DAIRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHEME(SUBSIDY SCHEME)

Dairy and Poultry Venture capital fund launched in 2005-06 was segregated into Dairy and Poultry Venture Capital Funds during the year 2009-10. The mode of implementation of Dairy Venture Capital Fund is changed from interest free loan to capital subsidy and a revised scheme Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) has come into effect from 1 September 2010.

Objectives:

To promote setting up of modern dairy farms for production of clean milk To encourage heifer calf rearing thereby conserve good breeding stock To bring structural changes in the unorganized sector so that initial processing of milk can be taken up at the village level itself. To bring about upgradation of quality and traditional technology to handle milk on a commercial scale To generate self employment and provide infrastructure mainly for unorganized sector. SUBSIDY: 33% for SCs/STs. 25% for others. Activities covered and indicative unit costs: Small dairy farms - Cross bred cows, Indigenous descript breeds and Graded buffaloes (upto 10 animals) - Rs.5 lakh Vermicompost (with milch animals unit) - Rs 20,000/- Heifer calf rearing - upto 20 calves - Rs 4.80 lakh Purchase of milking machines / milko testers / bulk milk coolers (upto 2000 lr. capacity) - Rs.18 lakh Indigenous milk products manufacturing units - upto Rs.12 lakh. Dairy product transport facilities and cold chain - Rs.24 lakh. Cold storage for milk/milk products - Rs.30 lakh. Private veterinary clinic - Rs.2.4 lakh - Mobile Units, Rs.1.80 lakh - Stationary Units Dairy parlour - Rs 56,000/- HOW TO AVAIL:- Contact nearest Banks(or) NABARD (or) Animal Husbandry Department Officers ... FOR ANY OTHER DETAILS CONTACT VAARADHI HELPLINE:- 8790990359