National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) shall be the Nodal Agency for the implementation of DEDS.
Entities eligible for refinancing from NABARD
- Commercial Banks
- Co-operative Banks
- Regional Rural Banks
- Rural Development Bank
- State Cooperative Agriculture Bank
- Urban Banks
Subsidy:
Below is a tabular representation of a list of components that can be financed along with unit cost and pattern of assistance:
| Component |
Unit Cost |
Pattern of Assistance |
| Establishment of small dairy units with crossbred cows/ indigenous descript milch cows like Sahiwal, Red Sindhi, Gir, Rathi, etc / graded buffaloes up to 10 animals |
Rs 5.00 lakh for 10 animal unit – minimum unit size is 2 animals with an upper limit of 10 animals |
25% of the outlay (33 .33 % for SC / ST farmers, ) as back-ended capital subsidy subject to a ceiling of Rs 1.25 lakh for a unit of 10 animals ( Rs 1.67 lakh for SC/ST farmers,). The maximum permissible capital subsidy is Rs 25000 ( Rs 33,300 for SC/ST farmers )for a 2 animal unit. Subsidy shall be restricted on a pro-rata basis depending on the unit size |
| Rearing of heifer calves – cross bred, indigenous descript milch breeds of cattle and of graded buffaloes – upto 20 calves |
Rs 4.80 lakh for 20 calf unit – the minimum unit size of 5 calves with an upper limit of 20 calves |
25% of the outlay (33.33 % for SC / ST farmers) as back-ended capital subsidy subject to a ceiling of Rs 1.20 lakh for a unit of 20 calves ( Rs 1.60 lakh for SC/ST farmers). The maximum permissible capital subsidy is Rs 30,000 (Rs 40,000 for SC/ST farmers) for a 5 calf unit. Subsidy shall be restricted on a prorata basis depending on the unit size |
| Vericompost (with milch animal unit .To be considered with milch animals and not separately ) |
Rs 20,000/- |
25% of the outlay (33.33 % for SC / ST farmers)as back ended capital subsidy subject to a ceiling of Rs 5,000/- ( Rs 6700/- for SC/ST farmers,). |
| Purchase of milking machines /milkotesters/bulk milk cooling units (upto 2000 lit capacity) |
Rs 18 lakh |
25% of the outlay (33.33 % for SC / ST farmers) as back ended capital subsidy subject to a ceiling of Rs 4.50 lakh ( Rs 6.00 lakh for SC/ST farmers). |
| Purchase of dairy processing equipment for the manufacture of indigenous milk products |
Rs 12 lakh |
25% of the outlay (33.33 % for SC / ST farmers) as back-ended capital subsidy subject to a ceiling of Rs 3.00 lakh ( Rs 4.00 lakh for SC/ST farmers). |
| Establishment of dairy product transportation facilities and cold chain |
Rs 24 lakh |
25% of the outlay (33.33 % for SC / ST farmers) as back-ended capital subsidy subject to a ceiling of Rs 6.00 lakh ( Rs 8.00 lakh for SC/ST farmers). |
| Cold storage facilities for milk and milk products |
Rs 30 lakh |
25% of the outlay (33.33 % for SC / ST farmers) as back-ended capital subsidy subject to a ceiling of Rs 7.50 lakh ( Rs 10.00 lakh for SC/ST farmers). |
| Establishment of private veterinary clinics |
Rs 2.40 lakh for a mobile clinic and Rs 1.80 lakh for stationary clinic |
25% of the outlay (33.33 % for SC / ST farmers) as back-ended capital subsidy subject to a ceiling of Rs 60,000/- and Rs 45,000/- ( Rs 80,000/- and Rs 60,000/- for SC/ST farmers) respectively for mobile and stationary clinics |
| Dairy marketing outlet / Dairy parlor |
Rs 56,000/- |
25% of the outlay (33.33 % for SC / ST farmers) as back-ended capital subsidy subject to a ceiling of Rs 14,000/- (Rs 18600/- for SC/ST farmers). |
Source: Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India & NABARD’s official website
Note: The Banks will verify the costs of components permissible under this scheme based on the cost norms advised by NABARD
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