Venture Capital Scheme to be introduced in the hills

21.6.12 Posted by Mukesh sharma

MUKESH SHARMA
KALIMPONG, June 20:
For the 1st time in Darjeeling, Venture Capital Scheme is being introduced. Though the said Scheme was initiated in the year 2005 by the Government of India (GOI), however the farmers of the Darjeeling hills were not able make use of the same. The Kalimpong Krishak Kalyan Sangathan (KKS) have been demanding the initiation of the Scheme which is also called DEDS in the hills since long. Hence, the KKS’s demand has been fulfilled as a notice for starting the Scheme in the hills has been now finally passed by the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries.
According to the KKS Chief Secretray, Vishnu Chettri, the farmers who produce milk will be benefitting the most through DEDS. 9 more Schemes fall under this DEDS which includes rearing of cows, rearing of calf, vermin compost, block cooler, establishment of processing machines, vehicles for milk delivery cold storage etc. he added. Until now the farmers of the hills could not benefit from the said Scheme due to Himul which comes under the White Float Scheme. The DEDS will prove to be beneficial to all the farmers of the hills, asserted Chettri. Further, he acquainted that in the Darjeeling hills, 91% farmers are there and they carry out dairy farming too as they cannot be fully dependent only on agriculture. Under this Scheme, 33% subsidiary is for the SC and whereas for the general its 25%. Also under DEDS n amount of Rs 4 lakhs 80 thousand is also granted to the farmers who are into dairy farming. A block cooling can be made which holds the capacity to cool 1000 ltrs of milk. The Scheme also provides various kinds of loans to the farmers such as, 12 lakhs for the dairy processing, 24 lakhs for transportation, 30 lakhs for cold storage, 2 lakhs 40 thousand for Veterinary Clinic and up to 56 thousand for dairy parlour.


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