Under the second phase of the sheep distribution scheme, the State government has set a target of distributing sheep units to 3.38 lakh beneficiaries. Chief Secretary A Santhi Kumari asked District Collectors and other officials in a video conference on Thursday to establish an action plan for the collection of sheep units, transportation and collection of deposits from the beneficiaries.
She stated that the strategy should be designed with the goal of delivering sheep to 3.38 lakh persons in the second phase in mind. She added that the sheep distribution program should be organised under the leadership of respective District Collectors, and that Collectors of 12 districts, which have the highest number of beneficiaries, were asked to initiate special measures.
The Chief Secretary directed that the District Collectors should come along with people from their respective districts for the unveiling of the 125-feet statue of Dr. BR Ambedkar’s on April 14.
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Finance Minister T Harish Rao said at a Kuruma community meeting in Sangareddy district in February that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao received praise for his work for the welfare of the Kuruma community in the state. He said that the state government had spent a record Rs.11,000 crore on subsidised sheep unit distribution in Telangana, and the government had increased the cost of each sheep unit according to the increased prices of sheep to launch the second phase.
He stated that their efforts have gained the praise of shepherds all around the country. He said former Karnataka Minister and Congress leader HM Revanna made a personal visit to the Chief Minister to felicitate him for his work. National Convenor of Shepherd India International (SII) Revanna also attended the Kuruma Community meeting in Sangareddy.
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