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Mukhyamantri Gramin Pashudhan Udyojakta Yojana (state-level) — dairy, goat/sheep, poultry, piggery and silage units

Shown as running by: Maharashtra corrigendum of 27 Aug 2026 to the state-level CM livestock entrepreneurship GR (27 Aug 2026, शासन शुध्दीपत्रक items 1–5 amending paragraph 7 and the selection procedure of the GR of 09.03.2026 (current scheme order))

CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship (state) · Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries Department, Government of Maharashtra (Commissioner of Animal Husbandry, Pune) · State scheme

Big entrepreneurship units with a 50% subsidy (75% for SC/ST): 5 milch cows/buffaloes with shed and equipment (₹5,67,590 / ₹8,51,385), 50 + 5 goats or sheep (₹5,69,277 / ₹8,53,915), 5,000 layers (₹15 lakh / ₹22.5 lakh), 3,000–5,000 broilers, a hatchery, a 5 + 1 piggery, a silage harvester and baler (₹13 lakh / ₹19.5 lakh), smart collars, and 4% interest relief on livestock loans.

Lead benefit
75%of the cost, at most
Components
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Who can apply
Allapplicants
Closing date
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What it pays

75%of the cost, at most

5 milch cows or buffaloes with 3-year insurance (₹5,60,180), shed (₹3,00,000) and equipment incl. 3 kW solar (₹2,75,000): 50% of ₹11,35,180 (₹5,67,590), SC/ST 75% (₹8,51,385).

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (state level) · clause परिच्छेद 7, 1) ५ दुधाळ गाय / म्हैस — प्रकल्पाची किंमत / अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 4–5 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

For marginal (up to 1 ha) and small (1–2 ha) farmers, forest-rights holders and women’s self-help groups, with at least 1 acre (owned or 5-year lease) and dairy training or 2 years’ experience. The shed item may be a shed, a silage bunker or both (corrigendum 27.08.2026); animals may be bought from recognised breeder farms in the state, Gokul Mission farms or other states. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. Selection online by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 5); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family; not if a similar central/state benefit was taken in the last 3 years. Any cost above the norm is paid by the beneficiary. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts (General instructions 1–4).

“५ दुधाळ गाय / म्हैस पालन प्रकल्पाद्वारे उद्योजकता विकास योजना — प्रकल्पाची एकूण किंमत -रु. ११,३५,१८०/- ; सर्वसाधारण लाभार्थी - ५० टक्के (रु. ५,६७,५९०/-) ; अनुसुचित जाती जमाती प्रवर्गातील लाभार्थी - ७५ टक्के (रु. ८,५१,३८५/-)”
75%of the cost, at most

50 goats/sheep + 5 bucks/rams with 3-year insurance, shed (₹2,00,000), chaff cutter (₹30,000) and 3 kW solar (₹1,32,000): 50% of ₹11,38,554 (₹5,69,277), SC/ST 75% (₹8,53,915).

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (state level) · clause परिच्छेद 7, 2) शेळी मेंढी पालन — प्रकल्पाची किंमत / अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 6–7 · Our copy (PDF)
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Does/ewes priced at ₹12,000 and bucks/rams at ₹15,000, aged 1–3 years, bought first from the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Sheep & Goat Development Corporation (or elsewhere on its non-availability certificate). Same land and training conditions as the dairy unit. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. Selection online by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 5); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family; not if a similar central/state benefit was taken in the last 3 years. Any cost above the norm is paid by the beneficiary. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts (General instructions 1–4).

“शेळी मेंढी पालन प्रकल्पाद्वारे उद्योजकता विकास योजना — ५०+५ शेळी /मेंढी … प्रकल्पाची एकूण किंमत - रु.११,३८,५५४/- ; सर्वसाधारण लाभार्थी - ५० टक्के (रु. ५,६९,२७७/-) ; अनुसुचित जाती जमाती प्रवर्गातील लाभार्थी - ७५ टक्के (रु. ८,५३,९१५/-)”
75%of the cost, at most

5,000 day-old layer chicks (200+ eggs a year), a month’s feed, shed up to ₹15 lakh, equipment and 3 kW solar: 50% of ₹30,00,000 (₹15,00,000), SC/ST 75% (₹22,50,000).

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (state level) · clause परिच्छेद 7, 3) अ) अंडी देणाऱ्या सुधारित कुक्कुट — प्रकल्पाची किंमत / अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 9–10 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

Open to all categories — marginal and small farmers, forest-rights holders, educated unemployed and women’s groups — with at least 20 guntha of land (owned or 5-year lease) and 2 years’ poultry experience or training. The first instalment needs the bank’s loan sanction order. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. Selection online by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 5); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family; not if a similar central/state benefit was taken in the last 3 years. Any cost above the norm is paid by the beneficiary. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts (General instructions 1–4).

