Seven Knowledge Gateways were proposed by me for helping the livestock owners and other stakeholders in Haryana. Now, 18 villages have been selected and a project proposal was submitted to RKVY, which still hangs in between. The proposals have won national awards and recognitions for students who presented at national competitions- twice! The university was also proposed to work with least recourse to public funds as the time is now rife to create New Age Institutions (NAI) also so as the REAL MONEY is utilised to solve the real problems. Haryana Kisan Ayog as its Livestock Panel headed by Dr M L Madan had submitted a report which was discussed and probably ratified/or is about to ratified by the government. Dr Madan had delivered a Key Note lecture at Second Pashudhan Diwas on 28 January, 2013 and the 9-point agenda for initiating Livestock Sector Reforms was presented by Dr Madan. One of the agenda was related with field level reaching out strategy though one which was proposed by him was lot more improvised and he endorsed and appreciated the same through e-message on 27 December, 2012. Nonetheless, the matters are far from sorted out and decision-making process remain suspended as Haryana Kisan Ayog future is in suspension. The new government therefore should reconsider and review all the progresses made at HKA levels and also take a considered view on the strategic alignment of the functions of all institutions of livestock sector located in the state including in it should be delineated role and responsibilities of key departments of government of Haryana as well as concerned Public Sector Undertakings such as Haryana Dairy Development Coop Federation, Haryana Livestock Development Board, HAFED, Haryana Agro Industry Corporation, Mandi Board, Confed etc, to name a few. Many of these have been brought at a single platform and that platform is Extension Advisory Committee constituted by the university. These are challenging times for the university as disparate changes at the helms in an organisation creates quixotic situation as evolving policies for some of the incumbents may even not be deciphered- a hazard which in democratic setting is bound to happen to the public interest. Beauty of the same setting is that pursuit favoured by people and led by motivated people could result into a far stronger change though it may get delayed by months/years. One type of idiosyncratic system gone with the change of regime brings face to face the livestock owners of the state with an opportunity but same needs to be understood by the leadership at the helm in the state. Bad ideas have to give way to good ideas- bad investment strategies designed to favour some contractors, could not be albatross in the neck of the new government. These could be changed for cheaper, better, lean,knowledge-based, public-serving strategies. The policy review may be the best what should be done and it may be commissioned prior to bringing leadership changes at the all relevant apex organisations affecting fate of livestock sector and a Statewide lean strategy for revival of livestock sector (to answer the need of a very favourable market in the NCR) may be laid. The zonal investment strategies for at least four regions (delineated already by 2013), backed by capacity building measures to favour enterprising livestock owners, small enterprises, big organisations of cooperative sector and may be very efficient private sector organisations, is the need of the day. That regime with all measures to raise funds would also mean that proof of the success of various strategies should be made a point of informed debate within various stakeholders and beneficiaries of the livestock sector. The irrational and lopsided reactive and politically gimmicked policies need to be discarded in a wholesome fashion otherwise in Haryana, the likelyhood of success for the livestock sector (dairy, poultry, fishery, products, feed manufacturing, research and services) may be scuttled by inertia and compartmentalised approaches of all relevant government organisations and public sector organisations working for the sector. The debate must happen now. If there is a need for putting a policy review panel in place it should be a broadbased exercise and should not be hijacked by a known coterie in agricultural-rural development space. They have knack to be near to any one who is at the helm and could blindfold it to the groundrealities.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 09:16:36 +0000
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