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however, yet succeeded in making other district boards
adhere to any regular scheme of supply.
The advice given by the Ministry of Agriculture in
its review of the last year's work of this Department is very
opportune, it is hoped that it will have the desired effect
in improving the system of supply and distribution of stud
bulls in districts.
Hariana Cattle Breeding
Scheme.
35. The following statement shows the allotments made
and the expenditure incurred by the
district boards of Hissar, Rohtak and
Gurgaon towards the scheme in their
respective districts during the year under report:—
|
District. |
Govern- |
District |
Total. |
Expendi- |
Balance. |
REMARKS. |
|
Rs. |
Rs. |
Rs. |
Rs. |
Rs. |
||
|
(a) |
||||||
|
Hissar .. |
10,000 |
5,000 |
15,000 |
10,000 |
5,000 |
|
|
Rohtak .. |
15,000 |
15,000 |
30,000 |
29,875 |
125 |
|
|
(b) |
||||||
|
Gurgaon .. |
15,000 |
.. |
15,000 |
6,060 |
8,940 |
|
|
Cash prize .. |
2,000 |
.. |
2,000 |
2,000 |
.. |
|
|
Surrender .. |
3,000 |
.. |
3,000 |
.. |
.. |
|
|
Total .. |
45,000 |
20,000 |
65,000 |
47,035 |
14,065 |
(a) Government grant of Rs. 5,000 was given conditionally (1 :1 basis) and Rs. 5,000
unconditionally. District board has approached the Government to waive the condition
of 1 : 1 on account of financial difficulties due to famine.
(b) The balance of Rs. 8,940 could not be expended for want of definite instructions
from Government.
The progress of the scheme during the year has suffered
as the result of the fodder shortage which was felt more or less
acutely throughout the whole of the Hariana tract.
The number of bulls supplied and the total number of
approved bulls now working in the three districts are as
follows :—
|
Name of District. |
Number of bulls |
Total number of |
|
Hissar .. .. .. |
40 |
183 |
|
Rohtak .. .. .. |
122 |
376 |
|
Gurgaon .. .. .. |
24 |
643 |