Scheme for Providing Employment Opportunities by Establishing Piggery, Sheep and Goat Units (General)
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme “Scheme for Providing Employment Opportunities by Establishing Piggery, Sheep and Goat Units” is implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry &amp; Dairying, Government of Haryana. This is a credit-linked scheme with a primary objective of providing self-employment opportunities, the unemployed persons will be assisted by way of establishing Sheep or Goat Units (15 female+1 male) and Piggery Units (10 female+1 male). 
**Medium-term objectives:**

  - To provide self-employment to the unemployed.
  - To provide socio-economic security to weaker sections/Antyodaya Families of the society.
  - To increase wool/meat/pork production in the State.

**Long-term objectives:**

  - Creation of employment opportunities through Animal Husbandry activities.
  - Increase in wool/meat/pork production of the state.
  - Upgradation and conservation of valuable breeds/germplasm available in the State.

**The department would assist the beneficiaries in establishing these units in the following ways:**

  - Sponsoring of loan applications to banks/financial institutions.
  - Purchase of animals, tagging, and issuance of Health certificates.
  - Providing Veterinary health and other facilities like free vaccination and management guidance etc.
  - Imparting 11 days of Dairy husbandry training at the concerned Sub Division/District Level in the State to the desirous persons.

Benefits:
Financial Assistance under the Scheme:
Establishment of 10+1 Piggery units:
25% subsidy on the cost of livestock which has been availed as a loan by the beneficiary for the establishment of a 10+1 Piggery unit.
A maximum amount of ₹25,000/- could be provided as financial assistance in form of a subsidy.
Establishment of 15+1 Sheep/Goat units:
25 % subsidy on the cost of livestock which has been availed as a loan by the beneficiary for establishment of 15+1 Sheep/Goat unit.
A maximum amount of ₹24,500/- could be provided as financial assistance in form of a subsidy.
Note 1:
 The financial assistance will be provided by the Government in the form of a subsidy after three months of establishment of the unit and tagging or loan disbursement by the bank whichever is later, subject to verification of the unit by the concerned Veterinary Surgeon.
Note 2:
 The financial assistance may be delayed due to non-availability of the budget or any other unforeseen circumstances.
Note 3:
 The subsidy will be provided in the Loan account of the beneficiary.
Financial Assistance for Livestock Insurance under the Scheme:
If any Livestock Insurance Scheme is operational by the Department or Haryana Livestock Development Board then the insurance of animals purchased for the establishment of a unit is to be covered under that Scheme, wherever permissible.
However, if no Livestock Insurance Scheme is operational then the Beneficiary/Bank would have to arrange for the insurance of the animals at their own.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be of 18 to 55 years of age and a resident of Haryana.
   1. The applicant must be unemployed (employment even in the private sector would bar an applicant from availing assistance under the Scheme).
   1. There are no mandatory educational qualifications or training requirements.
   1. The applicant should have a space/shed for keeping animals.
   1. Any applicant who has earlier availed benefits under any Departmental Scheme for the establishment of a livestock unit would not be eligible for availing benefits under the Scheme.
   1. The applicant would have to submit a Self-Declaration for being unemployed and for undertaking to abide by other conditions as required under the Scheme.

**Note:** In case an applicant lives at a place other than where the animals are kept or intended to be kept. Then, the jurisdiction area will be the place where animals are kept or intended to be kept (Within state of Haryana only).