"Non-availability of a credit scheme for dairy products at present has been identified as one of the constraints for development of liquid milk production in the country.
"Further, strengthening of agro-processing industry by providing financial facilities for agro-based industries, storage and processing of crops would help to develop the cultivation of food crops on a sustainable basis."
Under the scheme, an interest subsidy of five percent a year will be given for loans from 50,000 to 400,000 rupees for five years.
Farmers could use the funds to buy cattle, cross-breed animals, construct cattle sheds, for veterinary services, purchase better feed, build bio-gas tanks or other upgrade