How much loan and subsidy can I get for a poultry layer or broiler shed, and what is the cost share?

For a poultry shed the project cost is typically split into three parts: your own margin money, a bank term loan, and the back-ended subsidy. Under the National Livestock Mission entrepreneurship route the subsidy is a percentage of the eligible project cost up to a ceiling, often in the region of 50 percent for eligible poultry projects, while you put in a margin commonly in the range of around 10 to 25 percent depending on the bank, and the bank loan covers the rest. The subsidy is released through NABARD after the unit is built and verified and is adjusted against your loan, so in the early months you repay the loan before the subsidy reduces it. The exact subsidy percentage, the eligible unit cost on which it is calculated, the ceiling, and the margin the bank insists on all vary and are revised periodically, and they differ between general and SC, ST or women applicants, so get the current numbers from your State Animal Husbandry Department and your bank for the specific shed size you want. Build a realistic DPR with proper shed, equipment and bird costs. For the technical design of the shed, bird density, feed and disease control, take a poultry expert's or vet's guidance so your investment performs.