Sale of dry fodder at subsidised rates for 2015-16 was launched by Animal Husbandry Minister T.K.M. Chinnaiyya on Wednesday.
The government has ordered the sale of dry fodder at subsidised rates to farmers as part of drought relief measures. Farmers can purchase a kilogram of hay at Rs. 2. Farmers can purchase three kg of fodder per cattle head for a week. A farmer can buy a maximum of 105 kg a week for five head of cattle for two months.
According to officials, Rs. five lakh per godown has been allocated for procuring fodder from farmers in Kancheepuram district. In 2014-15, 1.44 lakh kg of fodder was procured and distributed to 545 beneficiaries from the district. Kancheepuram Collector, V.K. Shanmugam, Animal Husbandry Joint Director, V. Panneerselvam, and Tambaram RDO, D. Farida Bhanu were present at the function in Chitlapakkam.
