पशुसंवर्धन एवं पशुचिकित्सा विभाग
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND
VETERINARY SERVICES

KAMDHENU SCHEME (SUDHARIT)Amended 2021.

INTRODUCTION:-

Government has introduced Kamdhenu scheme (Sudharit) strictly based upon the applicant fulfilling the following conditions:-

• The applicant has to be bonafide resident of Goa for atleast 05 years.
• Shall possess a Pucca cattle shed with cement flooring for housing the animals proposed to be reared.
• Undertake to strictly stall feed the animals and not allow open grazing.
• New applicant compulsorily has to undergo dairy training as decided by the Department of AH & VS at the designated training centre. Fresh applicants who are old traditional dairy farmers and are currently engaged in dairy activities themselves having crossbred animals/ improved Buffaloes/ Indigenous cattle, but had not availed the Kamdhenu Scheme could be exempted from undergoing the dairy training and will be considered only on recommendation from the Area Officer.

The main reason for the success of the dairy programme in India is the involvement of milk producers in setting up their own organizations for milk production enhancement, milk procurement, processing and marketing. Dairying, as a subsidiary source of income, is a real relief to most of these weaker groups in society. In today's life style one or two milch animals is not sufficient to enable these farmers to generate sufficient additional income to break the various subsistence agricultural debt cycle. Animal Husbandry plays a vital role in providing household nutritional security, increased income, and employment especially of women and in rural transformation. Livestock provide economic security and social status to the family. Concentration of Livestock in general and small ruminants in particular, is in marginal, small and semi-medium holding, which mostly represent poorer sections of the society. Thus progress in livestock sector is directly related to a more balanced development of rural economy and upliftment of the poor sections of the society.

Dairying with crossbred cattle and high yielding buffaloes has become a remunerative business. Studies have shown that dairy enterprise as against crop in rural areas was on the top with regard to profit in marginal, small and medium holding. Dairying and crop production together for small farmers having irrigated land was more profitable than crop farming alone. Animal Husbandry components provide easy cash; therefore, small farmers prefer it to crop production.

To begin with and in order to accelerate at fast pace the daily milk production in the state the scheme is intended to be implemented with full zeal throughout the state and create special milk producing pockets called 'Dudh Gram Villages'.

The Dudh Gram Villages shall be carved out, based on their records of supply of maximum milk produced in a year and supplied to the Goa Milk Producers' Union. The concept is to target these groups and attain faster results in these Villages/Gram Panchayats to be declared as Dudh Gram in the implementation of Milk Policy for the State with the intention of giving special attention in the policy and programme implementation.
 

Objectives of the Scheme:-

The main objectives of the scheme are

• To help the farmers to get financial assistance for the purchase of Cross bred Cows and Improved She Buffaloes for his Dairy Unit.
• To promote self employment in the Dairy Sector.
• To boost the milk production in the State and to make state self sufficient.
• To strengthen the Dairy Co-operative movement in the State.
• To ensure sustainability and provide improved income and livelihood.
• To also encourage the schedule tribe and schedule caste communities.
• To create employment in the State.

Eligibility:-

• Any person residing in Goa for at least 15 years or more
• Knowledge or experience in Cattle or Buffaloes farming or trained by the Department.
• Land for green fodder cultivation desirable.
• Farmer who had availed the purchase of animals under the earlier Kamdhenu Scheme.
• Applicant should have a Cattle shed to undertake the scheme.
• The farmer who do not have their own cattle shed can avail the scheme in rented/leased sheds.
• 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.

Documents to be produced:-

• Residence Certificate from Mamlatdar/Sarpanch or Chairman of Dairy Society verified and attested by the local area Officer.
• Consent for seeding & Authentication of Aadhar/UID number.
• Affidavit in prescribed format regarding ownership of Cattle Shed and form I&XIV.
• Caste Certificate if SC/ST/Dhangar.
• Letter from financing institution having Electronic clearance system (ECS) willing to finance the beneficiary
• Passport size photograph of the applicant.

