Special Incentive Scheme to Encourage Women SHG Members Rearing Indigenous Cattle in Coimbatore District

The Animal Husbandry Department is implementing a special incentive scheme during 2026–2027 to conserve indigenous cattle breeds and improve their reproductive capacity by encouraging women members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) who rear indigenous cattle.

Eligible beneficiaries must be members of recognised Women’s Self-Help Groups and engaged in rearing any one of the indigenous breeds, namely Kangeyam, Pulikulam, Umblachery, Bargur, Alambadi or Toda buffaloes. Selected beneficiaries will receive an incentive of ₹5,000 through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). A 30% reservation will be provided for beneficiaries belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST).

Eligible women SHG members interested in availing themselves of this scheme are requested to approach their nearest Veterinary Dispensary and submit their applications through the prescribed website, as informed by the District Collector, Thiru. Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar, I.A.S. (PDF 65KB)