Accredited Agent for Expansion of Health and Livestock Production) programme

• The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, launched the ‘A-HELP’ programme recently in state of Jharkhand.

ABOUT ACCREDITED AGENT FOR HEALTH AND EXTENSION OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION PROGRAMME

• ‘A-HELP’ program aims to empower women by engaging them as Accredited Agent who contribute significantly to disease control, animal tagging, and livestock insurance.
• The new scheme would enhance access to veterinary services at the farmer’s doorstep and empower Pashu Sakhis.
• “A-HELP” (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production) has already initiated across different States/UTs including Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand.
• The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) has launched the novel initiative through an MoU signed between DAHD and the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) under the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD).