Leh: A workshop and training program on the Integrated Sample Survey (ISS) for State and District Nodal Officers of Himachal Pradesh, the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh was conducted today in Leh. The program was inaugurated by Jagat Hazarika, Advisor (Statistics), Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India.
The primary objectives of the workshop were to update the State and District Nodal Officers on the eLISS application, identify critical data gaps, and propose suitable measures to ensure accurate reporting of major livestock product data from the States and Union Territories.
Prominent attendees included V. P. Singh, Director (AHS) DAHD, GoI; Dr. Mohd Iqbal, Director of Animal/Sheep Husbandry & Fisheries Departments, UT of Ladakh; Dr. Altaf Ahmad Laway, Director of AHD, Kashmir; and State/District Nodal Officers from Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Ladakh. Representatives from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (ICAR-IASRI) were also present.