Maharashtra Assembly winter session concludes, next session from Feb 26

The Maharashtra Assembly winter session which began on December 7 in Nagpur concluded on Wednesday The assembly cleared 17 bills during the session reported the PTIThe next session of the legislature will be held in Mumbai from February 26 said assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar as per the PTIDuring the twoweeklong winter session the assembly worked for 110 hours with a daily average of 1005 hours he saidThe assembly received 7581 questions of which 247 were accepted As many as 34 questions were answered Narwekar saidThe assembly also cleared 17 bills during the session he saidThe 288member lower house recorded a maximum attendance of 93 per cent while 6471 per cent was the minimum attendance The average attendance during the winter session stood at 8169 per cent he said as per the PTIMeanwhile the Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced a subsidy of Rs 5 per litre for milk producers which will be implemented for the next two months reported the PTIAccording to the news agency the state animal husbandry and dairy development minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil made this announcement in the legislative assemblyThe government has decided to give a subsidy of Rs 5 per litre to milk producers who supply it to cooperative dairies This decision will remain effective for the first two months of the next year he saidOnce the amount calculated on Rs 29 per litre milk price is deposited in the bank accounts of milk producers the government will transfer the subsidy amount to the same accounts the minister added as per the PTICurrently dairies procure milk at Rs 29 per litreThe Maharashtra legislative council on Wednesday passed the Maharashtra Bovine Breeding Regulation Bill 2023 which seeks to regulate the breeding of bovine species including cows reported the PTIAccording to the news agency the Maharashtra Go Jatiya Prajanan Bill was presented by Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil in the upper houseIt provides for stringent quality control measures for the semen used in artificial insemination regulation of insemination practices and the creation of the Maharashtra Go Rajya Prajnan Niyaman Pradhikaran Bovine Breeding Regulation Authority a dedicated body for overseeing and enforcing quality control the minister said as per the PTIThe bill also promotes technological advancements such as the use of sexsorted semen at a subsidized rate and aims to address the shortage of qualified veterinarians by establishing private veterinary universities said Vikhe PatilThe legislation has the potential to rejuvenate the dairy industry in Maharashtra and seeks to make the state a leader in sustainable and highyield milk production he saidwith PTI inputs