Free backyard poultry — Kadaknath birds, turkey poults and laying-hen kits (Puducherry)
Funded, but no order confirms it is still open: Puducherry Budget Speech 2025-26 (Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, 12.03.2025) (12 Mar 2025, Para 19 (Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare) — proposed for 2025-26 (2,500 kit beneficiaries))
Rural families get 6-week-old Kadaknath birds or turkey poults free, and 2,500 beneficiaries get a free kit of 20 laying hens with feed and a cage.
- Lead benefit
- FreeKit of 20 laying hens + feed + cage, free; 6-week Kadaknath birds / turkey poults, free
- Components
- 1each read from the document
- Who can apply
- Allapplicants
- Closing date
- Noneapply any time
What it pays
Free Kadaknath birds or turkey poults, and a free kit of 20 laying hens with feed and a cage.
What the document says, word for word
The speech does not say how many Kadaknath birds or poults each family gets.
“To tap backyard poultry and to enhance rural economy by selling meat and egg, 6 weeks grown 12,000 Kadaknath birds, 25,000 Turkey poults will be distributed free of cost. Further, a kit of 20 egg laying hens, feed and cage will be distributed free of cost to 2,500 beneficiaries.”How much can I claim?
Kit of 20 laying hens + feed + cage, free; 6-week Kadaknath birds / turkey poults, free
The speech does not say how many Kadaknath birds or poults each family gets.
Who can apply
- All applicants
Papers you need
How to apply
- Ask at the nearest veterinary dispensary of the Animal Husbandry Department when beneficiaries are selected (para 19).
- The speech prints no selection rules; numbers are fixed (12,000 Kadaknath birds, 25,000 turkey poults, 2,500 kits).
Applying is free. Never pay anyone to apply for you.
When to apply
The guidelines set no closing date.
Combining with other schemes
The documents do not say whether this can be combined with other schemes. Ask the implementing office before you count on both.