Kudumbashree Kerala Chicken Project has hit the 100 crore club with a record turnover of Rs 105.63 crores. The project has made a great leap forward by achieving a good achievement in turnover in the financial year 2024-25. Adding this, the project has acquired a total turnover of Rs 357 crores till date. Kudumbashree Kerala Chicken Project is currently being implemented in 11 districts of Kerala. As part of this, 450 broiler farms and 139 outlets are operating in the state. Around seven hundred beneficiaries who are members of this project will receive the entire turnover income.
The Kerala Chicken Project was started in the state in 2019. What makes the project remarkable is that it has been able to ensure attractive income for the beneficiaries from the very beginning. The beneficiary running an outlet gets an average income of Rs. 89,000 per month. Till date, the beneficiaries have received Rs. 45.40 crores in this regard.
Poultry farmers have also achieved great results. Farmers receive Rs. 50,000 as income every two months through farm integration. Till date, farmers have received Rs. 33.19 crores through integration alone.
Kerala Chicken is a project launched by Kudumbashree in the state with the aim of providing pure chicken meat to the consumers at a reasonable price. The project aims to ensure better employment and income generation for Kudumbashree women. The project also aims to provide quality chicken to consumers at a reasonable price and to produce at least half of the chicken required for domestic consumption.
As part of the expansion of the project, Kudumbashree launched frozen chicken curry cuts under the brand name 'Kudumbashree Kerala Chicken' in collaboration with Meat Products of India. The product is currently available in Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts. This year, the project will be expanded to Idukki, Wayanad and Kasaragod districts.
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Kudumbashree Kerala Chicken hits 100 crore club in sales of 2024-25 Financial Year