The Government of Goa on 14th October 2021 has published the Kamdhenu Scheme (Sudharit) Amended 2021 to promote self employment in the Dairy Sector.
The main objectives of the scheme is to help the farmers to get financial assistance for the purchase of Cross Bred Cows, Improved She Buffaloes and Cows of Indigenous breeds namely Sahiwal, Gir, Red Sindhi, Rathi and Tharparkar for his Dairy Unit and to boost the milk production in the state and to ensure sustainability and provide improved income and livelihood.
The eligibility criteria under the scheme are as follows:
- Any person residing in Goa for at least 05 years or more and shall possess a pucca cattle shed with cement flooring for housing the animals proposed to be reared.
- Farmer who had availed the purchase of animals under the earlier Kamdhenu Scheme.
- There can be more than one Cattle Shed in the same Survey area/Land.
- The loose housing system in Dairy is considered with cattle shed and open area (Paddock) between 80-200 sq. ft. per animal.
The scheme intends to provide self-employment to the youth by assisting the youth or any person desirous in establishing a Dairy Farm. Under the scheme the farmer can buy Cross Bred Cows/Improved She Buffaloes/Indigenous breed cows namely Sahiwal, Gir, Red Sindhi, Rathi and Tharparkar in one or more phases.
Further the eligible applicant should purchase the sanctioned animals within one year of sanction of the order. No revalidation is permitted.
It shall be the sole responsibility of the beneficiary/financing institution to insure the animals for Transit Insurance which is mandatory to take care of any uneventful incidence during transportation. Further, the animal are to be compulsorily insured by the financial institution within 15 days of their arrival in the farm.
