Hon’ble Chief Minister of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Sri Dr. Seediri Appalaraju
Animal Husbandry Dept. Minister
Sri Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy
District Incahrge Minister
During the years 1975-76 emphasis was made by Department of Animal Husbandry in sheep development through organization of primary sheep growers Co-operative societies in the District. Input like supply of breeding rams, medicines and shelter was provided by District Rural – Development Agency and Pasture development was entrusted to Forest Department with provision of 100 Hects Pasture plot for grazing the societies sheep with water facility in the forest land. The Sheep were taken as share capital of the societies.
These Societies acted as demonstration units at village level and the benefits of Deworming, timely vaccinations against epidemics was given to small ruminant producers for replication.
271 Primary Sheep Breeders Co-Operatives were organized in the District with (13550) small ruminant producers as members.
POONAM MALAKONDAIAH
Special Chief Secretary
Dr. Venkataramana
Managing Director, APSGDCFL, Guntur, A.P.
Sri . Gandham Chandrudu, IAS
District Collector
Dr. Swaroopa Rani
Incharge Joint Director
Dr. M. Kanthamma
Executive Director
Sri. Dowla
Cooperative Senior Inspector
Dr. T Kiran Kumar Reddy
VAS
N Venkata Kullayappa
Supporting Staff
V. Sindhuja
Supporting Staff
K J Ramalinga
Supporting Staff
Chitra Ramakrishna
President
Bala Anjineyulu
Vice President
R. Adinarayana
Director
B. Lakshmi Narayana
Director
K. Subramanyam
Director
K. Sangappa
Director
C. Sivaiah
Director
P. Dhanunjaya
Director
B.C. Eeranna
Director
M. Mallanna
Director
S.Satyanarayana Reddy
Director
A. Jayamma
Director
District - Anantapur
Area - 44.98 km2 (17.37 sq mi)
Number of Mandals - 63
Population - 261,004(2011)
Official Language - Telugu
Sheep Population - 49.23 lakhs
Goat Population - 8.84 lakhs
No of Sheep families - 90000 +
No of PSBCU - 331
No of PSBCU having membership in DSBCU - 187