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Cooperatives, PACS, FPOs and farmer collectives.
Cooperatives & farmer groupsA grant (not a loan) of up to ₹25 lakh per cooperative for an innovative project; NCDC fixes the amount for each project.
Cooperatives & farmer groupsThe cooperative’s NCDC term loan carries interest 2% a year below NCDC’s normal rate, as long as every instalment is paid on time.
Cooperatives & farmer groupsFor a new or innovative activity, the women’s cooperative’s NCDC term loan carries interest 2% a year below NCDC’s normal rate, if repaid on time.
Cooperatives & farmer groupsNABARD refinances the cooperative bank at 3% so the PACS gets its godown loan at 4%; with the 3% AIF interest subvention, the PACS pays about 1%.
Dairy & cattleYour cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats and pigs are vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease every six months, and female calves of 4 to 8 months once against brucellosis, with the vaccine, ear tag and vaccinator paid for by the Centre.
Dairy & cattleSetting up a village dairy cooperative society and its bulk milk cooler under a milk union’s approved project: the Centre pays 50% of the cost (75% in the North-East, hilly areas and Union Territories).
Dairy & cattleA milk federation, union or milk producer company gets 2% a year off the interest on its bank working-capital loan, for at most 12 months in the year.
Crops & seedsFree farmer training paid by ATMA: up to 7 days in another State (₹1,500 a day), up to 5 days within the State (₹1,250 a day) or 2 days in the district (₹500 a day), including travel, food, stay and training kit.
Dairy & cattleMilk-house/godown for a village milk co-operative: 50% of the cost, counted up to ₹10,00,000 — at most ₹5,00,000, once in the society’s life.
Fisheries₹3 lakh per fishermen co-operative society, paid over three years, for fish seed, nets and boats and the lease deposit.
Poultry, goat & piggeryA 25% state grant on the ₹1,75,000 cost of a 20+1 sheep/goat unit — ₹43,750 — for a member of a sheep and wool producers’ cooperative.
Highest share of cost any running scheme pays for this kind of work, by who applies. The amount is still capped by each scheme’s cost norm.
A grant (not a loan) of up to ₹25 lakh per cooperative for an innovative project; NCDC fixes the amount for each project.
Only primary cooperative societies apply — FPOs qualify only if registered under a Cooperative Societies Act (cl. 5.1). A society assisted once cannot apply again (cl. 11.4). 20% of the fund is kept for the North-East, hilly areas and weaker sections (cl. 6.2). The society may also take an NCDC loan alongside the grant (cl. 3.4). Assets cannot be sold or mortgaged without NCDC’s approval (cl. 11.3).
“3.2 The maximum grant assistance under the Scheme shall be up to ₹25 lakh per cooperative, to be decided on a case-to-case basis. 3.3 Assistance under the Scheme shall be provided in the form of 100% grant.”A cooperative society that opens a Pashu Aushadhi Kendra selling generic veterinary medicines gets a 20% margin on MRP and a monthly incentive of up to ₹10,000 on purchases plus up to ₹10,000 for keeping stock; in aspirational districts and blocks, Himalayan, island and north-eastern areas it also gets a one-time ₹1,50,000 towards opening costs.
PM-Kisan Samriddhi Kendras can also apply (cl. 2). A pharmacist (B.Pharm/D.Pharm), 120 sq ft of space and a drug sale licence are required; the ₹5,000 application fee is waived in the special-incentive areas (cl. 3). The ₹1,50,000 is a reimbursement against original bills, up to what you actually spent; the stock incentive is paid in full only if 80% or more of the prescribed medicines are kept (cl. 4).
“4. Margins and Incentives i. Operating Margin: Pashu Aushadhi Vikray Kendra operating agency will be provided 20% margin on MRP (Excluding taxes) of each drug. ii. Special Incentive: One time special incentive of 1.50 lakh shall be granted for Pashu Aushadhi Vikray Kendra opened Pashu Aushadhi Vikray Kendra at aspirational districts (backward district) or aspirational blocks as notified by the NITI Aayog & in Himalayan, Island territories and North-Eastern States. … restricted up to actual expenditure incurred. iii. Normal Incentive The incentive at the rate of 20% (10% purchase based and 10% stock based) will be provided to PAVK. … a. 10% incentive on purchase basis (up to max. of Rs. 10,000/-) … b. Remaining 10% incentive based on stock mandate (up to max. of Rs. 10,000/)”Setting up a milk producer company (mobilising members, registration, procurement and chilling, office costs for 3 years, micro processing): the Centre pays 35%, up to ₹15 crore.
Proposals for milk producer companies and FPOs go through the National Dairy Development Board (para 2.2). The 35% applies to the approved project cost.
“6.1.2.8. Establishment of 2 Milk producer Company: Central assistance would be 35% (maximum Rs 15 Cr) for all States and UTs”Seed money or a revolving fund of ₹25,000 for a viable farmer group (interest group, women’s group, farmer organisation or cooperative), chosen competitively.
Only viable groups, on a competitive basis; about 8 groups per block a year (₹2 lakh per block ceiling).
“B.5 Mobilization of farmer groups of different types including Farmer Interest Groups, Women Groups, Farmer Organizations, Commodity Organizations, and Farmer Cooperatives etc. … (b) Seed money /revolving fund Per group 0.25 2.00 per Block Only to viable groups on competitive basis”Milk-house/godown for a village milk co-operative: 50% of the cost, counted up to ₹10,00,000 — at most ₹5,00,000, once in the society’s life.
Only for village milk co-operatives registered with the Registrar of Co-operative Societies; a society that already got help for the same purpose is not eligible (conditions 2, 17). Building must start within 180 days of sanction and finish within 18 months (condition 15). Two GRs of the same date and number (letters ACD/0743/07/2026 and ACD/0741/07/2026, archived) run the identical help — same ₹10 lakh / 50% / ₹5 lakh milk-house norm and the same 150 kg of feed — for SC-area and ST-area societies and for SC and ST livestock keepers.
“એકમ કિંમત (રૂ.૧૦,૦૦,૦૦૦/- સુધી) કે ખરેખર થયેલ ખર્ચ પૈકી જે ઓછું હોય તેના ૫૦% ની મર્યાદામાં. વધુમાં વધુ રૂ. ૫,૦૦,૦૦૦/-”