Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday directed the officials to increase dairy, poultry and meat production by 20 per cent this year.
Emphasising the importance of animal husbandry as a growth engine of the primary sector at a review meeting, Mr. Naidu highlighted the potential of the department to provide employment to one crore people.
He set a three-year target to bring animal husbandry and fisheries on par with agriculture and horticulture departments.
Officials informed the Chief Minister about the plan to increase the department’s revenue to Rs 44,241 crore from the current Rs 36,798 crore.
The Chief Minister said officials would be appreciated with incentives and awards.
Head of the Animal Husbandry Department, Kondala Rao informed the Chief Minister that they were able to increase milk production in Chittoor district by providing quality fodder for animals. They have allotted Rs 15 crore for this.
Stating that Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat were leading in milk production, the Chief Minister directed officials to work towards positioning Andhra Pradesh among high milk producing states.
It has also been decided to hand over sheep farming units to women from SC, ST, BC, Minority and DWCRA groups. Sheep farming was also identified as a focus area. The Chief Minister also suggested the officials to explore setting up meat processing units. Principal Secretary (Animal Husbandry) Manmohan Singh, Vijaya Dairy Managing Director Ramana Murthy, AP State Skill Development Corporation, CEO Ganta Subba Rao and others were present.
Officials will be awarded with incentives and awards, says Naidu
