Mukhya Mantri Ghasyari Kalyan Yojana
Packed silage/TMR fodder sold at ₹2.75 a kilo — a 75% subsidy on cost — so hill households don't have to trek for hours to cut grass by hand.
Run by: Animal Husbandry & Agriculture Department, Government of Uttarakhand
- Fodder price
- ~₹2.75/kg (heavily subsidised)
- Fodder type
- Packed silage / TMR
- Launched
- 1 November 2021 (Cabinet nod 25 Feb 2021)
- Delivered by
- Cooperative dairy (Aanchal) + Animal Husbandry
- Key benefit
- Cuts fodder-fetching load on women
Overview
In the Uttarakhand hills, fodder collection is usually the woman's job — a "ghasyari" is the woman who cuts grass — and it means hours every day trekking steep terrain to cut fodder by hand, often carrying heavy headloads back. This scheme sells ready-packed silage or total mixed ration (TMR) fodder at a heavily subsidised rate, around ₹2.75 a kilogram against a real cost several times higher, so a household can buy fodder instead of a family member spending the day cutting it.
The Uttarakhand Cabinet cleared the scheme on 25 February 2021, and it was launched on 1 November 2021 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. It is delivered through the state's cooperative dairy structure (the Aanchal network) and the Animal Husbandry Department: cooperative maize farming feeds silage and TMR production units, and the packed fodder is sold on through dairy-society outlets and fodder centres in the hill blocks.
Beyond cutting the daily labour burden, more consistent fodder quality also lifts milk yield, so the scheme is pitched as raising dairy income alongside the welfare benefit. Exact pack sizes, the current subsidised rate and which outlets stock it vary by district and change over time, so check with your dairy society or block animal husbandry office.
What you get
The benefit as the state notifies it — nothing here is an estimate.
- Ready fodder at around ₹2.75/kg against a real cost several times higher.
- Frees hours daily previously spent hand-cutting grass on hill slopes — the load that falls mostly on women.
- More consistent fodder quality can improve milk yield.
- Sold through the cooperative dairy network and block-level fodder centres, not a distant depot.
Who is eligible
State schemes usually state their criteria as prose rather than a checklist. This is that prose, unpacked — the department’s verification is what decides.
You qualify if
- Livestock-rearing household in a hill district of Uttarakhand
- Access to a functioning fodder centre in or near the village
- Registered as a dairy/livestock farmer with the local animal husbandry department
Not covered
- Areas without an operational fodder centre nearby
Documents you need
Have these ready before you start — most rejections are a missing paper, not a missing right.
- Aadhaar card
- Livestock ownership/registration record
- Residence proof for the hill district
How to apply
Fewer steps than a central scheme, and usually one office rather than a portal.
- 1
Locate the nearest outlet
Check with your village dairy cooperative society, the village panchayat or the block animal husbandry office for the nearest outlet stocking the subsidised fodder.
- 2
Register as a beneficiary
Register your livestock details with the dairy society or animal husbandry office to buy the subsidised fodder regularly.
- 3
Buy fodder at the subsidised rate
Purchase packed silage / TMR at the subsidised rate (around ₹2.75/kg) as needed, instead of hand-cutting grass.
If something goes wrong
Missing from the list, or payment stuck — here is the channel the department itself publishes for it.
- If the subsidised fodder is not reaching your outlet, the price charged is wrong, or the quality is poor, take it up with the local dairy cooperative society and the block / district Animal Husbandry office, then the Uttarakhand Cooperative Dairy Federation and the Director of Animal Husbandry.
- Beyond the department, use the Uttarakhand CM Helpline — toll-free 1905 (registration 24×7, call centre 8am–10pm), the portal at cmhelpline.uk.gov.in, or the CM Helpline app. Keep the grievance reference number to track it.
Frequently asked questions
Is the fodder completely free?
No. It is sold at a heavily subsidised rate, around ₹2.75/kg — most of the real cost is borne by the state and the farmer pays the rest.
What kind of fodder is provided?
Packed silage or total mixed ration (TMR), which is more consistent in nutrition than hand-cut grass and stores well.
Who runs the scheme, agriculture or animal husbandry?
It is delivered through the Animal Husbandry Department and the state's cooperative dairy structure (Aanchal), with cooperative maize farming feeding the silage and TMR units.
Is this available in every district of Uttarakhand?
It is focused on the hill districts where fodder collection is hardest, and coverage expands as more units and outlets are added — check with the local dairy society or animal husbandry office for the nearest one.
Why is it called "Ghasyari"?
A ghasyari is the hill woman who cuts and carries grass for the animals. The scheme is named for her because that daily labour is what it is meant to reduce.
Facts checked against uk.gov.in on 8 September 2026. editorial policy.