HP to provide cover to sheep breeding

Gaddi tribes of Himachal Pradesh now have reason to cheer. The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to extend insurance cover to this sheep-breeding community of about 4,373, which mainly dwell around the Dhauladhar mountain range. A meeting of the Himachal Pradesh Gaddi Welfare Board at Dharamshala, presided over by chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, arrived at the decision. The Gaddi tribes are diminishing fast because of the cultural invasion by other communities. To give a boost to ship breeding, the main occupation of Gaddi tribes, the state has submitted two projects to the textile ministry. One of these two projects, ...

More...