“अंडी देणाऱ्या सुधारित कुक्कुट / देशी पक्षांचे वाटप … प्रकल्प एकूण किंमत - रु.३०,००,०००/- ; सर्वसाधारण लाभार्थी - ५० टक्के (रु. १५,००,०००/-) ; अनुसुचित जाती जमाती प्रवर्गातील लाभार्थी- ७५ टक्के (रु. २२,५०,०००/-)”
75%of the cost, at most

Broiler unit (shed at 1.2 sq ft a bird and ₹250 a sq ft, feeders/drinkers ₹50 a bird, solar): 3,000 birds ₹12,00,000 or 5,000 birds ₹19,00,000 — 50% (₹6,00,000 / ₹9,50,000), SC/ST 75% (₹9,00,000 / ₹14,25,000).

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (state level) · clause परिच्छेद 7, 3) आ) मांसल कुक्कुट 3000 ते 5000 — प्रकल्पाची किंमत / अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 11–12 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

Same eligibility as the layer unit (20 guntha, experience or training, bank loan consent). The solar item is not allowed if solar help was taken under another scheme. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. Selection online by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 5); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family; not if a similar central/state benefit was taken in the last 3 years. Any cost above the norm is paid by the beneficiary. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts (General instructions 1–4).

“पशुपालक/शेतकऱ्यांना देशी/ सुधारित मासंल कुक्कुट 3000 ते 5000 पर्यंत पक्षांच्या संगोपनाद्वारे उद्योजकता विकास — प्रकल्पाची एकूण किंमत-३००० पक्षी- रु. १२,००,०००/- ; ५००० पक्षी- रु. १९,००,०००/-”
75%of the cost, at most

Incubator and hatcher for 1,000 eggs a week (₹2,08,000) with 3 kW solar (₹1,32,000): 50% of ₹3,40,000 (₹1,70,000), SC/ST 75% (₹2,55,000).

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (state level) · clause परिच्छेद 7, 3) इ) अंडी उबवणी संयंत्र — प्रकल्पाची किंमत / अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 14 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

Open to landless, marginal and small farmers, educated unemployed and women’s groups with 2 years’ poultry experience or training; the hatchery must start within two months of selection. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. Selection online by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 5); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family; not if a similar central/state benefit was taken in the last 3 years. Any cost above the norm is paid by the beneficiary. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts (General instructions 1–4).

“१००० प्रति आठवडा अंडी उबवणी क्षमतेच्या संयंत्राचा (Incubator, Hatcher) पुरवठा — एकूण किंमत ३,४०,०००/- ; सर्वसाधारण लाभार्थी - ५० टक्के (रु.१,७०,०००/-) ; अनुसुचित जाती जमाती प्रवर्गातील लाभार्थी - ७५ टक्के (रु. २,५५,०००/-)”
75%of the cost, at most

5 sows + 1 boar (₹22,500 / ₹25,000) with 3-year insurance and GST (₹1,58,187) and shed and equipment (₹50,000): 50% of ₹2,08,187, SC/ST 75%.

Read from Maharashtra supplementary GR of 13 Apr 2026: piggery unit and silage groups · clause para 5, “3) (अ) वराह पालन गट वाटप योजना” — गटाची किंमत / अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 2–3 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

Added by the supplementary GR of 13.04.2026 for BPL, landless, marginal and small farmers, forest-rights holders, educated unemployed and women’s groups; improved or exotic breeds (Yorkshire, Hampshire, Landrace) aged 1–2 years; pigs must not be let loose. The 4% interest relief also covers piggery loans (para 6). General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. Selection online by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 5); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family; not if a similar central/state benefit was taken in the last 3 years. Any cost above the norm is paid by the beneficiary. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts (General instructions 1–4).

“५+१ वराह गट वाटप … एकूण प्रकल्प किंमत रु. 2,08,187/- ; सर्वसाधारण लाभार्थी - 50 टक्के ; अनुसुचित जाती जमाती प्रवर्गातील लाभार्थी - 75 टक्के”
75%of the cost, at most

Silage harvester (4 rows at once) and silage baler, cost up to ₹26,00,000: 50% (₹13,00,000), SC/ST 75% (₹19,50,000).

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (state level) · clause परिच्छेद 7, 4) वैरण विकास योजना — मुरघास संयंत्र — प्रकल्पाची किंमत / अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 16 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

You need at least 10 large animals or 100 goats/sheep and your own tractor of at least 50 hp. Since 13.04.2026 FPOs, cooperatives, ATMA farmer groups, CMRCs and UMED federations with 50+ members, ₹5 lakh share capital, 3 audited years and a profit also qualify, with priority (supplementary GR para 4). General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. Selection online by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 5); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family; not if a similar central/state benefit was taken in the last 3 years. Any cost above the norm is paid by the beneficiary. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts (General instructions 1–4).

