DAIRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHEME - SPONSORED BY GOI

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..

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/-

Entrepreneur’s Contribution : 10% of total outlay - minimum

Back ended capital subsidy : 25% (33.33% for SC/ST beneficiaries) of total outlay, subject to a ceiling

Cold storage for milk/milk products - Rs.30 lakh.Bank’s share : Balance portion - Minimum 40%.