Lok Sabha Question No. 5217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5217

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH   MARCH, 2018

## DAIRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

5217. SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the objectives and salient features of the Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS);
- (b) the challenges faced by the Government in the implementation of the schemes;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to overcome the difficulties in the implementation of the scheme;
- (d) the number of beneficiaries of the scheme since its inception, State-wise;
- (e) whether the scheme has been effective in increasing milk production and alleviating poverty in the rural areas of the country;

(f) if so, the details thereof along with the amount sanctioned/utilized by the Government for DEDS during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and

(g) the other steps taken by the Government to generate self employment and provide infrastructure for dairy sector?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

(a) The objectives and salient features of the Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) is at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c)  DEDS scheme is implemented through NABARD, as nodal agency.  In order to help make subsidy disbursement process fast, simple, better accessibility to participating banks and management of information system, NABARD has initiated pilot testing of online processing of subsidy claim applications under DEDS.

(d) Since  September 2010, as on 28-02-2018, altogether 3,25,519 dairy farmers has been benefited under DEDS.  State-wise details are at Annexure-II.

(e) &  (f)  As  per  recommendations  of  evaluation  study  of  DEDS  conducted by  the  National  Productivity Council, New Delhi, submitted in January, 2015, there is increase of around 123% in overall average milk production  for  beneficiary  entrepreneur.    There  is  also  increase  in  livestock  assets  owned  by  beneficiary entrepreneurs.  State-wise capital subsidy disbursed under DEDS during the last three years and the current year is at Annexure-II.

(g) Department  is  also  implementing  following  dairy  development  schemes  for    dairy  infrastructure development to support direct and indirect employment generation:

- i) National Programme for Dairy Development
2. ii) National Dairy Plan Phase I

iii) Dairy processing and Infrastructure Development Fund

Annexure in reference to Reply to part (a)  of  the  un-starred Question No 5217 due for answer on 27.03.2018.

## Salient features of Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS):

## 1. Objectives:

- i. To generate self-employment and provide infrastructure for dairy sector;
- ii. To set up modern dairy farms and infrastructure for production of clean milk;
- iii. To encourage heifer calf rearing for conservation and development of good breeding stock;
- iv. To bring structural changes in the unorganized sector, so that initial processing of milk can be taken up at the village level;
- v. To upgrade traditional technology to handle milk on a commercial scale, and
- vi. To provide value addition to milk through processing and production of milk products.

## 2. Eligible Beneficiaries

Farmers, Individual Entrepreneurs and Groups of Unorganized and Organized Sector are eligible under DEDS. Group of organized sector, includes Self-Help Groups on behalf of their members, Dairy Cooperative Societies, Milk unions on behalf of their members, Milk federation, Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) etc.

## 3. Pattern of Assistance

Back ended capital subsidy @ 25% of the project cost for general category and @ 33.33 % for SC/ST farmers. The component-wise subsidy ceiling will be subject to indicative cost arrived at by NABARD from time to time. Entrepreneur contribution (Margin) for  loans beyond  Rs.1 lakh* -10% of the project cost (Minimum) Bank Loan - Balance portion

[* Subject to any revision in RBI guidelines]

## 4 . Financial Institutions eligible for re-finance under the scheme

- a. Commercial Banks
- b. Regional Rural and Urban Banks
- c. State Cooperative Banks
- d. State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks: and
- e. Such other institutions, which are eligible for refinance from NABARD

Annexure in reference to Reply to part (d), (e)  & (f) of the unstarred Question No 5217 due for answer on 27.03.2018.

State-wise capital subsidy disbursed under DEDS during the last three years and the current year and beneficiaries assisted since inception upto 28.02.2018.

