ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad organized an Online Training Programme on “Certified Livestock Advisor Program on Poultry (Module – II)” during 4- 18 March 2021, in collaboration with MANAGE, Hyderabad. A total of fifteen veterinarians belonging to ten different states participated in the programme through online mode. On the inaugural function, Dr. R.N. Chatterjee, Director, ICAR-DPR encouraged the participants to gain a good knowledge of poultry management so that they can help the rural farmers in improving their livelihoods and nutritional security. He emphasised that backyard poultry with improved varieties is a good tool for doubling farmer’s income with low input costs. Different aspects of Poultry management, breeding, nutrition, health, diversified poultry production, poultry economics, project formulation were taught to the participants on the virtual mode by the faculty of the Directorate and eminent experts from the poultry industry. The programme was concluded on 18th March, 2021. In the valedictory function, the participants expressed their satisfaction with the training programme and offered some good suggestions for further improvement. The programme was coordinated by Dr. K.S. Rajaravindra and Dr. Vijay Kumar, Senior Scientists of this directorate