 ` 1.00

HON’BLE CHIEF MINISTER OF TAMIL NADU LAID FOUNDATION STONE FOR THE FIFTH VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT , SALEM

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru. Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced establishment of fifth Veterinary College and Research Institute (VC&RI) of the State in at Thalaivasal at a cost of Rs. 82.13 crores vide G.O. Ms.No. 155, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH-6) Department dated 01.11.2019. Thiru. Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu participated in the Bhoomi Puja and laid the first foundation stone for the establishment of the fifth Veterinary College and Research Institute, Salem on 09.02.2020 and inaugurated the three days Farmers Festival, distributed inputs to the farmers, welfare measures to the beneficiaries of various Government initiatives and prizes to the progressive farmers of Animal Husbandry and Agriculture, released the logo for the ‘Advanced Institute for Integrated Research in Livestock and Animal Sciences (AIIRLIVAS)’ which was received by the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru. O. Panneerselvam. In his presidential address, the Hon’ble Chief Minister pointed out that recognizing the importance of livestock as the backbone of the rural economy, the Late Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. J Jayalalithaa initiated the Priceless Milch Animal Distribution Scheme which paved the way for a white revolution in the State and uplifted the poorest of the poor to prosperity and also listed out some of the beneficiaries who have prospered by this scheme. The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu affirmed that he has experienced all the difficulties faced by a farmer as he himself is a farmer and added that the present Government is taking all efforts to address the problems faced by the farmers. Thiru. O. Panneerselvam, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu presided over the function. In his address, the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu stated that with a vision to promote livestock

Visit us at : www.tanuvas.ac.in Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University News Letter - March 2020 and animal husbandry activities for increasing the rural economy especially to empower the rural women, the Late Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Dr. J Jayalalithaa implemented the free distribution of priceless milch cows, sheep and goats to the needy farmers. Thiru. Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan, Hon’ble Minister for Animal Husbandry, also participated in the function. In his address, the Hon’ble Minister brought to limelight the various developments made by the Government in the field of veterinary and animal sciences and assured the farmers that the present Government will be further working for their betterment. Thiru. K. Shanmugam, I.A.S., Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu welcomed the gathering. Thiru. Gagandeep Singh Bedi, I.A.S., Agricultural Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary to the Government, Agriculture Department, Government of Tamil Nadu detailed about the Farmers Festival. Dr. K. Gopal, I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Government, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, Government of Tamil Nadu outlined about the AIIRLIVAS scheme. Thiru. S.A. Raman, I.A.S., District Collector, Salem District proposed the vote of thanks. Hon’ble Ministers, M.Ps., MLAs, Elected Members of the local bodies, Dr. C. Balachandran, Vice- Chancellor, TANUVAS, Dr. R. Prabakaran, Special Officer, AIIRLIVAS, Dr. P. Tensingh Gnanaraj, Registrar, TANUVAS, Dr. A. Elango, Special Officer and Dean i/c, VC&RI, Salem, Government officials, University Officers and more th