Hyderabad, Nov.12 (NSS): Sabyasachi Ghosh, Special Chief Secretary of Animal Husbandry department, has directed the officials to prepare an action plan, detailed project report for the next 5 years for the distribution of free fodder seeds to the livestock farmers in Telangana State.
He held a state level executive committee meeting of NLM (National Livestock Mission) scheme with the district veterinary officers, senior officers of the department at Directorate of Animal Husbandry, here on Tuesday.
Speaking on the occasion, Sabyasachi Ghosh ordered the Telangana State Seed Development Corporation and other private organisations to examine the projects and study them properly to submit a report accordingly.
“Banks have come forward to provide loans for 67 sheep and goat projects and three poultry projects for this meeting. Now, a total of 412 projects are approved in principle by the Animal Husbandry department under the NLM-EDP NLM-EDP (National Livestock Mission- Entrepreneurship Development Programme,” he said.
The Special Chief Secretary was informed that the field level officials were collected details and recommended all the appropriate projects for the sanction at the central level.
On the recommendation of the State Level Committee, the projects are to be started only after the Central Level Committee examines them and obtains due approval, he said.
It has been suggested to the district officials that the beneficiaries should be made aware that only such projects will get subsidy.
The documents of all those who have applied in the NLM scheme have been thoroughly scrutinised and the cattle patrons have been instructed to make them fully aware of the scheme and support the development of the cattle patrons.
During the meeting, Dr. Gopi, Director, Telangana Animal Husbandry department , Mallishwari, Chief Executive Officer, Telangana Livestock Development Corporation, Dr. B.Subbaraidu, MD Sheep and Goat Breeders Association and other staff participated.