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National Bank for Agriculture and rural development (Nabard) will continue Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) in 2012-13 too.
The Union Government has allocated Rs 150 crore for the scheme in the Budget. This includes Rs 25 crore as special component for Scheduled Castes. “The main objectives of the scheme are to encourage establishment of dairy farm for production of clean milk and to promote calf-rearing for conservation and development of good breeding stock,” Mr P Mohanaiah, Chief General Manager of Nabard, said.
The scheme would also strive to bring in structural changes in unorganised sector so that initial processing of milk can be taken up at village level. The scheme would support small dairy units of 2-10 animals, female calf rearing units (up to 20 calves), purchase of milking machines and bulk milk cooling units.
“Farmers, self-help groups, non-government organisations, cooperative societies, companies and dairy cooperative societies are eligible to seek bank finance and subsidy under the scheme,” he said.
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