: Telanganas sheep scheme turns cash cow #IndiaNEWS #News Hyderabad: Boina Bhulaxmi is a resident of Mudimanikyam village of Adavidevulapally mandal, Nalgonda. Her husband Chandraiah died in 2017 and

Telanganas sheep scheme turns cash cow #IndiaNEWS #News
Hyderabad: Boina Bhulaxmi is a resident of Mudimanikyam village of Adavidevulapally mandal, Nalgonda. Her husband Chandraiah died in 2017 and she suddenly felt the weight of educating her two sons besides having to perform her daughters marriage. Her parents stepped in and gave her 20 sheep and the money they earned through sheep farming was not sufficient to make both ends meet. In 2017, she enrolled under the TRS governments unique subsidised Sheep Distribution programme aimed at the economic empowerment of the shepherds in the State.
The State government, under the programme, provided her with 20 sheep and a ram that is a complete unit under the scheme, costing Rs 1. 25 lakh. The government also provided her with 206 kg feed and Rs 400 worth of medicines. Under the guidance of local veterinary department officials, Bhulaxmi ensured 100 per cent survival of the sheep flock and in six months, the ewes gave birth to 40 lambs including 15 female and 25 male lambs. Bhulaxmai sold 23 male lambs when they reached a body weight of five to seven kg and retained two for breeding. She is presently earning Rs 2. 25 lakh per annum.
Bhulaxmis success story is not isolated since there are hundreds of families that have benefitted from the sheep distribution programme. Telangana, which has already established itself in a preeminent position in the country in various sectors including IT, pharma, agriculture, and power, among others, has also emerged as a frontrunner in meat production. The State governments flagship initiative has led to a massive increase in meat production, from 5,05,000 tonnes in 2014-15 to 8,48,000 tonnes in 2019-20. The steps taken by the State government ensured that meat production increased by nearly 40,000 to 50,000 tonnes annually. In 2015-16 the meat production was 5,42,000 tonnes, in 2016-17 it was 5,91,000 tonnes, 2017-18 it was 6,45,000 tonnes, in 2018-19 it was 7,54,000 tonnes and in 2019-20 it escalated to 8,48,000 tonnes.
Incidentally, Telangana is also the third-largest producer of wool in the country. After Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana now produces the third highest quantity of wool in the country. In 2019-20, 3,96,000 kg of wool was produced in the State. The State government has been emphasising on strengthening the rural economy and its flagship programme of distributing sheep for rearing is helping the shepherd community reap good profits.
About six lakh families are dependent on sheep and goat rearing in the State. The Telangana State Sheep and Goat Development Corporation Cooperative Federation Limited under National Cooperative Development Cooperation (NCDC) assistance are taking up different initiatives aimed at increasing the income of the shepherd community.

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