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Telangana govt sanctions Rs 6,000 crore for second phase of sheep distribution scheme
Updated Jul 21, 2021, 7:17 am IST
With sheep becoming costlier when compared with first phase in 2017, the CM approved proposals to hike the price
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Tuesday sanctioned Rs.6,000 crore for launching the second phase of sheep distribution scheme across the state. The first phase had cost Rs.5,000 crore.
He directed animal husbandry minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav and officials to start sheep distribution at the earliest, and finance minister T. Harish Rao to release the required funds. With sheep becoming costlier when compared with first phase in 2017, the CM approved proposals to hike the price from Rs.1.25 lakh to Rs.1.75 lakh per unit comprising 20 sheep and a ram.
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