Jharkhand has become self-reliant in the field of fisheries production. Now, the farmers of Jharkhand will give a new identity to the State in the field of animal husbandry. To ensure this, the present Government has brought a scheme for the cattlemen & farmers of the State.

In tribal-dominated Jharkhand, Animal husbandry has been a tradition for many years. But, it was never adopted as a business. To promote animal husbandry in the State, Chief Minister Hemant Soren launched the Chief Minister Livestock Development Scheme.  The scheme incorporates several facilities and provisions of grants for farmers.

For many years the State has been facing the curse of migration due to the uneven geographical condition in the state and the lack of self-employment in the village. During the COVID -19 outbreak and consequent lockdown, millions of migrant workers returned to their villages, giving employment to them was a challenge for the government.

To find the way out to this problem & providing a livelihood to the vast majority of this population, an initiative of giving self-employment in the village was undertaken. The aim was to make the state self-reliant by increasing the production of milk, meat and egg in the state.

For this, the Chief Minister Livestock Development Scheme has been started by converging the previously operated schemes under the Animal Husbandry Division and various schemes under Welfare Department and Rural Development Department.

Under the Chief Minister Livestock Development Scheme, Goat farming, Pig Farming, Backyard Layer Poultry Farming, Broiler Poultry Farming, Duck-Chick Distribution, distribution of two cows under Cattle Development Scheme, 5 to 10 cow distribution under Kamadhenu Dairy Farming Scheme, distribution of hand and electric chaff cutters, assistance to progressive dairy farmers and technical input materials are being provided to the beneficiaries.