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INCREASE IN LIVESTOCK

POPULATION

The livestock sector is not only an
important sub-sector of agriculture
in India, but it also helps farmers tide
over the financial crisis. Apart from
contributing to the national economy,
the livestock sector provides a living
for 8 crore rural households. India is
also a world leader in the production The total livestock population (all domesticated animals and
of milk. In 2014, the Indian government their numbers) has almost doubled since 1951
launched the National Livestock Mission
with the goal of creating jobs, fostering
entrepreneurship, and increasing per Livestock sector provides livelihood to 80 million rural households
animal productivity. Since 1951, the
total livestock population, which includes National Livestock Mission was launched in 2014 for employment
all domesticated animals, has nearly generation, entrepreneurship development and increase in per
doubled. Not only that, but the livestock animal productivity
sector helps unemployed youth and Livestock includes cattle, adult female cattle, buffaloes, adult
animal herders find work, as well as pave female buffaloes, sheep, goats, horses and ponies, camels, pigs,
the way for a AatmaNirbhar Bharat. mules, donkeys, yaks, mithuns.

started the non-cooperation movement in 1920, day of Bhagat Singh's hanging on March 23, 1931,
he left his studies and joined this movement. the British put him in jail for six months for the
He was a leading member of the Congress harsh editorial he wrote in "Yuvak." As an active
Socialist Party. He was also President of Bihar's freedom fighter, he spent about eight years in
Provincial Kisan Sabha and Vice President of jail. His first article was published in Kanpur's
the All India Kisan Sabha. By 1934, Benipuri had "Pratap" newspaper in 1916. He was also the
a close relationship with Jayaprakash Narayan. editor of Tarun Bharat, Kisan Mitra, Golmaal, and
In 1942, just before the Quit India Balak, but he rose to prominence
Movement, Ramvriksha Benipuri IN 1942, JUST BEFORE THE with the publication of Yuvak in
was imprisoned in Hazaribagh QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT, 1929. During his confinement
Jail. Jai Prakash Narayan is said at Hazaribagh Central Jail,
to have escaped from Hazaribagh RAMVRIKSHA BENIPURI Benipuri wrote the book
Jail with his assistance. Benipuri WAS IMPRISONED IN "Ambapali." On the occasion of
proposed the abolition of the 75th anniversary of the Quit
Zamindari at the 50th Congress HAZARIBAGH JAIL. India Movement, Prime Minister
session in Faizpur in 1937. He Narendra Modi remembered
was a vocal opponent of casteism, and while Ramvriksha Benipuri and a book written by him,
imprisoned in Hazaribagh Jail, he launched the "Zangeeren aur Diwaaren," in the Lok Sabha
"Break the Janeu Campaign." on August 9, 2017. Prime Minister Modi had
Ramvriksha Benipuri's persuit for literature and also made a reference to some of the book's
revolution went side by side. He brought out contents. On September 9, 1968, Ramvriksha
several newspapers, including "Yuvak." On the Benipuri died.

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