Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Nov 20: The government of Karnataka is mulling to open outlets in line with Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) to market packaged sheep and goat meat at reasonable rates.

This scheme which will fall under animal husbandry department will create employment to rural folk. Congress MLC T B Jayachandra, who is special representative of Karnataka government at New Delhi, said that the work of hi-tech slaughter house at Cheelanahalli at Shira taluk in Tumakuru is in its final stages. This slaughter house which is constructed with private agency participation is expected to get ready by January 2024.

Giving details of the scheme, Jayachandra said, “This scheme is planned in order for the sheep and goat farmers to get good price for their animals and also to provide quality meat to the public. Under this project, the animals are bought directly from the farmers. This will also increase their income. The department will put efforts to form a meat brand like that of KMF Nandini. This will also create more employment in rural areas.

“The government also has plans to produce products from the skin of goat and sheep. Officials of the department will be sent to Tamil Nadu and Amboor in Kolkata. Studies are done in these places on the products that are made out of the skins of sheep and goat,” he said.