Seminar on stall-fed goat-farming held

January 20, 2012

Mangalore, January 20: Hemant Bhide, Lead District Chief Manager said that banks provided loans for goat-rearing and there was a subsidy for borrowers too.

Speaking at seminar on stall-fed goat-farming held at the Department of Animal Husbandry in Mangalore on Thursday, he said that, one could buy goats with Rs.50,000.

He also encouraged the farmers to rear goats saying it requires less space, offers quick returns and the animals are easy to maintain.

Prasad Rao, Assistant General Manager, NABARD, said there was a subsidy of 25 per cent from NABARD to borrowers of the two Central schemes (Scheme for Integrated Development of Small Ruminants and Rabbits).

J S Shenoy, Deputy General Manager, SyndicateBank, said that it was possible to earn lakhs and crores of rupees with goat-rearing but one must be ready to put in the required hard work to get that money.

He said that goat-rearing could be a new option at a time when it was difficult to get people with the required skills in agriculture, which was not giving returns and areca was letting people down.

Padmaya Naik, Joint Director, Department of Agriculture, Dakshina Kannada, said borrowers must start cautiously and not opt for a large-scale operation.

M T Manjunath, Deputy Director, Department of Animal Husbandry, Udupi was also present.

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Mangaluru’s KPT becomes India’s first autonomous govt polytechnic

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January 23,2026

Mangaluru: The Karnataka Government Polytechnic (KPT), Mangaluru, has achieved autonomous status from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), becoming the first government polytechnic in the country to receive such recognition in its 78-year history. The status was granted by AICTE, New Delhi, and subsequently approved by the Karnataka Board of Technical Education in October last year.

Officials said the autonomy was conferred a few months ago. Until recently, AICTE extended autonomous status only to engineering colleges, excluding diploma institutions. However, with a renewed national focus on skill development, several government polytechnics across India have now been granted autonomy.

KPT, the second-largest polytechnic in Karnataka, was established in 1946 with four branches and has since expanded to offer eight diploma programmes, including computer science and polymer technology. The institution is spread across a 19-acre campus.

Ravindra M Keni, the first dean of the institution, told The Times of India that AICTE had proposed autonomous status for polytechnic institutions that are over 25 years old. “Many colleges applied. In the first round, 100 institutions were shortlisted, which was further narrowed down to 15 in the second round. We have already completed one semester after becoming an autonomous institution,” he said. He added that nearly 500 students are admitted annually across eight three-year diploma courses.

Explaining the factors that helped KPT secure autonomy, Keni said the institution has consistently recorded 100 per cent admissions and placements for its graduates. He also noted its strong performance in sports, with the college emerging champions for 12 consecutive years, along with active student participation in NCC and NSS activities.

Autonomous status allows KPT to design industry-oriented curricula, conduct examinations, prepare question papers, and manage academic documentation independently. The institution can also directly collaborate with industries and receive priority funding from AICTE or the Ministry of Education. While academic autonomy has been granted, financial control will continue to rest with the state government.

“There will be separate committees for examinations, question paper setting, boards of studies, and boards of examiners. The institution will now have the freedom to conduct admissions without government notifications and issue its own marks cards,” Keni said, adding that new academic initiatives would be planned after a year of functioning under the autonomous framework.

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