Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)

Why it matters

Cooperatives and milk producer companies can modernise chilling and processing with low-cost loans and a 2.5% interest subvention.

What you get

Concessional loans (with a 2.5% interest subvention) to milk cooperatives and producer companies for modernising milk chilling, processing, value-addition and marketing infrastructure.

Eligibility criteria

• Milk unions, cooperatives, federations and milk producer companies
• Eligible processing / chilling project
• Loan routed through NABARD / NDDB

How to apply

1. 1

   Apply through your milk federation / NDDB

2. 2

   Get the project and loan appraised

3. 3

   Implement with the interest-subvented loan

Documents required

• Cooperative / company registration
• Detailed project report
• Bank / financing documents