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Mukhyamantri Gramin Pashudhan Udyojakta Yojana (district annual plan) — milch animals, goats/sheep, layers and fodder

Shown as running by: Maharashtra corrigendum of 27 Aug 2026 to the district-level CM livestock entrepreneurship GR (27 Aug 2026, शासन शुध्दीपत्रक items 1–2 amending paragraph 6 and the selection procedure of the GR of 09.03.2026 (current scheme order))

CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship (district) · Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries Department, Government of Maharashtra (District Deputy Commissioners of Animal Husbandry) · State scheme

Small livestock units for poor and small farmers at 50% (SC/ST 75%): 1 or 2 milch cows/buffaloes (cost ₹1,12,036 / ₹2,24,072 with insurance), 5 + 1 or 10 + 1 goats/sheep (₹86,284 / ₹1,55,311), 500 layer birds with shed (₹3,32,200), plus free fodder seed worth ₹4,000 a hectare and 50–75% on a hydroponic fodder unit, mini TMR mixer and chaff cutter.

Lead benefit
₹4,000paid in full, at most
Components
7each read from the document
Who can apply
Allapplicants
Closing date
Seasonalsee “When to apply”

What it pays

75%of the cost, at most

1 milch cow/buffalo (₹1,12,036 with 3-year insurance) or 2 (₹2,24,072): 50% for BPL landless, marginal and small farmers and women’s groups, 75% for SC/ST.

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (district annual plan) · clause परिच्छेद 6, 1) दुधाळ जनावर गट वाटप योजना — गटाची/उपकरणाची किंमत, अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 4–6 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

For BPL families: landless (1-animal unit only), marginal (up to 1 ha), small (1–2 ha), forest-rights holders and women’s self-help groups. The 2-animal unit needs at least 1 acre and dairy training or 2 years’ experience. HF/Jersey crossbreds (10–12 L a day), Gir, Sahiwal, Red Sindhi, Rathi, Tharparkar (8–10 L), Deoni, Lal Kandhari, Gaolao, Dangi (5–7 L), Murrah and Jafarabadi buffaloes. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. District annual plan scheme run by the District Deputy Commissioner (Animal Husbandry); online application, selection by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 2); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban.

“दुधाळ जनावर गट वाटप योजना — (१) १ गाय/ म्हैस रु. १,००,०००/- व विमा (रु १,१२,०३६/-) किंवा (२) २ गायी/म्हैस गट - २,००,०००/- व विमा (रु २,२४,०७२/-) ; सर्वसाधारण लाभार्थी - ५० टक्के ; अनुसुचित जाती जमाती प्रवर्गातील लाभार्थी - ७५ टक्के”
75%of the cost, at most

5 + 1 goats/sheep (₹86,284) or 10 + 1 (₹1,55,311), with 12.75% insurance and 18% tax: 50%, SC/ST 75%.

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (district annual plan) · clause परिच्छेद 6, 2) शेळी/मेंढी गट वाटप योजना — गटाची/उपकरणाची किंमत, अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 6–8 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

Landless families qualify for the 5 + 1 unit only (no land condition); the 10 + 1 unit needs at least 1 acre (owned or 5-year lease) and training or 2 years’ experience. Goats/sheep ₹12,000, bucks/rams ₹15,000, aged 1–3 years, bought first from the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi corporation. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. District annual plan scheme run by the District Deputy Commissioner (Animal Husbandry); online application, selection by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 2); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban.

“शेळी/मेंढी गट वाटप योजना — ५+१ शेळी /मेंढी गटाची एकूण किंमत रु. ८६,२८४/- ; १०+१ शेळी /मेंढी गटाची एकूण किंमत रु. १,५५,३११/- ; सर्वसाधारण लाभार्थी - ५० टक्के ; अनुसुचित जाती जमाती प्रवर्गातील लाभार्थी - ७५ टक्के”
75%of the cost, at most

500 laying birds aged 16–18 weeks (₹350 each), 2 months’ feed, semi-intensive/cage/deep-litter housing (₹100 a bird) and equipment: 50% of ₹3,32,200, SC/ST 75%.

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (district annual plan) · clause परिच्छेद 6, 3) अंडी देणाऱ्या सुधारित कुक्कुट / देशी पक्षांचे वाटप — गटाची/उपकरणाची किंमत, अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 8–9 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

All categories, in priority landless, marginal, small and women’s groups, with poultry training (or an undertaking) or 2 years’ experience; birds must lay 180–200 eggs a year. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. District annual plan scheme run by the District Deputy Commissioner (Animal Husbandry); online application, selection by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 2); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban.

“अंडी देणाऱ्या सुधारित कुक्कुट / देशी पक्षांचे वाटप — अंडी देणाऱ्या १६ -१८आठवडे वयाच्या ५०० सुधारित / देशी कुक्कुट पक्षी … एकूण किंमत रु. ३,३२,२००/- ; सर्वसाधारण लाभार्थी - ५० टक्के ; अनुसुचित जाती जमाती प्रवर्गातील लाभार्थी - ७५ टक्के”
₹4,000paid in full, at most

Fodder seed or slips: 100% up to ₹4,000 for 1 ha for an individual farmer (farmer groups up to 5 ha and ₹20,000), supplied in kind.

