Scheme for Supply of Male Goat on Subsidy Basis (Madhya Pradesh)

What is the Scheme for Supply of Male Goat on Subsidy Basis?

Scheme for Supply of Male Goat on Subsidy Basis is a breed improvement scheme of the Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Its purpose is narrow and technical: to raise the genetic quality of the state's goat population by putting an improved breed buck into villages where goats are bred with whatever local male happens to be available. In Hindi it is commonly described as the bakra pradaya yojana, the male goat supply scheme, and it appears on district animal husbandry pages alongside the (10+1) goat unit scheme.

The logic behind supplying a male rather than females is straightforward arithmetic. A single doe produces perhaps two kids a season. A single buck can serve dozens of does in a village across the same period, so every improved buck placed in a village upgrades far more offspring per rupee spent than an improved female would. The scheme is, in effect, a cheap and highly leveraged version of what artificial insemination does for cattle.

The breeds supplied are the recognised improved goat breeds used in Madhya Pradesh; Jamnapari, Barbari and Sirohi. Jamnapari is a large dual-purpose breed, Barbari is prolific and compact, and Sirohi is hardy and adapts well to the region's conditions. Crossing these with local does produces kids that grow faster and reach market weight sooner, which is where the goat keeper's income gain actually comes from.

What does the male goat package contain?

The scheme is supplied as a package rather than as a bare animal. As described in the scheme's published terms, the components are:

The cost is shared: the government bears 75 per cent, roughly Rs 6,225, and the beneficiary bears 25 per cent, roughly Rs 2,075.

Each of the small components has a purpose worth understanding. The insurance protects the beneficiary against losing a Rs 7,500 animal in the first year, and it is the reason a death must be reported promptly to the veterinary institution. The mineral mixture matters more than its Rs 394 suggests: a breeding buck deficient in minerals loses libido and fertility, and mineral supplementation is standard practice for breeding males. The training booklet and monitoring card exist because the department tracks how the buck is used, the card records servicing, health and condition, and is the basis on which the programme is evaluated.

Who is eligible for the male goat supply scheme?

You can apply if:

• You are a resident of Madhya Pradesh.
• You are actively engaged in goat rearing.
• You already keep a minimum of 5 goats. This is the scheme's defining eligibility condition.
• You can pay the 25 per cent beneficiary share of the package, roughly Rs 2,075.
• You have shelter and fodder to maintain a breeding buck separately, since a buck cannot simply be run with the flock at all times.
• Your name is approved through the Gram Sabha and the panchayat approval chain.

You cannot apply if:

• You do not keep goats, or keep fewer than 5 goats. A person starting goat rearing from scratch is not eligible under this scheme and should look instead at the (10+1) goat unit scheme, which finances a full starter unit.
• You are not a resident of Madhya Pradesh.
• You cannot pay the 25 per cent share, which is a real cash requirement at the time of supply.
• Your name is not approved by the Gram Sabha, since selection begins there.
• You intend to sell the buck rather than use it for breeding. The animal is supplied for breeding use and is tracked through the monitoring card.
• The district's target for the year is exhausted, in which case the case waits for the next allocation.

Unlike several other animal husbandry schemes, this one carries no published age limit and no caste restriction. The gate is the existing herd of 5 goats.

What documents are required for the male goat scheme?

How to apply for the male goat supply scheme

1. Visit the nearest veterinary institution of the Animal Husbandry Department, the veterinary hospital, dispensary or the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon's office in your block, and ask for the male goat supply scheme application.
2. Get your goat holding recorded. The field officer or the Gram Panchayat verifies that you already keep at least 5 goats, which is the eligibility gate. Have the animals available for inspection.
3. Submit the application with documents; Aadhaar, residence proof and the record of your goat holding.
4. Get your name proposed and approved in the Gram Sabha. Selection under this scheme starts at the village assembly, so attend the Gram Sabha meeting where the beneficiary list is taken up.
5. Wait for the Janpad Panchayat and District Panchayat approvals, which consolidate the village lists against the district target and give final sanction.
6. Pay your 25 per cent share of the Rs 8,300 package at the time of supply, against a receipt.
7. Take delivery of the buck along with the mineral mixture, the insurance document and the training booklet with the monitoring card. Check the animal's breed, age, teeth and general condition at the point of supply, and confirm the insurance policy is in your name.
8. Keep the monitoring card updated with servicing and health records.

How to check the status of a male goat application

1. Ask at the veterinary institution whether your name went forward from the village list.
2. Ask the Gram Panchayat secretary whether the Gram Sabha approved the list and when it went to the Janpad Panchayat.
3. Ask the Janpad Panchayat or the Deputy Director, Veterinary Services at the district headquarters about the District Panchayat's approval and the supply schedule.
4. Because approval runs through three tiers, always ask which tier the file is sitting at rather than simply whether it is approved.

Why do male goat applications get rejected?

• Fewer than 5 goats at verification, or no goats at all — the commonest reason and a straightforward disqualification.
• Name not carried in the Gram Sabha list, which stops the file before it ever reaches the department.
• Beneficiary share not paid at the time of supply.
• District target exhausted for the financial year.
• Duplicate benefit, a household that has already received a buck under the scheme is not normally supplied a second one within the useful life of the first.
• No shelter or capacity to maintain a breeding male, noted at field verification.

How to look after the supplied buck

The subsidy is wasted if the animal is not managed as a breeding male, and the department issues the training booklet for exactly this reason:

• Feed the mineral mixture as advised. Mineral deficiency is the leading cause of poor libido and low fertility in bucks.
• House the buck separately from does except at servicing, to control breeding and to keep the animal in condition.
• Vaccinate and deworm on the schedule the veterinary institution gives, and use the 1962 helpline for doorstep veterinary attention.
• Record every service on the monitoring card, which is also useful evidence when claiming the buck's contribution to village breeding.
• Report death or serious illness immediately to the veterinary institution, since the insurance claim depends on prompt intimation and a post-mortem report.

Key dates and the target cycle

The scheme runs on the financial year cycle, April to March, against district physical and financial targets, and no fixed statewide last date is published. The practical timing point is the Gram Sabha calendar: since selection begins at the village assembly, an applicant who misses the Gram Sabha at which the livestock beneficiary list is taken up will usually wait for the next round.

Where to complain about the male goat scheme

• Veterinary Assistant Surgeon or the veterinary institution in the block: first level for non-supply, a poor quality animal or a missing insurance document.
• Deputy Director, Veterinary Services at the district headquarters, the officer holding the district target and the approved list.
• Janpad Panchayat / District Panchayat; where the approval chain has stalled.
• 1962, the Madhya Pradesh veterinary helpline for animal health support.
• CM Helpline 181. The state grievance line, which issues a trackable complaint number.

The only money a beneficiary owes under this scheme is the 25 per cent share of the Rs 8,300 package, collected against a receipt. Any additional demand should be reported to the district Deputy Director or through the CM Helpline.