Military Farms
Only 30 acres of land under Military Farm Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) has been made available to Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for development of national milk breed for cow.
Military Farms at Meerut, Pimpari, Bangdubi, Ambala, Lucknow and Jammu having a total of 27 bulls are rearing bulls for transfer to Bull Rearing Unit of ICAR.
Data is also provided to ICAR, for analysis by Jhansi, Secunderabad, Guwahati, Pathankot, Jalandhar, Bareily and Jabalpur Military Farms.
Proposal to close down Military Farms is under examination.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri DilipkumarMansukhlal Gandhiin Lok Sabha today.
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