DETAIL GUIDELINES OF THE SCHEME:

• 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.
• The eligible applicant should purchase the sanctioned animals within one year of sanction of the scheme of the order. No revalidation is permitted.
• Unit cost of Cross Bred Cow/Improved She Buffalo/Indigenous breed cow namely Sahiwal, Gir, Red Sindhi, Rathi and Tharparkar shall be limited to Rs. 70,000/- per animal expected to yield 2700 liters of milk per lactation for the purpose of release of subsidy.
• Subsidy on the cost of the animal shall be as follows:

• Incentives towards transportation of the animals at the rate of Rs. 2000/- (Rupees Two Thousand Only) per animal or actual cost of transportation, whichever is less for the purchase made outside the State and Rs. 800/- (Rupees Eight Hundred Only) per animal or actual cost of transportation, whichever is less for the purchase made at cattle melas organized by the Department shall be reimbursed to the beneficiary’s Bank account through ECS along with subsidy amount.
• Under the Scheme, a beneficiary can purchase either crossbred cows/improved She buffaloes/ Indigenous breed cows namely Sahiwal, Gir , Red Sindhi, Rathi and Tharparkar.
• The farmer has to produce a letter from the financing institution having ECS system, willing to finance him.
• All milch animals under the scheme have to be purchased from Cattle Mela organized by the Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Govt. of Goa or from outside the State, accompanied by a Veterinary Doctor of the Department subject to following conditions:
• Fulfilling all the conditions laid as required under Kamdhenu Scheme (Sudharit) Amended viz. a well constructed Cattle Shed with cement flooring or cattle shed with open area (Paddock) and following appropriate feeding and management practices.
• Each farmer is permitted to purchase Crossbred cows Improved She Buffaloes/ Indigenous breed cows namely Sahiwal, Gir, Red Sindhi, Rathi and Tharparkar from outside the State. Farmers who have availed any Govt. dairy scheme earlier as well as Traditional dairy farmers having crossbred animals currently engaged in dairy business as well as fresh entrants who have undergone Dairy training are permitted to purchase 10 animals at a time in 1st phase on recommendation of the local Area Officer.
• Obtain prior written permission well in advance from the Department before undertaking purchases from outside the State. For such purchases farmer has to purchase minimum 10 animals at a time.
• Be a member of the Local Dairy Society/Bachat Gat/Self help groups. The Dairy farmers who are interested in branding their Dairy products without membership of local milk unions may be permitted.
• The Officer executing the purchase should ensure that details of purchase including microchip numbers should be intimated to the Director (Via e-mail) or to the concerned Dy. Director/Assistant Director ( via social media) within 24 hrs on completion of the purchase.
• 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.
• On purchase of animals the Officer accompanying the farmers for purchase of milch animals, has to submit the health certificate, purchase statement, purchase receipt, transport receipt to the financial institution for insuring the animals (within a week after purchase) and other required formalities, duly certified by the Area Veterinary Officer/Assistant Director.
• The Purchase statement and documents as stated at '11' above shall be submitted to Head Office by the financial Institution within 2 weeks of effecting purchase so as to enable release of subsidy.
• dentification of Kamdhenu animals must be done through Microchips/ear tagging system/Any recognized system of identification. The existing Cross Bred Cows/Improved she Buffaloes / Indigenous breed cows namely Sahiwal, Gir, Red Sindhi, Rathi and Tharparkar shall be identified by microchip/ear tagging system/Any recognized system of identification.
• Release of subsidy will depend on the receipt of the documents mentioned at clause (11) above, which should be submitted duly completed, by the Financing Institution through the area Officer along with the xerox copy of the passbook, within a month by the farmer.
• Animals purchased under the Scheme should be insured for minimum period of a 3½ years under the Comprehensive Insurance Policy with such Insurance Agency/company as the Department may from time to time notify(approved by the Government). It shall be the sole responsibility of the beneficiary to insure the animals immediately on purchase. The Government shall not be responsible in the event of the death of the animal or otherwise. The respective Financing Institution shall be responsible for the tie up arrangement of insurance cover between the beneficiary and the insurance Company. The premium towards insurance including transit insurance should be initially borne by the beneficiaries/financing institution, the Department shall reimburse the premium amount to a maximum of Rs. 16,625/- (Rupees Sixteen Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Five Only) per animal directly to the financing institution, together with the subsidy amount on receipt of all the required documents in order.
