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Free milch cows and goats provided to 2 lakh families
Promised in the manifesto
Milch cows and goats will be provided free of cost to 2 lakh families.
From the manifesto: Porul (Wealth) › 5. Welfare of Farmers, Agricultural Labourers and Fisherfolk › D. Livestock and Dairy Products Development, see page 51
Where it standsIn the budget
In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.
The government set aside funds to provide goats to 30,000 people and milch cows to 10,000 rural women annually.
So far
Provision of goats to 30,000 people and cows to 10,000 women
Not yet seen
Provision for the remaining 160,000 families to meet the target of 2 lakh families is not yet addressed.
Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them.
Documents behind this
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speechRevised Budget speech 2026-27, page 36
- Under the 'Vetri Magalir Goat Rearing Scheme', five goats or sheep will be provided with a 100 per cent subsidy to 30,000 eligible persons in rural areas.
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speechRevised Budget speech 2026-27, page 38
- The Government will provide milch cows at no cost to 10,000 eligible rural women every year, with an allocation of Rs.57 crore.
Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.
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