Animal husbandry can provide jobs to one crore people: CM

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed officials to increase dairy, poultry and meat production by 20 per cent from this year, thus giving a fillip to animal husbandry as a growth engine of the primary sector.
According to an official release issued here today, the chief minister highlighted animal husbandry's potential to provide employment to one crore people, during a review meeting with the state animal husbandry department.
Naidu set a three-year target to bring animal husbandry and fisheries at par with agriculture as well as horticulture departments, the release stated.
Officials informed Naidu about a plan to increase the department's revenue to Rs 44,241 crore from the current Rs 36,798 crore, the release stated.

"If we can achieve the target by Sankranti 2016, we will organise animal stalls and competitions," the chief minister said.
Animal Husbandry Department head Kondala Rao informed Naidu that milk production in Chittoor district has been increased by providing quality fodder, for which Rs 15 crore was allocated, the release stated.
Stating that Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat lead in milk production, he directed officials to work to make Andhra Pradesh among highest milk producing states, it said.
It has also been decided to hand over sheep farming units to women hailing from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Castes, minorities as well as Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas (DWCRA) groups. Naidu also urged officials to explore setting up meat processing units and market them to achieve good results, it said.