Itanagar, Feb 13: The animal husbandry, veterinary & dairy development department distributed six goats each – comprising five females and one male – to 20 beneficiaries on Saturday, under the National Livestock Mission. This goat distribution took place Longding District of Arunachal Pradesh.
A total of 117 beneficiaries in the district are expected to benefit from the scheme.
DC Bani Lego urged the beneficiaries to “avail the scheme provided by the government in a responsible manner, in order to generate sustainable income.”
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District Veterinary Officer Dr. TS Miji informed that “this is a 100 percent subsidy scheme to assist and encourage poor and marginalized farmers to take part in animal husbandry and for the uplift of livelihood,” and advised the beneficiaries to take proper care of the goats provided to them.
Kanubari-based Senior Veterinary Officer Dr. CA Tingkhatra highlighted “the feeding and management of goaty rearing” to the beneficiaries, while Longding Veterinary Officer Dr. Mitek Tarang spoke about medication, vaccination, and prevention of diseases in the animals.
