Chandigarh, Dec. 12 -- In a bid to ensure that the dairy farmers of the state do not face any unnecessary hassle and to promote dairy farming, the Punjab government has decided to soften the conditions for getting a no objection certificate (NOC). The state government is in the process of empowering the veterinary officers to issue NOC to dairy farmers instead of Deputy Commissioner. This was announced by Punjab Animal Husbandry and Fisheries and Dairy Development Minister Mr Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa while attending the 14th PDFA International Dairy and Agri Expo 2019 at Jagraon today.

While speaking to media persons on the occasion, Mr Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa said that earlier, the dairy farmers had to take an NOC for transporting th...