Former Chief Minister Selvi.j. Jayalalithaa’s Free Distribution of Goats, Sheep and Cows Schemes - A Study

Abstract

India is a welfare state, but there is only one state that firmly went ahead with welfare measures that was the state of Tamil Nadu. Ms. Jayalalithaa became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for 16 years and she was famous for her welfare schemes. The significant role of the welfare scheme was to protect the wellbeing of the children, destitute women, senior citizens and third gender. She initiated a scheme called “Free distribution of Goat, Sheep and Milk Cows”, for the poor beneficiaries in the rural areas in order to enhance their standard of living. Under this scheme, the people belong to backward areas in various districts of the state were mostly benefited. This scheme was creating another “White Revolution” in Tamil Nadu. The Government was distributed 60,000 milk Cows on free of cost to the poor people and also distributed Goat and sheep on free of cost to the needy beneficiaries across a period of 5 years. This scheme also uplifts the economic position of Tamil Nadu.