Kerala government launchs ‘Gau Samridhi Plus scheme’ for dairy farmers

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has recently launched the ‘Gau Samridhi Plus scheme’ or ‘Cow Samridhi Plus Scheme’ to offer insurance coverage to dairy farmers in Kerala. The government subsidized scheme will give insurance coverage to dairy farmers at low premium rates. The farmers belonging to the general category will receive 50% subsidy on premiums while those belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) category would get 70% subsidy on the premium.