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (district annual plan) · clause परिच्छेद 6, 4) वैरण विकास योजना — अ) चारा उत्पादन कार्यक्रम — गटाची/उपकरणाची किंमत, अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 10–11 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

You need your own irrigated land and at least 3–4 animals. Seed and slips come from seed corporations, agricultural universities, MAFSU or the sheep & goat corporation; the District Deputy Commissioner pays the supplier directly. District annual plan scheme run by the District Deputy Commissioner (Animal Husbandry); online application, selection by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 2); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban.

“चारा उत्पादन कार्यक्रम — वैयक्तिक लाभार्थी १०० टक्के अनुदान १ हेक्टरसाठी रु. ४०००/- ; शेतकरी समुह गट ५ हेक्टर व रु. २००००/- च्या मर्यादेत”
75%of the cost, at most

Hydroponic green-fodder unit (rack frames, 25 trays, tank, misting, shade net, tools — ₹40,000): 50%, SC/ST 75%, paid after the unit starts.

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (district annual plan) · clause परिच्छेद 6, 4) ब) हायड्रोफोनिक तंत्राव्दारे चारा उत्पादन योजना — गटाची/उपकरणाची किंमत, अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 11–12 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

For marginal and small farmers, forest-rights holders and women’s groups owning at least 5 large animals or 10 goats/sheep. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. District annual plan scheme run by the District Deputy Commissioner (Animal Husbandry); online application, selection by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 2); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban.

“हायड्रोफोनिक तंत्राव्दारे चारा उत्पादन योजना — एकूण ४००००/- ; सर्वसाधारण प्रवर्ग- ५०% अनुदान ; अनुसूचित जाती/जमाती-७५ % अनुदान”
75%of the cost, at most

Mini TMR feed mixer (300 kg a batch, ₹4,40,000): 50%, SC/ST 75%.

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (district annual plan) · clause परिच्छेद 6, 4) क) मिनी टीएमआर उपकरण — गटाची/उपकरणाची किंमत, अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 12–13 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

You must own at least 10 large animals or 50 goats/sheep. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. District annual plan scheme run by the District Deputy Commissioner (Animal Husbandry); online application, selection by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 2); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban.

“मिनी टीएमआर (Total Mixed Ration) उपकरण खरेदीसाठी अनुदान — रु. ४,४०,०००/- प्रति टीएमआर मशिन ; सर्वसाधारण लाभार्थी - ५० टक्के ; अनुसुचित जाती /जमाती प्रवर्गातील लाभार्थी - ७५ टक्के”
75%of the cost, at most

Chaff cutter, cost up to ₹30,000: 50% (₹15,000), SC/ST 75% (₹22,500).

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (district annual plan) · clause परिच्छेद 6, 4) ड) कडबाकुट्टी यंत्र — गटाची/उपकरणाची किंमत, अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 13–14 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

You must own at least 2 milch animals or 10 goats/sheep. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. District annual plan scheme run by the District Deputy Commissioner (Animal Husbandry); online application, selection by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 2); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban.

“पशुपालकांना कडबाकुट्टी यंत्र खरेदीसाठी अनुदान — रु. ३०,०००/- प्रति कडबा कुट्टी यंत्र खरेदी च्या मर्यादेत ; सर्वसाधारण लाभार्थी - ५० टक्के ; अनुसुचित जाती /जमाती प्रवर्गातील लाभार्थी - ७५ टक्के”

How much can I claim?

Enter unit to see the figure.

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (district annual plan) · clause परिच्छेद 6, 1) दुधाळ जनावर गट वाटप योजना — गटाची/उपकरणाची किंमत, अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 4–6 · Our copy (PDF)

For BPL families: landless (1-animal unit only), marginal (up to 1 ha), small (1–2 ha), forest-rights holders and women’s self-help groups. The 2-animal unit needs at least 1 acre and dairy training or 2 years’ experience. HF/Jersey crossbreds (10–12 L a day), Gir, Sahiwal, Red Sindhi, Rathi, Tharparkar (8–10 L), Deoni, Lal Kandhari, Gaolao, Dangi (5–7 L), Murrah and Jafarabadi buffaloes. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. District annual plan scheme run by the District Deputy Commissioner (Animal Husbandry); online application, selection by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 2); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban.

Who can apply

  • All applicants

Papers you need

  • 7/12 extract or a registered 5-year lease (not needed for 1 milch animal or a 5 + 1 goat unit); for forest-rights holders the “other rights” entry or Schedule “J” certificate
  • Training certificate (or undertaking), or a 2-year experience certificate from the local veterinary officer or milk society
  • For fodder machines: certificate of the number of animals you own; UDID card for disabled applicants; SHG membership certificate

How to apply

  1. Apply online when the Commissioner of Animal Husbandry invites applications at the start of the financial year.
  2. After selection, buy the animals within one month with the purchase committee — milch animals from recognised breeder farms in the state, Gokul Mission farms or other states (corrigendum item 1); goats/sheep first from the Ahilyadevi corporation.
  3. Insure the animals for 3 years and register them on Bharat Pashudhan; the subsidy is paid by DBT after the taluka officer’s purchase report.

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

When to apply

Applications are invited online once a year by the Commissioner of Animal Husbandry; eligible applicants not funded stay on the waiting list.

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.