new Pashmina Wool Development Scheme and related stuff

Recently  ,Union Government granted an aid of 41 Crore Rupees to protect Pashmina Goats.

Why ?

this came in light of concern over the recent deaths of thousands of Pashmina goats in the Ladakh region.


Main Components of the Scheme  (new Pashmina Wool Development Scheme )

• It includes assistance for foundation stock in new areas for Pashmina rearing activities.
• Inclusion of Health coverage and feed supplement.
• Strengthening of existing fodder bank and pashmina goat breeding farm. 
• It will also include establishment of multipurpose extension centre and pasture farm on migratory routes.
• Development of Breeder orientation training camp for research and development.

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Additional Reading 

The world's first pashmina goat clone, produced in Kashmir, has been named Noori, an Arabic word referring to light, in Srinagar by a group of scientists and ...under the leadership of Dr Riaz Ahmad Shah, associate professor, Centre of Animal Biotechnology, Kashmir.

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• Shahmina - type of shawl made from Pashmina with a fiber diameter of 13 micrometres
• Shahtoosh - specific kind of shawl, woven with the down hair of the Tibetan antelope

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What is CASHMERE ?

• Too much confused and afraid of popularity of Pashmina as a thing of east and bugged by its undying demand some companies to make huge profits and confining the goods to their own registered CASHMERE as a trade mark item for their own use and benefits and to make it highly expensive out of reach of people as copyright and monopoly business defined their own defination as a thing of west and to restrict the entry of Pashmina into west by its own definations to make huge profits for a 100 USD pashmina shawl to sell at 1000 USD as cashmere without any value addition.

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GOATS in INDIA  !!!!!--------------------------------------------------------

Goat breeds in INDIA

• Goat breeds of India and their description

  Region/breed	Utility	Body size	Adult Weight	Confirmation
  1	2	3	4	5
  1. Temperate
  Gaddi	Fibre	Medium	M 27.45+ - 0.41 F 24.72+ - 0.51	Coat colour is while but black and brown combination is also seen. Ears medium and drooping, nose convex, under small and and round long white hairs
  Changthangi	Fibre	Small	M 20.37+- 0.24 F19.75+- 0.15	Predominantly white but grey, brown or black also found. Large horns. Producing pashmina as under coat
  Chegu	Fibre	Small	M 21.39+_1.12 F 20.45 +_0.45	Coat is usually white mixed with greyish red produ- cing pashmina as under coat
  Shingari	Meat	Small	M 25.23 + - 0.56 F 20.35 + - 0.41	Coat colour vary from while to grey with black or tan patches
  2. North- Western Region
  Jamunapari	Milk	Large	M 44.66 + - 1.89 F 38.03 + - 0.63	Predominantly white with brown patches on neck and face, long and pendulous ears, roman nose, tuff of hairs on buttocks, large and developed udder
  Beetal	Milk	Large	M 59.07 +_ 2.82 F 34.97 +_ 0.52	Coat colour is black or brown with white patches. Face convex, long and flat ears, udder large and well set
  3.Southern Region
  Osmanabadi	Milk & Meat	Medium	M 33.66 + - 0.55 F 32.36 + - 0.55	Coat colour variable-black, white or spotted, medium long ears, udder is small, round with short teats
  Malabari	Milk & Meat	Medium	M 38.96 + - 2.32 F 31.12 + - 0.90	Coat colour vary from complete white to complete black, small twisted horns, medium sized ears, udder small and round
  Sangamneri	Meat	Medium	M 38.37 + - 2.44 F 28.97 + - 0.49	Body colour white, black or brown with spots. Ears are medium and drooping, udder small
  4. Eastern Region
  Bengal	Meat	Small	M 32.37 + - 2.74 F 18.31 + - 1.67	Colour is black, brown or grey, short horns both sexes have beard, profile, udder very small
  Ganjam	Meat	Medium	M 44.05+ - 0.13 F 31.87+ - 0.37	Tall, laggy, coat is black, white or brown or spotted, medium sized ears, straight long horns, udder poorly developed
  Assam Hill	Meat	Small	M 25.45+ - 2.12 F 18.31+ - 1.67	Small body with short leg, coat colour vary from black to brown and spotted ears small and flat
  Jakharana	Milk	Large	M 57.80 + - 3.50 F 44.48 + - 0.52	Coat is predominantly black with white spots on ears, narrow forehead, udder is large with conical teats.
  5. Western Region
  Sirohi	Milk & Meat	Large	M 50.37+ - 2.52 F 22.54+ - 0.17	Compact body, coat colour predominantly brown with light or dark patches, flat ears, udder medium sized and round
  Barbari	Milk & Meat	Medium	M 30.8+ - 1.96 F 22.56+ - 0.17	Body compact, coat colour is white with brown patches, short erect ears, shining eyes, udder well set with small teats
  Kutchi	Milk and Meat	Medium	M 43.50+- 1.16 F 39.29+ - 0.38	Coat is predominantly black, few with brown or white spots, long hairs, long and drooping ears, udder well developed.
  Marwari	Milk and Meat	Medium	M 33.18+ - 1.77 F 25.85+ - 0.29	Predominantly black coat with long hairs, few animals with white or brown patches, udder is round and small
  Mehasana	Milk and Meat	Medium	M 37.14+ - 1.51 F 32.29+ - 0.38	The coat is black with white spots at the hase of the ears. Leaf like & droop-ing ears, twisted horns, developed udder.
  Zalawadi	Milk and Meat	Medium	M 38.84+ - 1.46 F 32.99+ - 0.32	Coat is black with long hairs, long and drooping ears, long twisted horns, large udder with conical teats.
  Surti	Milk	Medium	M 29.50+ - 0.50 F	White in colour, medium sized ears, small horns, very well developed udder