Tax on Property and House to Be Levied on Dairy Sheds in Rural Areas: CM Naidu
Naidu said an Aadhaar-like system called Cow Aadhaar' has demonstrated a success rate of 96 per cent.
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said AP ranked first in egg production, fifth in meat production and seventh in milk production in the country.
The CM said on Wednesday that over 11.23 per cent of AP's GSDP was coming from the livestock sector in 2024-25. “Our goal is to make AP a global hub for smart and sustainable animal husbandry with the help of AI.”
He was addressing the Tech Al 2.0 Conclave organised by the state animal husbandry department and the global forum for sustainable transformation in Vijayawada.
Naidu said the dairy industry brought radical change in the lives of the poor. “Whenever TD is in power, the highest priority has been accorded to the farm sector.” He was happy that the Global Forum for Sustainable Transformation (GFST) organised the workshop to eliminate poverty by promoting the livestock sector.
He announced that property tax and house tax would be levied for dairy sheds in rural areas. “All the central schemes will be uploaded online.”
The chief minister, who took part in the conclave for over three hours, also interacted with persons from different professions and asked them about their revenue along with expenditure. ”Over 42 lakh families in the state are dependent on dairy farming,” he noted.
In the five-year TD rule from 2014, the revenue of farmers has doubled, the CM claimed.
Observing that AP reached the number-one position in the farming sector, Naidu felt the need for improving the service sector besides increasing the number of industries. “In Telangana, 67 per cent of revenue is coming from the service sector, while in AP, it is only 46 per cent.”