Chhattisgarh Poultry Farming Promotion Scheme’ Started | 10 Oct 2023

Why In News?

According to the information given by Chhattisgarh Public Relations Department on October 7, 2023, ‘Chhattisgarh Poultry Farming Promotion Scheme’ has been started to encourage poultry farming in the state of Chhattisgarh.

Key Points:

• Chhattisgarh State Livestock Development Department has given advance approval from the contingency fund of Rs 1 crore in compliance with the announcement made by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on August 15, 2023 to start this new scheme.
• Under the scheme, entrepreneurs starting poultry farming will be provided a permanent capital investment grant for 5 years, if they establish a business unit through self-financing or bank loan.
• In this scheme, which was started to provide new opportunities for employment and self-employment in the state, 25 to 40 percent capital investment grant will be given for the establishment of poultry farming units in developed and developing development blocks.
• For establishment of broiler, native poultry and colored poultry units, 25 percent grant will be given to general category beneficiaries in 'uncategorized' areas and 30 percent grant on permanent capital investment to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and EWS beneficiaries.
• Similarly, 35 percent subsidy will be given to the general beneficiaries of 'B' category area and 40 percent grant will be given to the beneficiaries of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and EWS on permanent capital investment.
• For poultry layer and parent poultry units, 25 percent subsidy will be given to general category beneficiaries in 'uncategorized' areas and 30 percent subsidy will be given on permanent capital investment to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and EWS beneficiaries.
• Similarly, 35 percent subsidy will be given to the general beneficiaries of 'B' category area and 40 percent grant will be given to the beneficiaries of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and EWS on permanent capital investment.