📰 Goat Rearing Scheme 2025-26: Headline
🐐 Online Application and Documents for Bakri Palan Yojana 2025-26 (Sheep-Goat Group Distribution) Available! Apply now for 10+1 Goat Group with 50% to 75% Subsidy.
📝 Scheme Information and Application Process
The ‘Goat/Sheep Group Distribution’ scheme is implemented by the Maharashtra State Animal Husbandry Department under its innovative state-level and district-level initiatives.
Scheme Details (Sheli Palan Yojana):
- Group Size: Beneficiaries are typically allotted a group consisting of 10 female goats (does) and 1 male goat (buck). (Some Zilla Parishad schemes may offer a 5+1 group).
- Subsidy:
- General Category: 50% subsidy on the project cost.
- SC/ST Categories: 75% subsidy on the project cost.
- Objective: To provide a source of self-employment and income generation for educated unemployed youth, farmers, and women in rural areas.
Application Process (How to Apply):
- Website: \text{[https://ah.mahabms.com](https://ah.mahabms.com)}
- Application Mode: Applications are accepted exclusively online through this portal/app.
- Application Period: The application window is typically open for a specific period each year (e.g., May-June). (Note: Based on recent schedules, the application window for the 2025-26 batch recently closed in May 2025. Please check the official portal for the next announcement.)
- Waitlist: Once an application is submitted, the generated waitlist remains valid for up to 5 years (up to 2025-26).
📄 Essential Documents Required for Bakri Palan Yojana
The following mandatory documents must be scanned and uploaded while filling out the online application form:
- 1. Identity and Residence Proof:
- Aadhaar Card and PAN Card.
- Domicile Certificate (Proof of residence in Maharashtra).
- 2. Land Proof:
- 7/12 Extract (7/12 Utara) and 8-A Extract.
- 3. Caste and Income Proof (If Applicable):
- Caste Certificate (Mandatory for SC/ST and OBC applicants to claim 75% subsidy).
- Income Certificate (Proof of Annual Income).
- BPL Certificate (Proof of being below the poverty line, if applicable).
- 4. Training and Declaration:
- Goat Rearing Training Certificate (If training has been completed).
- Self-Declaration Form stating the applicant has not previously availed of this scheme.
- 5. Bank and Photo:
- Copy of the first page of the Bank Passbook (The account should be Aadhaar-linked).
- Recent Passport Size Photograph.
