Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS)
The National Bank for Agriculture and rural development (NABARD) will be the nodal agency for Implementation of Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) Scheme in all the states and the states and Uts throughout the country.
Objectives of the scheme
- To promote setting up of modern dairy farms for production of clean milk
- To encourage heifer calf rearing, thereby conserving good breeding stock
- To bring structural changes in the unorganised sector so that initial processing of milk can be taken up at the village level itself
- To upgrade the quality and traditional technology to handle milk on a commercial scale
- To generate self-employment and provide infrastructure mainly for unorganised sector
Who can benefit from this scheme?
- Farmers,
- individual entrepreneurs
- groups of organised and unorganised sectors
Pattern of Assistance
| Component | Project cost | Animals | Category | Rate of subsidy % | Rs/per Animal | Maximum Amount (Rs in lakh) | |
| Max | Min | ||||||
| Crossbred cows | 7 lakh | 10 | 2 | General |
25% |
17500/- |
1.75.00 |
| SC/ST |
33.33% |
23300/- |
2.33.00 |
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| Calves-Crossbred Buffaloes | 9.70 lakh | 20 | 2 | General |
25% |
12100/- |
2.42.00 |
| SC/ST |
33.33% |
16200/- |
3.24.00 |
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Other Component Pattern Assistance
| Component | Project cost | Category | Rate of subsidy % | Maximum Amount
(Rs in lakh) |
|
| Purchase of milking machines
(Up to 5000 lit Capacity) |
20
lakh |
General |
25% |
5.00 |
|
| SC/ST |
33.33% |
6.67 |
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| Purchase of Dairy processing equipment for manufacture of indigenous milk products | 13.20
lakh |
General |
25% |
3.30 |
|
| SC/ST |
33.33% |
4.40 |
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| Establishment of dairy product transportation facilities and cold chain | 26.50
lakh |
General |
25% |
6.25 |
|
| SC/ST |
33.33% |
8.83 |
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| Cold storage facilities for Milk and Milk Products | 33
lakh |
General |
25% |
8.25 |
|
| SC/ST |
33.33% |
11.0 |
Note: The subsidy amount will be rounded off to the nearest 100 rupees.