Assistance to State Poultry/ Duck Farms

Objectives of the Scheme

To assist State Poultry/ Duck Farms for strengthening them in terms of hatching, brooding and rearing of the birds with provision for feed mill and their quality monitoring and in-house disease diagnostic facilities. These farms will strictly maintain the parent stock of low input technology birds.

Implementing Agencies   States/ UTs

Target Group/Beneficiaries State poultry farms dealing with rural poultry, backyard poultry owners through State farms.

Pattern of Assistance/Funding  100% for NE States, 80:20 for other States

Year when the Scheme Started  9th Plan

Annual outlay (Central assistance)

                   Year                   Outlay (Rs. In lakhs)
                  2001-02                   270.00
                  2002-03                   500.00
                  2003-04                   500.00

Eligibility conditions   State poultry farms dealing with rural poultry.

Physical targets   During 10th Plan, a target for assisting 40 state farms has been fixed.
For further details contact
Joint Commissioner (Poultry),
Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries,
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.
Tele.No. 2338 6035.