Minister Rajapaksa said measures have already been taken to identify the number of excess cattle belonging to large-scale dairy farmers and select the farmers suitable to take charge of the excess cattle.

Minister Rajapaksa said steps will be taken to provide all facilities including cattle sheds and milking machines to owners of dairy farms to develop them as milk production entrepreneurs.

A press release by the Economic Development Ministry said the problems encountered by farmers in grazing cattle due to the ban imposed on releasing cattle into forest reserves was also discussed at this meeting.