Taking an initiative to develop dairy farming and get national and international recognition in this field by introducing novel ideas¸ the Punjab Government is offering 50 per cent subsidy on dairy farming equipment.
“To encourage farmers to adopt dairy farming as a lucrative business, Punjab Dairy Development Board has offered 50 percent subsidy on equipment of dairy farming,” said the state Dairy Development Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike.
He said that maximum subsidy of Rs20,000 on milking machine (double bucket), subsidy of Rs72,500 on harvester (tractor operated), subsidy of Rsone lakh on forage cutter (self-propelled), subsidy of Rs30,000 on Indian breed of cattle, subsidy of Rs four lakh on TMR wagon is being provided to the beneficiaries.
This exclusive offer of subsidy has been introduced to persuade farmers towards the business of dairy farming and it would also be contributing to the state’s exchequer, he said.
Ranike said that the government was also preparing a blue print to further reinforce the dairy farming so that the dairy products could be marketed at the international level.