Animal Husbandry Minister T Srinivas Yadav today claimed that Telangana is at the forefront to implement the flagship program of Sheep Distribution to help Yadavas in the state. Srinivas Yadav informed that Telangana tops the nation with 1.92 cr sheep and produced 1.22 lakh tons of meat in the State.
A Team of NCDC made a visit to the state and held a brief meeting with the minister and officials concerned in the city here. After the program, the team of NCDC appreciated the state government for the sheep program.
The Minister with a video presentation explained to the team about the Sheep distribution program to the official team. Srinivas Yadav said that it helped for creation of wealth and developed the Yadavas in a big way. This scheme is implemented only in Telangana and no other states are able to start them, he claimed. He attributed the scheme to the vision and commitment of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. The minister said that the second phase of the sheep distribution program was on and the government released Rs 5000 cr. This was in addition to Rs 60000 cr released for the first phase of the sheep distribution program.
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He informed that they gave 79.16 lakhs of sheep to 3,76,985 beneficiaries in the first phase. The number of sheep was increased by 1.30 cr he said adding that the market value of the same is about Rs 6500 cr.
Under the leadership of KCR, the government gave the sheep to 7.61lakh Yadav families with each unit of 21 sheep (20 female, 1 male) for Rs 1.25 lakh. This will get them 75 percent of the subsidy to benefit the Yadav’s he said. The minister said that now the government increased each unit cost to Rs 1.75 lakh for 21 sheep.
Srinivas Yadav said that Telangana is first at national in sheep program as the Yadavas getting benefit through it. Telangana tops the nation with 1.92 cr sheep, the minister added.
The NCDC team includes Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Mukhesh Kumar, Bhupender Singh, Tehadur Rahman, Dubasi, and Srinivasulu.
SOURCE:NSS
