Bengal’s poultry sector seeks Rs 400-crore aid
Even as poultry farms in the organised sector in West Bengal have not been affected as much as those in the unorganised sector following the recent outbreak of bird flu in the state, poultry owners from that sector have claimed Rs 400 crore as gra...
By TNN |
KOLKATA : Even as poultry farms in the organised sector in West Bengal have not been affected as much as those in the unorganised sector following the recent outbreak of bird flu in the state, poultry owners from that sector have claimed Rs 400 crore as grants from the state government and the Centre as well to cover their loss.
Though there was no large-scale culling of chickens in the organised poultry sector following the recent attack of the disease in major parts of the state, the sector has suffered a loss of Rs 400 crore due to shrinkage in the sale of chickens and eggs over the past one month, claims the West Bengal Poultry Forum, the representative body of the organised poultry sector.
While placing the demand before the state government and the Centre, the forum has also requested the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government to restore normalcy in the supply of chicken feed, which has been severely disrupted in the wake of outbreak of bird flu in the state.
To help the bird-flu affected poultry owners, the state government has recently announced a Rs 700-crore bailout package wherein it has made a provision of Rs 100 crore as grants to all the affected 37 lakh poultry farmers including organised poultry owners.
The remaining Rs 600 crore is to be arranged as a long-term bank loan at lower interest rates, for which the state government is currently negotiating with banks.
Though there was no large-scale culling of chickens in the organised poultry sector following the recent attack of the disease in major parts of the state, the sector has suffered a loss of Rs 400 crore due to shrinkage in the sale of chickens and eggs over the past one month, claims the West Bengal Poultry Forum, the representative body of the organised poultry sector.
While placing the demand before the state government and the Centre, the forum has also requested the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government to restore normalcy in the supply of chicken feed, which has been severely disrupted in the wake of outbreak of bird flu in the state.
To help the bird-flu affected poultry owners, the state government has recently announced a Rs 700-crore bailout package wherein it has made a provision of Rs 100 crore as grants to all the affected 37 lakh poultry farmers including organised poultry owners.
The remaining Rs 600 crore is to be arranged as a long-term bank loan at lower interest rates, for which the state government is currently negotiating with banks.
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