SCHEME FORESTABLISHMENT OF DAIRY FARM OF 12 MILCHING ANIMALS FOR SELFEMPLOYMENT THROUGH ANIMAL REARING BUSINESS:

To encourage animal rearing as a business, at village level to create opportunities for self-employment and to discourage urbanization, for that, by the Government of Gujarat, started giving aid through this scheme in 2018-19 to establish dairy farm of 12 milching animals. There were three compulsory components of that scheme viz., construction of cattle shed (600 sqr. Feet), purchasing of 12 milching animals and insurance premium. In which, Rs.1.50 lakh subsidy against 3.0 lakh investment for cattle shed construction, 8.5% loan interest subsidy for 5 years in loan taken and Rs. 43,200 subsidy in insurance premium payment, provisions were applicable. Additionally, in optional components, the subsidy will be given of Rs. 18,000 for chaff cutler, Rs. 33,750 for milking machine and Rs. 9,000 for fogger system purchasing. However, per unit in first year subsidy of approximately Rs. 3,06,350 to be given to schedule cast and women beneficiaries. Under this scheme, 30 units to be installed in Surat district and Tapi district. So far, following work done under the scheme in the year 2021-22.

INTEGRATED DAIRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (IDDP):

A Scheme was approved by Tribal Development Department of Government under catchment area of Sumul Dairy for the assistance of BPL & tribal beneficiaries to purchase milching animals & the provision of infrastructural facility establishment in phase manner. Under this, by the now, total 20,149 milching animals were distributed by organizing "Animal Fair" nearby. Under this scheme, so far the subsidy of Rs. 54.00 crore is given in Surat and Tapi districts.

During the year, in which total 2,059 milching animals have been distributed, under this scheme tribal beneficiaries were included in milk production business by giving assistance of Rs. 667.l O lakh as subsidy. Assistance of Rs.32,400 per unit was given, also, animal insurance premium for three years, Sumul dan and training assistance was given in the form of aid.

Co-operative Development & Internal Consultant Development Program (CD / ICD)

With an intension to work systematically, “Amul Pattern” various development programmes being conducted for society level committee members, employees & members to get collective benefits due to professionally cooperation depending on their qualification in which the GCMMF, Anand is being extending their cooperation.

Integration towards structure of village milk societies has been seen due to these kinds of extension work.

UNDER PROGRESSIVE ENTERPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME A STEP TOWARDS COMMERCIAL DAIRY FARMING:

To get success in any business it is most necessary to have basic training. In our area, milk producers are engaged in this business by keeping more milching animals. The dairy husbandry business can be make profitable by taking benefits of experience of their such types of milk producers and to make successful by incorporating technical guide lines of experts for scientific standards maintenance and to get encouragement these milk producers to expand their business and such milk producers may become the role model for other milk producers, with a such good intension how can be made a successful entrepreneur, a five days intensive training program is planned. In this program a booklet having full technical details and for more perceptible knowledge/ details through visit to large successful dairy farm in other districts, union has given prime importance.

In our milk shed, there are 251 milk producers pouring more than 50 litres milk are covered under this program. Every month, experts from our union, fulfill the farm consultancy during their perceptible visit to their farms to accelerate profitable animal husbandry business, we are going to a step ahead. We are going ahead with certain vision, in coming years there will an addition of such milk producers & their income can be made double.