Lok Sabha Question No. 5089 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5089 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27TH MARCH, 2018

## DAIRY PROCESSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND

## 5089.   SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing any scheme called Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DPIDF), if so, the details including its objectives and salient features thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  record  regarding  the  amount  earmarked  and  spent  under  the DPIDF so far; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, Statewise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Madam, The Department of Animals Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DADF), Government of India has initiated a new Central Sector Scheme 'Dairy processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)' with approved outlay of Rs. 10881 crore for implementation during 2017-18 to 2019-20. Salient features of the scheme are annexed.
- (b) &(c)  DIDF  is  demand  driven  scheme  and  State-wise  earmarking  of  fund  has  not  been  envisaged. However, component-wise earmarking of fund is as under:

( Rs in Crore)

| No.   | Component                                                | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |   Total |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| a     | Modernisation &creation of new processing infrastructure | 2096      | 2722      | 2153      |    6971 |
| b     | Chilling Infrastructure                                  | 348       | 880       | 1351      |    2579 |
| c     | Electronic Adulteration testing kit                      | 61        | 156       | 238       |     455 |
| d     | Project Management &Learning                             | 4         | 4         | 4         |      12 |
|       | Total                                                    | 2509      | 3762      | 3746      |   10017 |
|       | Interest subvention from DADF                            |           |           |           |     864 |
|       | Grand Total                                              |           |           |           |   10881 |

As on 25.03.2018, project proposals with estimated outlay of Rs.1226 Crores have been received by NDDB from different milk unions/federations, which is under consideration of State Project Screening and Review Committees of respective States.

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## Annexure in  reference  to  Reply  to  part  (a)  of  the  un-starred  Question  No  5089  due  for  answer  on 27.03.2018.

## Salient features of Dairy processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF):

- 1) DIDF aims for creation/ modernization/expansion of dairy processing infrastructure and manufacturing  facilities  for  Value  Added  Products  for  the  end  borrowers  i.e.  Co-operative  Milk Unions,  State  Co-operative  Dairy  Federations,  Multi  State  Milk  Co-operatives,  Milk  Producers Companies and NDDB Subsidiaries during three years i.e 2017-18 to 2019-20.
- 2) The outlay of Rs.10881 Crore consists of Rs. 8004 Crore as interest bearing loan from National Bank for  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  (NABARD),  Rs. 2001  Crore  as  contribution  from  end borrowers, Rs. 864 Crore as interest subvention through budgetary support from DADF, and Rs. 12 Crore as Project Management & Learning Support from NDDB & NCDC to help end borrowers.
- 3) The major components are as under:
- a) Modernization & creation of - milk processing facilities and manufacturing facilities for Value added Products
- b) Creation of village level chilling infrastructure
- c) Setting up of electronic milk adulteration testing equipment at BMC location
- d) Project Management and Learning
- 4) DIDF envisages that NABARD raises fund from market and passes to NDDB/NCDC.  NDDB and NCDC, the Nodal Loaning Entities, provide loans @6.5 % to end borrowers. Repayment of loans shall continue upto 2028-29.
- 5) With this investment, 95,00,000 farmers in about 50,000 villages is envisaged to benefit. Additional Milk processing capacity of 126 lakh liter per day, milk drying capacity of 210 Metric ton per day, milk  chilling  capacity  of  140  lakh  liter  per  day,  installation  of  28000  Bulk  Milk  Coolers  (BMCs) along  with  electronic  milk  adulteration  testing  equipment  and  value  added  products  manufacturing capacity of 59.78 lakh liter per day of milk equivalent is targeted for creation.