HYDERABAD: Soon, farmers in the state will be able to sell and purchase cattle online. The state government on Monday launched a website to facilitate this service.The online sale or purchase of cattle through pashubazar.telangana.gov.in website will help farmers as the cattle need not be brought to shandies every time and farmers can save on transportation cost on cattle.
Special Chief Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Suresh Chanda launched the website developed with NIC’s support.The Pashu Bazaar platform was developed to help farmers to sell their animals without physically taking them to weekly markets.
Animal Husbandry assistant director V Jagannatha Chary said the website was intended for sale or purchase of cattle among farmers. He said that the new cattle rules issued by the Central government were under study and the rules would be applicable to online sale too.
Farmer can keep maximum five registrations for sale at any time.