With the objective of developing dairy on modern and scientific lines, the Punjab Government on Sunday announced 50 per cent subsidy on purchase of ‘Total Fodder Mixing Wagon’ for dairy farmers.
“To promote allied activities, the State Government is offering many subsidies to dairy farmers. Apart from other subsidies, Total Fodder Mixing Wagon machines would provide to the dairy farmers on 50 per cent subsidy (utmost Rs4 lakhs per beneficiary) by Punjab Dairy Development Board,” said the state Dairy Development Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike. He said that 50 per cent subsidy has been already given on Milking Machine, Fodder Harvester and Bulk Milk Cooler (with Generator Set).
Ranike said that to expand dairy farming with women empowerment, Punjab Government is also providing 50 per cent subsidy on purchase of 10-20 milching animals to women entrepreneurs.
Meanwhile, the State Dairy Director Inderjit Singh said that for subsidy benefits on ‘Total Fodder Mixing Wagon’, a beneficiary should have 20 milching animals and must have 15 days certificate training from Dairy Development Department, Punjab Dairy Development Board or GADVASU and other extension centres of the Department.
He said that Punjab Dairy Development Board imparts training to 4000 candidates annually. “To get subsidy, eligible and desired dairy farmers can apply to their concerned District Deputy Director Dairy till March 20,” he said.