“मुरघास संयंत्र वाटप योजनेद्वारे उद्योजकता विकास करणे — उपकरणाची किंमत रु.२६,००,०००/- च्या मर्यादेत ; सर्वसाधारण लाभार्थी - ५० टक्के (रु.१३,००,०००/-) ; अनुसुचित जाती /जमाती प्रवर्गातील लाभार्थी - ७५ टक्के (रु.१९,५०,०००/-)”
50%of the cost, at most

AI/ML smart collars (₹5,000 a cow or buffalo) and a shed gateway (₹10,000) for 5–40 animals: 50%, up to ₹1,00,000 per beneficiary.

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (state level) · clause परिच्छेद 7, 6) व्यवस्थापन - Artificial Intelligence आणि ML — प्रकल्पाची किंमत / अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 18 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

All categories; you need at least 5 of your own cows/buffaloes registered on Bharat Pashudhan. Count only ₹5,000 a collar and ₹10,000 for the gateway — anything above the norm is yours to pay.

“पशुपालकाकडील गाय/म्हैशीच्या गळयातील सेन्सर/स्मार्ट कॉलर बेल्ट प्रति गाय/ म्हैस रु ५०००/- व एका गोठयासाठी गेटवे रु १०,०००/- (५० टक्के अनुदान तत्वावर) … प्रति लाभार्थी रु. १,००,०००/- च्या मर्यादेत”
4% interest backup to ₹4,00,000 in total

Repay a bank loan for a goat, sheep, cow, buffalo, poultry (and since April 2026, piggery) unit, fodder processing or feed factory on time and get back 4 points of interest, up to ₹4,00,000 in all, after the loan is fully repaid.

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (state level) · clause परिच्छेद 7, 5) उद्योजकता विकास योजना (व्याज सवलत) — प्रकल्पाची किंमत / अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 17 · Our copy (PDF)
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Only if you have not taken another central or state subsidy for the same project; documents: the bank’s project and loan sanction letter, then its no-dues certificate.

“शेळी /मेंढी /गाय /म्हैस /कुक्कुटपालन व्यवसायाकरीता प्रकल्पधारकाने वित्तीय संस्थाकडून घेतलेल्या कर्जाची विहीत मुदतीत परतफेड केल्यास व्याज दरात ४ टक्के व्याज सवलत … एकूण रु. ४,००,००० च्या मर्यादेत पुर्ण कर्जाची परतफेड झाल्यानंतर”

How much can I claim?

Enter project cost to see the figure.

Read from Maharashtra GR of 9 Mar 2026: CM Rural Livestock Entrepreneurship Scheme (state level) · clause परिच्छेद 7, 1) ५ दुधाळ गाय / म्हैस — प्रकल्पाची किंमत / अनुदानाचे स्वरुप · p. 4–5 · Our copy (PDF)

For marginal (up to 1 ha) and small (1–2 ha) farmers, forest-rights holders and women’s self-help groups, with at least 1 acre (owned or 5-year lease) and dairy training or 2 years’ experience. The shed item may be a shed, a silage bunker or both (corrigendum 27.08.2026); animals may be bought from recognised breeder farms in the state, Gokul Mission farms or other states. General beneficiaries 50%, SC and ST beneficiaries 75%. Selection online by the district committee on a first-come-first-served basis (corrigendum 27.08.2026, item 5); 5% of places for the disabled and 30–50% for women. One person per family; not if a similar central/state benefit was taken in the last 3 years. Any cost above the norm is paid by the beneficiary. Not in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts (General instructions 1–4).

Who can apply

  • All applicants

Papers you need

  • 7/12 extract in your name or a registered lease of at least 5 years; for forest-rights holders the “other rights” entry or Schedule “J” certificate
  • Training certificate from a government/semi-government institute (or an undertaking to take it), or a 2-year experience certificate
  • UDID card for disabled applicants; self-help group membership certificate
  • For poultry, silage and the interest relief: the bank’s loan consent or sanction letter

How to apply

  1. Apply online when the Commissioner of Animal Husbandry invites applications at the start of the financial year (अंमलबजावणीची कार्यपध्दती ब-1).
  2. After selection you get about one month (two for poultry sheds) to build the shed, buy equipment and buy the animals with the purchase committee (paragraph 7, अटी व शर्ती).
  3. Insure the animals for 3 years in joint name with the District Deputy Commissioner and register them on Bharat Pashudhan.
  4. The taluka officer sends the purchase report; the District Deputy Commissioner (Animal Husbandry) pays the subsidy by DBT.

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

When to apply

Applications are invited online once a year, at the start of the financial year; unfunded eligible applicants stay on the waiting list with priority next year.

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.