In a move expected to economically empower the shepherd communities in the State, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday launched an ambitious subsidised sheep rearing program.
He handed over the sheep at 75 per cent Subsidy to three beneficiaries at Kondapaka village in his own constituency Gajwel on Tuesday vowing to make the sheep farmer one of the most richest communities in the state. He also distributed the insurance documents among them.
Under the program every shepherd or Yadav family will get 20 sheep and one ram or male sheep. On the whole 75.17 lakh sheep will be distributed to 3,57,971 families in the State this year. Addressing a public meeting on the occasion he said such programs were aimed at ensuring that the benefits of the faster economic development reach all the sections of the society specially the weaker sections.
The scheme will benefit those sheep farmers who were enrolled with the local cooperative societies. While 50% sheep farmers in the state will be covered this year, rest will benefit next year. “In the united Andhra Pradesh state Telanagana suffered a lot but within three years of becoming a separate State Telangana has become number one State in the country in terms of faster economic growth.