The Chhattisgarh government on Saturday launched the Chhattisgarh Poultry Farming Promotion Scheme to help entrepreneurs set up poultry farming units.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had announced this on August 15.
Under the initiative, the Livestock Development Department will provide a 25 to 40 percent grant for five years to set up a poultry unit in through self-financing or bank loans.
Officials said that in developed blocks, a 25 percent grant will be given to the beneficiaries of the general category and a 30 percent grant to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and EWS.
Similarly, in developing blocks, a 35 percent grant will be given to the general beneficiaries and a 40 percent grant to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and EWS on investment.