Poultry Development In India
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The value of output from poultry sector is nearly 15000 crore and it provides direct or indirect employment to over 2 million people. About 25 percent of total egg production in the country comes from desi poultry, which is unorganized rural backyard system. A target for achieving production of over 52 billion eggs by 2011-12, at a growth rate of 4.3 percent has been visualized by the Government of India.
Poultry sector, besides employment generation and subsidiary income increase, provides nutritional secutiry especially to the rural poor. Further, landless labourers derive more than 50 percent of their income from livestock especially poultry.
Central Poultry Development Organisations have been playing a pivotal role in the implementation of the policies of the Government with respect to poultry as a tool for alleviating nutritional hunger and palliating the impecuniosities of the resource-poor farmers especially the women. Read more
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Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
April 28, 2008 by Editor · 2 Comments
The scheme was launched on 2 October 1993 and initially was in operation in urban areas. From 1 April 1994 onwards the scheme is being implemented throughout the country. The objective of the scheme is to provide self-employment opportunities to educated unemployed youth in the age group of 18 to 35 years.
In North-Eastern states the eligible age group is from 18-40. There is a 10 year relaxation for SC/ST, ex-servicemen/ physically handicapped and women, in the upper age limit.
To be eligible for assistance under the scheme the family income of the beneficiaries shall not exceed Rs. 40000 per annum and income of parents of the beneficiaries also shall not exceed Rs. 40000. Read more
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