Sri Vijaya Puram, November 11: The Department of Animal Husbandry, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services (AH&VS) will offer free skill development training in goatery and poultry farming to aspiring entrepreneurs in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with registration closing on November 14. The programme aims to equip rural youth, farmers and other interested groups with the skills required to establish enterprises in these sectors.
The training will begin in the third week of November 2026 at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK)-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (CIARI). The department will organise the programmes in association with KVK-CIARI and the Industries Department under the Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) Scheme, approved by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
The initiative is open to rural youth, farmers, women members of self-help groups (SHGs) and unemployed youth interested in taking up goatery or poultry farming as an enterprise. Applicants must register their names with their respective local Senior Veterinary Officer by November 14 to be considered for the training.
Selected candidates will receive training free of cost. Following the programme, the organisers will facilitate their registration on the Udyam Portal, the government’s online platform for the registration of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
The registration process and subsequent Udyam enrolment are intended to help participants move towards establishing their own enterprises in goatery or poultry farming.
Interested applicants seeking further details about the programme and registration process can contact the Senior Veterinary Officer at the Animal Husbandry Training Institute, Livestock Farm Complex, Dollygunj.
