Each of the 8,021 beneficiaries comprising poorest of poor women was given four goats — three female and one male — aged between six months and one year
As the worth of a free goat fixed by the State Government is Rs. 2,500,
each beneficiary gains by Rs. 10,000 for the set of four goats.
According to Animal Husbandry department sources -
- The overall worth of the 32,084 goats given away as benefits so far was Rs. 10.22 crore
- Several hundreds of goats have attained reproductive phase, each with a capacity to give birth to a maximum of four kids per cycle
- Beneficiaries of free goat scheme belonging to 87 villages in Erode district have begun to derive the benefits
- several hundreds of goats reared well by beneficiaries under the scheme have, over a two-year period, given birth to 30,254 offspring
- There are instances where four goats in possession of a single beneficiary have grown to a herd of up to 30
Note
During 2013-14 till date, 2,072 beneficiaries received 8,288 goats worth Rs. 2.69 crore
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