The Mini Nandini Krishak Samriddhi Yojana is an Uttar Pradesh scheme run under the Nand Baba Milk Mission.
It supports 10-cow dairy units built around high-yielding indigenous breeds such as Gir, Sahiwal and Tharparkar.
The unit cost is fixed at Rs 23.60 lakh, with a 50 per cent state subsidy capped at Rs 11.80 lakh.
The remaining cost is met by 15 per cent beneficiary contribution and 35 per cent bank loan.
Subsidy is released in two instalments through Direct Benefit Transfer, and at least half the beneficiaries are to be women.
Raise farmer incomes through scientific dairy farming using high-yielding indigenous cattle
Key: 50 per cent subsidy up to Rs 11.80 lakh on a Rs 23.60 lakh, 10-cow unit
Uttar Pradesh's umbrella mission to expand milk production and dairy infrastructure
Key: The parent programme under which this scheme operates
| Breed | Native region |
|---|---|
| Gir | Gujarat |
| Sahiwal | Punjab region |
| Tharparkar | Rajasthan |
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Transfer of subsidy straight into a beneficiary's bank account to cut leakage and intermediaries.
The milk-producing period following calving; the scheme accepts cows in their first or second lactation.
Native Indian cattle breeds such as Gir, Sahiwal and Tharparkar, valued for heat tolerance and disease resistance.