• The animals purchased under the Scheme cannot be disposed off for a minimum period of 3 ½ years. In case of default, Government “shall recover the subsidy amount paid to the beneficiary on pro –rata basis” from the amount of subsidy released and kept in financial institution as back ended subsidy.
• In case of death of animal, outstanding loan amount (incase of regular installments) pertaining to that animal shall be paid directly to the financing institution to the beneficiary’s loan account from the death claim amount reimbursed by the insurance company and balance claim amount shall go to Government.
• In the event of unfortunate death of the animal within one month from date of purchase, beneficiary has to report in writing to Area officer within 24 hours of death. The Post Mortem of the animal is mandatory and photographs of Post mortem conducted along with the Officer is required and the death of the animal should not be due to negligence on the part of the beneficiary, the cost of the animal shall be directly credited to the account of the beneficiary.
• In the event of the animal undergoing permanent total Disability (PTD) after duly certified by team of experts appointed by Directorate of A. H. & V. S. for that purpose the farmer has option to dispose the animal under the intimation to Directorate of A.H. & V. S., Panaji - Goa.
• In the event of animal yielding less than 50% of expected milk yield as stated at the time of purchase within 45 days from the date of calving, beneficiary has to report in writing to Area Officer and copy marked to the Director of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services immediately. Pursuant of confirmation and verification of milk yield less than 50% of expected milk yield at the time of purchase by the said officer within 72 hours of intimation by farmer and on being satisfied by the Officer concerned that the milk yield is less than 50% of expected milk and is not due to negligence in feeding and management on the part of beneficiary, than the cost of the animals shall be directly credited to the loan account of the beneficiary. Such animal shall be the property of the Government and the beneficiary has to return the animal to the Government designated Farm at his own cost. Value of such animals shall be determined by the valuation committee appointed by the Department and the said animal is proposed to be returned to the seller for the price to be determined by the Departmental committee and the proceeds shall be deposited to Government Treasury by the Department. This is only applicable for the purchase of animals at Cattle Melas organized at Cattle Breeding Farm, Copardem/Dhat of this Directorate and not applicable for the animals purchased by the farmers from other States.
• The Government may relax any of the clauses/conditions if deemed necessary.
• Insurance premium to be increased from Rs. 14455/- to Rs.16625/- (Maximum) per animal for 42 months period.
• The financial institution should take permission from the Department of AH & VS before closing the Kamdhenu Scheme loan account of the beneficiary.
• Once a subsidy is released by Department loan EMI may be rescheduled by the financial institution on the balance principal amount.
• The roofing material for the Cattle shed should be of fire resistant materials as precautionary measure to prevent due to unavoidable circumstances catching of fire due to short circuit etc.
• The Cattle shed should have proper cement flooring, manger, dung channel for housing the Cattle/Buffalo.
• The cattle shed constructed should not be in low lying area which is prone to water logging due to heavy rainfall, also the Cattle shed should not be near to river banks or large source of water to reduce the risk of flooding of the Cattle shed in case of heavy rainfall.
• Photograph of the cattle shed along with the applicant duly certified by Area Officer.
• Establishment of Gobar Gas unit is desirable for those purchasing more than 10 animals.
• Any excess amount received by the beneficiary to be recovered under the Scheme, will be done from Milk incentive Scheme/or any other schemes of the Department/ under Land Revenue Code.
• The Kamdhenu Scheme (Sudharit)Amended application or on line application will be scrutinized by the Committee constituted by the Director.
• Those having/availing more than 25 cattles requires the consent of the Goa State Pollution control Board to avail the scheme and as such the owner of Cattle shed should apply for consent from the Goa State Pollution Control Board and produce the same to the Department of AH & VS. As per the guidelines for Environmental management of Dairy farms and as per order passed by Hon’ble NGT on 20/05/2020 in the matter of O. A. No. 46/2018.
• Those farmers who have availed benefits of Kamdhenu Scheme (Sudharit) Amended will not be eligible for availing benefits of Community Dairy Farming Scheme (Amended 2021) and vice versa.

