Dharamshala, March 25 -- Chairman of Himachal Pradesh Wool Federation, Manoj Kumar, on Monday said that in the budget, the chief minister has taken several steps to strengthen the economic condition of farmers, gardeners, cattle herders, sheep herders, and especially the Gaddi community.

Kumar while addressing media persons in Dharamshala said that the Gaddi community's sheep rearing business is not just a means of livelihood, but an integral part of Himachal's rich cultural heritage. He said that he himself had submitted a detailed 14-point proposal to the chief minister, outlining the fundamental problems faced by sheep herders and their solutions.

While presenting the budget, CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu outlined that sheep rearers of t...