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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (CO-OPERATION)

(G.O. Ms. No. 3, dated 3rd December 2013)

NOTIFICATION

The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry is pleased to approve the

scheme for supply of balanced cattle/calf feed at 75% subsidy to the milk

pouring members of the Milk Co-operative Societies in the Union

territory of Puducherry and also to make the following guidelines for

implementation of the said scheme, namely:-

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Decembre 2013

No.

Puducherry

Friday

6th

December

2013

( 15 Agrahayana 1935)

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1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This scheme shall

be called “Supply of balanced cattle/calf feed at 75 % subsidy to the

milk pouring members of Milk Co-operative Societies in the Union

territory of Puducherry”.

(2) It shall extend to the whole of the Union territory of

Puducherry.

(3) It shall come into force on and from the date of the

publication in the official gazette.

2. Objectives.— The objectives of the scheme are:–

(1) To encourage milk producers for maintaining milch animals

and to reduce the cost of quality milk production by availing cattle/calf

feed subsidy.

(2) To contribute and attain peak yield in milk production.

(3) To supplement the income of the milk producers and thereby

contribute to the national economy.

(4) To increase the conception rate and reduce the inter-calving

period aiming to obtain a calf per year.

3. Definition.— In these rules, unless the context otherwise

requires,-

(a) ‘Act’ means the Puducherry Co-operative Societies

Act, 1972 (Act No. 7 of 1973).

(b) “Milk Co-operative Societies” means the Primary Milk

Producers Co-operative Societies functioning in the Union

territory of Puducherry.

by Government of Puducherry/Planning Commission every year

and which includes revised estimate also.

(d) “Balanced cattle/calf feed” means the composition of

various cattle/calf feed raw materials mixed for the feeding of milch

animals as per the milk ration standards.

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(e) “Eligible members” means those members supplying not

less than monthly average of 5 litres of milk per day to the Milk

Co-operative Societies.

(f) “Government of Puducherry” means the Administrator of

the Union territory of Puducherry appointed by the President

under Article 239 of the Constitution.

(g) “Implementing agency” means the Co-operative

Department, Government of Puducherry.

(h) “Members” means the persons admitted as membership of

Primary Milk Producers Co-operative Societies in accordance with

their bye-laws.

(i) “Nodal Agency” means the Pondicherry Co-operative Milk

Producers Union Limited, Puducherry.

4. Constitution and maintenance of fund.— (a) There shall be

a fund called the “Cattle/Calf feed subsidy fund” constituted for

release of cattle/calf feed subsidy to the members of Milk Co-operative

Societies. Necessary funds will be provided to the said fund account

by way of periodical grants sanctioned by the Government of

Puducherry under its plan scheme or otherwise.

(b) The subsidy shall be released to the nodal agency in respect

of cattle/calf feed supplied at subsidised rate to the members of the

Milk Co-operative Societies under the scheme only after obtaining

approval of the implementing agency.

shall maintain proper accounts.

(d) The nodal agency at the end of each quarter and also at such

shorter intervals, as may be considered necessary, shall submit the

statement of receipt and payments of the fund account to the

implementing agency for verification of correctness.

(e) At the end of each financial year, the nodal agency shall

prepare a statement of income and expenditure for the cattle/calf feed

subsidy fund and get the same audited by a Chartered Accountant and

submit two copies of the audited statement of accounts to the

implementing agency.

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5. Target group.— The members of the Milk Co-operative Societies

functioning in the Union territory of Puducherry.

6. Eligibility.— (a) Members of the Milk Co-operative Societies

having cross bred milch cows and supplying milk regularly to the Milk

Co-operative Societies not less than monthly average of 5 litres of milk

per day, are only eligible under this scheme.

(b) The quantum of cattle/calf feed shall be supplied to each

eligible member at 75% subsidised rate with maximum of 75 kg. per

month based on the supply of milk to the Milk Co-operative Societies.

7. Pattern of assistance.— The assistance is in the form of kind.

The balanced cattle/calf feed is supplied to an eligible member of the

Milk Co-operative Society at 75% of subsidised rate with the maximum

of 75 kgs. cattle/calf feed per month.

8. Methodology of selection and operation.— (1) The application

issued by the nodal agency for this scheme will be available with the

Milk Co-operative Societies who in turn shall issue the same to their

eligible milk pouring members.

(2) The filled in applications shall be collected by the respective

Milk Co-operative Societies from the eligible members and handed over

to the nodal agency for verification.

(3) The Circle Supervisor/Veterinary Officers of the nodal agency

will ascertain the eligibility of the applicant under the scheme and certify

the eligibility list of the members of the Milk Co-operative Societies.

