Uttar Pradesh Livestock Development Board
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Government of Uttar Pradesh
U.P. Government established the Uttar Pradesh Livestock Development Board via G.O. no. 3991/12-Pa-2-98-1(20/98, Dt. 31st October 1998 and was registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, Rule 21 of 1860 with registration no. 2342/ 1998-99, Dt. 07.01.1999, which has now been renewed up to 07th January 2024. Govt. of India had issued terms & conditions governing sanction No. 3-15/97-AHT, Dt. 03rd March 1998 for implementation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Extension of Frozen Semen Technology(EFST) and National Bull Production Programme (NBPP) for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding during 1997-98, in this sanction there was a provision for the creation of a State Level Autonomous Body, which was to be the in charge of Semen and liquid nitrogen production/procurement and sale to all agencies in charge of artificial insemination. This Body was to be formed under Societies Registration Act or Company registered under the Companies Act. The Board is an autonomous body governed by the Board of Directors with an Additional Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry as the Chairman. It is headed by the Chief Executive Officer and has a core group of professionals and limited supporting staff deployed from the Animal Husbandry Department for State Implementing Agency (SIA). The basic aim of the Board is to restructure and reorient the cattle and buffalo breeding operations in the State.
The UPLDB is working in collaboration with the State Animal Husbandry Department and also in coordination with other agencies performing cattle and buffalo breeding activities in the State, like Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation (PCDF), Bhartiya Agro-Industrial Foundation Limited (BAIF), State Agricultural Universities (SAU's), State Veterinary University, Indian Veterinary Research Institute(IVRI), and ICAR institutes, etc. along with other related State departments, like Department of Rural Development. This agency (SIA) is a viable entity, generating funds for meeting its establishment and other costs to keep it operational. It was the mandate of the Govt. of India that the Transfer of Assets available in the form of Sperm Stations, Training Centers, State Livestock Farms, etc. from the A. H. department and like-wise agencies shall be transferred completely to the Board/SIA. The SIA headquarters are managed by a core group of professionals and limited supporting staff to maintain the establishment cost of SIA to the barest minimum. A similar approach has been adopted by the SIA while engaging personnel in the field units. Initially, the personnel are drawn from the State Department of Animal Husbandry. If suitable manpower is not available, recruitment from extra-departmental sources has been considered to keep the SIA functioning.
This has ensured that there is a proportionate reduction of manpower in the department while engaging adequate qualified personnel in the SIA. The basic aim of the Board is to restructure and reorient the cattle and buffalo breeding operations in the State.