| S.No                        | State                          | Capital subsidy Disbursed ( Rs in Lakh)   | Capital subsidy Disbursed ( Rs in Lakh)   | Capital subsidy Disbursed ( Rs in Lakh)   | Capital subsidy Disbursed ( Rs in Lakh)   | No of beneficiaries (Cumulative-     |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                             |                                | 2014-15                                   | 2015-16                                   | 2016-17                                   | 2017-18                                   | since 1.09.2010 to 2017-18) (In Nos) |
| 1                           | Andaman and Nicobar            | 2.93                                      | 4.54                                      | 2.48                                      | 3.50                                      | 68                                   |
| 2                           | Andhra Pradesh                 | 2844.14                                   | 989.83                                    | 1582.12                                   | 4575.96                                   | 80944                                |
| 3                           | Bihar                          | 1186.98                                   | 0.00                                      | 643.94                                    | 331.34                                    | 12674                                |
| 4                           | Chhattisgarh                   | 188.78                                    | 342.76                                    | 186.22                                    | 9.42                                      | 1531                                 |
| 5                           | Delhi                          | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0                                    |
| 6                           | Goa                            | 15.26                                     | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 7                                    |
| 7                           | Gujarat                        | 2310.13                                   | 504.61                                    | 1973.73                                   | 3077.54                                   | 29831                                |
| 8                           | Haryana                        | 435.13                                    | 145.95                                    | 150.55                                    | 87.61                                     | 4963                                 |
| 9                           | Himachal Pradesh               | 187.64                                    | 286.19                                    | 198.02                                    | 441.49                                    | 6788                                 |
| 10                          | Jammu & Kashmir                | 281.03                                    | 144.86                                    | 211.21                                    | 195.07                                    | 7427                                 |
| 11                          | Jharkhand                      | 20.55                                     | 0.00                                      | 14.29                                     | 67.84                                     | 245                                  |
| 12                          | Karnataka                      | 1086.14                                   | 224.58                                    | 423.79                                    | 995.27                                    | 15952                                |
| 13                          | Kerala                         | 954.56                                    | 46.05                                     | 442.08                                    | 633.67                                    | 11610                                |
| 14                          | Madhya Pradesh                 | 430.06                                    | 37.54                                     | 494.17                                    | 505.24                                    | 4413                                 |
| 15                          | Maharashtra                    | 647.45                                    | 2342.17                                   | 385.07                                    | 2253.25                                   | 19924                                |
| 16                          | Orissa                         | 192.15                                    | 51.33                                     | 92.89                                     | 86.77                                     | 5492                                 |
| 17                          | Punjab                         | 811.22                                    | 482.46                                    | 559.58                                    | 581.62                                    | 6190                                 |
| 18                          | Rajasthan                      | 690.08                                    | 47.41                                     | 74.72                                     | 586.27                                    | 10532                                |
| 19                          | Tamil Nadu                     | 2076.65                                   | 435.77                                    | 904.42                                    | 1727.78                                   | 57449                                |
| 20                          | Telangana*                     |                                           | 305.51                                    | 125.55                                    | 2438.35                                   | 6141                                 |
| 21                          | Uttar Pradesh                  | 314.11                                    | 555.51                                    | 588.15                                    | 1328.21                                   | 8409                                 |
| 22                          | Uttarkhand                     | 655.98                                    | 617.46                                    | 560.17                                    | 853.42                                    | 11883                                |
| 23                          | West Bengal                    | 131.93                                    | 0.67                                      | 139.14                                    | 61.77                                     | 2003                                 |
|                             | Total (A)                      | 15462.90                                  | 7565.18                                   | 9752.25                                   | 20841.39                                  | 304476                               |
|                             | NEStates                       |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                      |
| 1                           | Arunachal Pradesh              | 15.69                                     | 113.90                                    | 101.20                                    | 44.20                                     | 170                                  |
| 2                           | Assam                          | 782.09                                    | 1051.12                                   | 1199.32                                   | 645.33                                    | 9070                                 |
| 3                           | Manipur                        | 19.00                                     | 20.23                                     | 36.27                                     | 30.52                                     | 174                                  |
| 4                           | Meghalaya                      | 9.73                                      | 1.50                                      | 3.60                                      | 10.60                                     | 74                                   |
| 5                           | Mizoram                        | 202.99                                    | 17.10                                     | 33.60                                     | 66.51                                     | 549                                  |
| 6                           | Nagaland                       | 5.40                                      | 29.26                                     | 217.40                                    | 119.00                                    | 869                                  |
| 7                           | Sikkim                         | 64.69                                     | 50.06                                     | 267.54                                    | 184.94                                    | 931                                  |
| 8                           | Tripura                        | 39.16                                     | 127.83                                    | 76.23                                     | 231.20                                    | 1120                                 |
|                             | Total (B)                      | 1138.748                                  | 1411.01                                   | 1935.16                                   | 1332.30                                   | 12957                                |
|                             | Online applications sanctioned |                                           |                                           |                                           | 3944.01                                   | 8086                                 |
| G.Total (Total A+B+ Online) |                                | 16601.65                                  | 8976.20                                   | 11687.41                                  | 26117.70                                  | 325519                               |