(4) Based on the eligible applications, the list of eligible

members and the quantity of cattle/calf feed to be supplied to them

shall be submitted to the nodal agency on monthly basis by the

respective Milk Co-operative Societies.

(5) The nodal agency will supply the cattle/calf feed based on

the eligible list furnished by respective Milk Co-operative Societies at

75% subsidised rate by collecting the balance 25% of cost of cattle/calf

feed from the respective Milk Co-operative Societies.

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(6) The respective Milk Co-operative Societies shall issue the

cattle/calf feed to the eligible members at 75% subsidised rate by

collecting the balance 25% of cost of cattle/calf feed from the eligible

members.

9. Claiming of subsidy from the Government.— (a) The respective

Milk Co-operative Societies on supply of cattle/calf feed to their eligible

members shall prepare schedule caste and non-scheduled caste

member-wise subsidy claim statement on monthly basis in triplicate in

the format as given in the Annexure. The claim statement along with the

sale bill of cattle/calf feed shall be certified by the authorised signatory

of the respective Milk Co-operative Societies and the same shall be

submitted to the nodal agency on or before 5th of next month.

(b) The nodal agency shall arrange to verify the correctness of

claims so received from the Milk Co-operative Societies through the

respective area circle Supervisors/Veterinary Officers and they shall

submit a certificate in respect of correctness of the claim. The claim so

certified shall be countersigned by the Manager (P&I) of the nodal agency.

Co-operative Society-wise every month and shall forward to the

implementing agency on or before 15th of next month with

recommendation for the reimbursement of cattle/calf feed subsidy claim.

(d) The implementing agency shall examine the claim proposals

and accord the approval for release of cattle/calf feed subsidy from the

corpus fund account maintained for this purpose, after ensuring that

the proposals are in order in all aspects.

(e) On receipt of approval of the implementing agency, the nodal

agency shall release the subsidy claim amount from the corpus fund

account maintained for this purpose and shall make necessary entry in

their book of accounts to adjust the account shown as “Cattle/Calf feed

subsidy due from the Government.”.

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(f) The claim if any disallowed under the scheme shall be

recovered from the members concerned by the respective Milk

Co-operative Societies.

10. Inspections and veterinary coverage.—The inspection of

milch cows covered under this scheme will be made by Veterinary

Officers of the nodal agency to ensure proper maintenance of the milch

animals covered under the scheme.

11. Cancellation of subsidy.— The assistance of cattle/calf feed

subsidy shall be discontinued on notice of death or sale of milch cows /

calves or misuse of the provisions of these rules.

12. Interpretation and clarification.— In the implementation of

the scheme, if any doubt arises with regard to the interpretation of any

of the provisions of the scheme or if any point requires clarification,

the matter shall be referred to the Registrar of Co-operative Societies

and the decision of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies shall be final.

13. Power to exempt.—The Government may by general or

special order and subject to such conditions as may be deemed fit,

exempt any Milk Co-operative Society or class of societies from any of

the provisions of these guidelines or direct that any such provision

shall apply to any Milk Co-operative Society or class of societies with

such modifications as may be specified in the order.

14. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department

vide their U.O. No. 2762/F5/A2/13, dated 29-11-2013.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

M. SARATHI,

Under Secretary to Government (Co-operation).

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ANNXURE

Name of the Society:

CLAIM STATEMNT FOR THE PERIOD FROM...............TO................... FOR CATTLE

FEED SUBSIDY ALLOWED TO THE MEMBERS OF MILK CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

ON SUPPLY OF BALANCED CATTLE FEED AT 75% SUBSIDISED RATE

Sl.

Member

Member name

Average milk

Date

Bill No.

Quantity

Total

25%

75%

No.

supplied

amount

subsidy

perday in litres

collected

amount

(`)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(in Rupees)

Details of cattle feed supplied

A. Non-Scheduled Caste Members :

B. Scheduled Caste Members :

Total

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online publication at “http://styandptg.puducherry.gov.in”

Government Central Press

Directorate of Stationery and Printing

Puducherry-9.

The particulars furnished above are true and correct to the best

of our knowledge and the total cattle feed subsidy claim is ` .................

(Rupees.....................................................only).

Secretary

President/Administrator

Milk Co-operative Society.

Certified that the particulars furnished above are verified with the

records of the society and found correct.

Circle Supervisor

Veterinary Officer

Nodal Agency.

Recommended for a sum of ` .................................(Rupees

.....................................................only) as claimed by the......................

towards the reimbursement of cattle feed subsidy to members for cattle

feed supply at 75% subsidy rate.

Assistant Manager (CF)

Manager (P&I)

Nodal Agency.

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