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Special awareness camp in progress
She came in contact with Dr. Sarvesh Gupta, poultry and goatry” at Village Sarotri on
Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Hospital, Baroh, 5 th August 2015 and she was motivated enough.
District Kangra (H.P.) and Dr. Mukesh Mahajan
Senior Veterinary Officer Kangra during an
awareness campaign on the theme “Self-
employment for widows through backyard
Based upon previous experience, she found
backyard poultry suitable and tailor made for her
needs as she was well aware about the demand of
eggs and poultry meat in her area.
Poultry farmers getting trained under National Livestock Mission
(Backyard Poultry farming) during the year 2015-16
She showed her interest and commitment in
the poultry farming. During the year 2015-16,
she was given 50 birds under Backyard Poultry
Scheme which she successfully reared and
earned a good profit. She got poultry training
under National Livestock Mission (Backyard
Poultry Scheme) and constructed a poultry
shed. Being an experienced poultry farmer, she
out-performed other farmers and her case was
jointly monitored by the officers of NABARD
and Animal Husbandry Department, Himachal
Pradesh.