Under the 20000 dairy heifers importation project, first stock of heifers to be received by Sri Lanka on 17 May 2017. The proposal made by P. Harrison, Minister of Rural Economic Affairs, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Imported dairy heifers will be provided for farmers to a concessionary price and required funds will be provided by Central Bank of Sri Lanka under a relief loan scheme.
Beneficiaries for the first stage of the programme have been selected and the project should provide employment opportunities for at least two samurdhi beneficiaries in a farm with minimum of 10 heifers.