http://nabard.org/deds_brochure.asp : DAIRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHEME - SPONSORED BY GoI Dairy and Poultry Venture capital fund launched in 2005-06 was segregated into Dairy and Poultry Venture Capital Funds during the year 2009-10. The mode of implementation of Dairy Venture Capital Fund is changed from interest free loan to capital subsidy and a revised scheme Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) has come into effect from 1 September 2010 Objectives To promote setting up of modern dairy farms for production of clean milk To encourage heifer calf rearing thereby conserve good breeding stock To bring structural changes in the unorganized sector so that initial processing of milk can be taken up at the village level itself. To bring about upgradation of quality and traditional technology to handle milk on a commercial scale To generate self employment and provide infrastructure mainly for unorganized sector.. Activitie...