Interpretation: If any question arises regarding interpretation of any clause, word, expression of the scheme, the decision shall lie with Government, which shall be final and binding on all concerned

• PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION:-
  • The farmers interested in availing this facility will have to apply in a prescribed application form through Area Assistant. Director/Veterinary. Officer.
  • A non-refundable processing fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two hundred only) and for SC/ST/Dhangar Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty Five Only) shall be collected at the time of accepting the application at the respective Government Dispensary or Hospital.
  • On processing the cases (within 15 days) the Assistant Director/Veterinary Officer of the respective Hospital/Dispensary shall submit the application of all farmers eligible under the scheme to the Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, for sanction by the Department.
  • Applications should be received in triplicate (Original plus 2 photocopies) along with all the documents as mentioned in guideline of the scheme.

  The following Documents are required to release the subsidy.

  • The prescribed Purchase statement should be certified and stamped by the Area Veterinary Officer/Assistant Director and Official of the Financing Institution and should be signed by the beneficiary.
  • Purchase and transport receipt should be attested with a stamp by the Area Veterinary Officer/Assistant Director and Official of the financing institution and beneficiary, which should be enclosed along with the purchase statement mentioned at 1 above.
  • Proof of Insurance should also be enclosed together with the purchase statement.
  • Agreement bond sworn before Notary/Magistrate on stamp paper as per rule in force in Departmental prescribed format.
  • Subsidy will then be released as per the pattern of the scheme.




INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT OF

KAMDHENU SCHEME (SUDHARIT) AMENDED 2021

It is felt that the Farmer should be encouraged to construct Cattle Shed in scientific way and in order to do so Financial Assistance is required. It is proposed to subsidize 80% of Construction cost for a cattle shed with an Area of 5.4 Sq. mtr. per animal and the construction cost @ Rs. 6000/- per sq. mtr. Unit could be of 10 Milch Animals limited to maximum of 20 Milch Animals.

No. of animals	Shed Area per Milch Animal 5.4 sq. mtr.	Cattle shed cost @ Rs. 6000/- per sq. mtr.	Subsidy @ 80%
Unit of 10 Milch Animals	54 Sq, mtr.	3,24,000/-	2,59,200/-
Unit of 20 Milch Animals	108 Sq. mtr.	6,48,000/-	5,18,400/-

Infrastructure Component is linked to Kamdhenu scheme (Sudharit). Release of subsidy shall be linked to number of Milch Animals purchased, minimum 50% of the unit strength @ Rs. 25,920/- per animal, shall be released as the benefit under Infrastructure component of Kamdhenu Scheme (Sudharit) Amended. Infrastructure subsidy shall be released after purchase of animals. Bank loan is compulsory

OR

The loose housing system in Dairy is permitted with 108 sq. mtrs for 20 animals carpet area The maximum limit on purchase of minimum 50% of the unit strength for the purpose of subsidy is Rs 25920/- per animal for cattle shed and for open area (Paddock) between 80 to 200 sq.ft. per animal, which will not be entitled for subsidy.

Farmer shall submit following documents at the time of application.

• Copy of land ownership document.
• Form I & XIV document.
• Irrevocable Deed of lease for the period of 5 years/ Irrevocable Notarized NOC from Landlord to Tenant (Applicant) for a period of 5 years/Affidavit in Prescribed Format regarding ownership of cattle shed.
• Survey Site plan.
• Approved Cattle Shed plan from Government Authorized Engineer/Architect.
• Copy of Bank Passbook/Mandate form from financial institution.
• License from the Panchayat/ Municipality for the Construction of Cattle shed. TCP clearance is mandatory for construction of Cattle shed.
• Willingness from Bank/financing Institution ready to finance.