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HADP — Dairy development: heifer rearing units and milk value-addition start-ups, Jammu & Kashmir

HADP dairy (heifer units, milk start-ups) · Animal Husbandry Department / Mission Dairy Development, Agriculture Production Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir · State scheme

Under HADP, a farmer, group, cooperative or FPO that rears 20 elite female calves to adulthood gets ₹10 lakh (₹50,000 per calf, including the shed); milk SHGs/FPOs that start a dairy-product unit get ₹20 lakh for the plant and branding, ₹3 lakh for a marketing vehicle and ₹2 lakh working capital.

Dairy & cattle

Lead benefit: ₹50,000per female calf, at most
Components: 2each read from the document
Who can apply: Allapplicants
Closing date: Noneapply any time

What it pays

₹50,000per female calf, at most

₹50,000 per female calf reared, including the shed — ₹10 lakh for a 20-calf unit.

Read from J&K HADP — implementation guidelines of the 29 projects · clause Project 23 “Dairy Development in J&K”, III. Component wise Guidelines, (e) Establishment of 400 satellite heifer rearing units · p. printed 97 (PDF 98) · Our copy (PDF)

What the document says, word for word

The guidelines describe a 20-calf unit; we cap the count at 20. Individuals, groups of individuals, cooperatives and FPOs are eligible. HADP is still running (Government Orders of 2026 sanction HADP funds for 2026-27), but we found no current order for this project’s farmer components, and the rates are from the 2022 guidelines. Confirm with the department before you invest.

“Interested farmers shall be provided incentive of ₹ 10.00 lakh for 20 female calf rearing unit (₹ 0.50 lakh per female calf including infrastructure) for rearing these calves upto adult hood and selling them as dairy cows.”

₹25 lakhper milk start-up (₹20 + ₹3 + ₹2 lakh)

A milk SHG/FPO start-up making ghee, cheese (incl. Kaladi), dahi, khoa etc. gets ₹20 lakh for the unit, branding and marketing, ₹3 lakh for a marketing vehicle and ₹2 lakh working capital.

Read from J&K HADP — implementation guidelines of the 29 projects · clause Project 23 “Dairy Development in J&K”, para 5 “Establishment of 100 milk Value Addition Start-ups with linked branding/Marketing” · p. printed 101–102 (PDF 102–103) · Our copy (PDF)

What the document says, word for word

HADP is still running (Government Orders of 2026 sanction HADP funds for 2026-27), but we found no current order for this project’s farmer components, and the rates are from the 2022 guidelines. Confirm with the department before you invest.

“All these 100 start-ups shall be provided incentive of ₹ 20.00 lakh each for setting up processing unit, branding and marketing the dairy product, ₹ 3.00 lakh incentive for purchasing a marketing vehicle and ₹ 2.00 lakh as working capital.”

How much can I claim?

ComponentI am aHow much you have (female calf)

Enter the size (female calf) to see the figure.

Who can apply

All applicants

Papers you need

How to apply

Apply through the Chief Animal Husbandry Officer of your district; you need enough land for the shed and the calves (heifer units, Eligibility).
Buy 20 elite female calves aged 3 months or more from within J&K and rear them to about 3 years or first calving; list saleable stock on e-Pashu Haat (para e).
Milk start-ups: register your SHG/FPO; no help is given for land, old machinery or personal vehicles (para 5).

Applying is free. Never pay anyone to apply for you.

When to apply

The guidelines set no closing date.

Combining with other schemes

The documents do not say whether this can be combined with other schemes. Ask the implementing office before you count on both.