Supply of Cattle Feed and Mineral Mixture at subsidized price (Tamil Nadu)
Funded in the budget: Tamil Nadu Agriculture Budget speech 2026-27 (English, August 2026) (Aug 2026, 87. Dairy Development, iv. Supply of Mineral Mixture at subsidized price — a sum of Rs.2.76 crore allocated; 87. Dairy Development, iii. Supply of Cattle Feed at subsidized Price — “Adequate state funds will be provided”)
Milk producers below the poverty line get balanced cattle feed ₹2/kg cheaper (3 kg a day per animal for 300 days — ₹1,800 per animal a year), and mineral mixture for heifer calves at 50% subsidy for one year.
- Lead benefit
- ₹1,800per animal (₹2 × 3 kg × 300 days), at most
- Components
- 2each read from the document
- Who can apply
- Allapplicants
- Closing date
- Noneapply any time
What it pays
₹2 off every kg of cattle feed, 3 kg a day for 300 days — ₹1,800 per animal a year — for milk producers below the poverty line.
What the document says, word for word
Only for milk producers below the poverty line. ₹1,800 is our multiplication of the printed ₹2/kg × 3 kg × 300 days; no limit on animals per family is printed.
“quality balanced cattle feed will be supplied to eligible milk producers living below the poverty line at a subsidy of Rs.2/- per kilogram, at the rate of 3 kg per animal per day for 300 days.”50% of the price of mineral mixture for a heifer calf, for one year.
What the document says, word for word
“mineral mixture will be supplied for one year at 50 per cent subsidy to 50,000 heifer calves.”How much can I claim?
Enter the size (animal (₹2 × 3 kg × 300 days)) to see the figure.
Only for milk producers below the poverty line. ₹1,800 is our multiplication of the printed ₹2/kg × 3 kg × 300 days; no limit on animals per family is printed.
Who can apply
- All applicants
Papers you need
How to apply
- Buy the feed and mineral mixture through your milk producers’ cooperative society (para 87 iii–iv).
- For the feed subsidy, show that your family is below the poverty line.
- Mineral mixture is for heifer calves; 50,000 calves are covered in 2026-27.
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.