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Fodder development under Mukhyamantri Kamdhenu Yojana — seasonal fodder minikits, Fodder Entrepreneurship Programme and Azolla pits

Funded in the budget: Odisha Agriculture Budget speech 2026-27 (20 Feb 2026, Para 46: “Under the Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana, launched in FY 2024-25, an outlay of Rs.159 crore is proposed in FY 2026-27 to boost milk production.”)

Odisha fodder support (Kamadhenu) · Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Department, Odisha · State scheme

Livestock farmers get free fodder-seed minikits (1–20 kits, 0.25–5 acres a season), ₹35,000 an acre over three years for growing perennial fodder (individuals up to 5 acres, groups up to 10), and help for a cemented Azolla pit.

Dairy & cattle

Lead benefit: FreeFree seasonal fodder-seed minikits, 1–20 per farmer per season (0.25–5 acres)
Components: 4each read from the document
Who can apply: Allapplicants
Closing date: Seasonalsee “When to apply”

What it pays

FreeFree seasonal fodder-seed minikits, 1–20 per farmer per season (0.25–5 acres)

Free fodder-seed minikits: kharif 3 kg maize + 1 kg cowpea, rabi 3 kg oats + 1 kg berseem; one kit per 0.25 acre, 1 to 20 kits a farmer.

Read from Odisha MKY seasonal fodder minikit guideline 2025-26 · clause Sl. 2 Scheme Benefits; Minikit Compositions and Fodder Coverage; Eligibility Criteria · p. 1–2 · Our copy (PDF)

What the document says, word for word

For dairy farmers with livestock and land; rabi kits need assured irrigation. Milk unions, goshalas, SHGs, VSS and JLGs get the first round of kits. 2,00,000 kits in 2025-26.

“Availability of high-quality seasonal fodder seed kits (Maize & Cowpea for Kharif, Oats & Berseem for Rabi season) in free of cost. … Support to the farmers with quality fodder seed in two crop growing seasons to cover from 0.25 acres up to 5 acres per farmer (20 kits @ 0.25 acre per kit)”

₹35,000per acre, at most

Perennial fodder on 0.25 to 5 acres: ₹35,000 an acre over three years (₹15,000 + ₹12,000 + ₹8,000) — ₹1,75,000 for 5 acres.

Read from Odisha MKY Fodder Entrepreneurship Programme guideline 2025-26 · clause Sl. 10 Release of Subsidy to the beneficiaries (subsidy amount according to plot size); Sl. 2 Unit Size · p. 1, 5 · Our copy (PDF)

What the document says, word for word

Perennial fodder (Hybrid Napier, CO-2 to CO-5, BNH-7/10, Super/Red/Smart Napier…) on own or notarised 3-year leased land with assured irrigation; you must keep growing fodder for 3 years (declaration, Annexure-I). Printed cost ₹70,000 an acre; the table pays ₹35,000 an acre (₹15,000 + ₹12,000 + ₹8,000). One person per household.

“Subsidy: amount according to Plot size: … 1 (acre) 15000 12000 8000 35,000 … 5 (acres) 75000 60000 40000 1,75,000”

₹35,000per acre, at most

Groups (milk societies, WSHGs, VSS, FPOs, JLGs) on 1 to 10 acres: ₹35,000 an acre over three years — up to ₹3,50,000.

Read from Odisha MKY Fodder Entrepreneurship Programme guideline 2025-26 · clause Sl. 2 Unit Size (groups 1–10 acres); Sl. 10 subsidy table, “calculated for plot size up to 10Ac.” · p. 1, 5 · Our copy (PDF)

What the document says, word for word

“For groups: Minimum coverage of 1 acre to maximum 10 acres … Like this the subsidy amount shall be calculated for plot size up to 10Ac.”

FreeOne-time back-ended assistance for a ₹3,000 cemented Azolla pit (the guideline does not print the share separately)

One cemented Azolla pit (2 m × 2 m × 0.2 m) per dairy household: one-time back-ended help towards the ₹3,000 cost.

Read from Odisha Azolla cultivation in cemented pit guideline 2025-26 · clause Sl. 2 Unit Size; Sl. 3 Unit Cost; Sl. 6 Eligibility Criteria · p. 1 · Our copy (PDF)

What the document says, word for word

For farmers owning at least one cattle head (milch animal preferred); one unit per household. 15,000 units in 2025-26. The guideline says the unit costs ₹3,000 and assistance is back-ended, but does not say whether the full ₹3,000 is paid, so no rupee figure is shown.

“The establishment cost of one Cemented Azolla Unit is Rs.3000/- and onetime back ended assistance will be provided to each farmer.”

How much can I claim?

ComponentI am a

Free seasonal fodder-seed minikits, 1–20 per farmer per season (0.25–5 acres)

Read from Odisha MKY seasonal fodder minikit guideline 2025-26 · clause Sl. 2 Scheme Benefits; Minikit Compositions and Fodder Coverage; Eligibility Criteria · p. 1–2 · Our copy (PDF)

For dairy farmers with livestock and land; rabi kits need assured irrigation. Milk unions, goshalas, SHGs, VSS and JLGs get the first round of kits. 2,00,000 kits in 2025-26.

Who can apply

All applicants

Papers you need

Aadhaar card (of the president or secretary for a group)
Land records or land-lease agreement
First page of the bank passbook (account number, IFSC)
Declaration to grow fodder for 3 years (Annexure-I); for a group, its resolution

How to apply

Minikits: give your name to the milk society (MPCS) or the block veterinary office; the District Fodder Development Committee approves the list. Kits reach farmers by 15 June (kharif) and 15 October (rabi).
Fodder entrepreneurship: apply on GO-SUGAM with land records, bank passbook and the 3-year declaration; the district fodder task force approves and the CDVO issues a go-ahead.
Plant within 60 days and report on GO-SUGAM; each year’s money is paid after an inspection of the standing crop.
Azolla: the BVO selects dairy farmers with at least one milch animal; build the pit within 30 days of the go-ahead.

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When to apply

Minikits each kharif and rabi season; fodder-entrepreneurship and Azolla applications on GO-SUGAM during the 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.