Subsidy-linked funding sought to keep poultry business viable for young entrepreneurs

The Broiler Coordination Committee (BCC), representing a majority of the State’s poultry companies, has urged the government to provide subsidy to aspiring poultry entrepreneurs on the lines of the funding extended through Horticulture Department for establishing poly house/greenhouse for vegetable cultivation.Poultry companies in the State are concentrated in Palladam, Pollachi, and Udumalpet.A draft proposal submitted by the BCC to Minister for Animal Husbandry S. Kamali urged the government to allocate funds on an annual basis to help youth in rural parts to pursue poultry entrepreneurship.The poultry sector, a classified agricultural activity, was facing headwinds, warranting the government’s consideration on electricity tariff. A separate subsidised electricity tariff should be formulated for the poultry units, K. Chinnasamy, secretary, BCC, said in the proposal submitted to the Minister.Over the past three decades, the poultry sector has been providing the rural population with a viable additional income by way of contract poultry farming.Due to inflation, however, setting up of a modern poultry farm with all the necessary infrastructure mandated by the Pollution Control Board and other requirements has become too tough for aspiring poultry farmers, said Mr. Chinnasamy, who is also secretary of Poultry Farmers Regulatory Committee.Drawing the department’s attention to the need for rendering plants, Mr. Chinnasamy said meat waste, which is dumped in the open, causing serious health issues, could be collected and processed into protein-rich food for aqua and pet food industry.As one of the leading poultry producer, Tamil Nadu should establish rendering plants to prevent health hazards.The government could, through the Animal Husbandry Department, identify land parcels in its possession and secure necessary environmental approval for establishing such plants, said Mr. Chinnasamy. Published - August 24, 2026 08:25 pm IST