Lok Sabha Question No. 307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Dairy Development
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi, Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.307 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY, 2021

## DAIRY DEVELOPMENT

## 307. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मात्स्यिकी , पशुपालन और डेिरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of schemes being implemented by the Government to promote dairy development;
- (b) whether any financial assistance is also provided by the Government through the schemes being implemented for dairy development; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## (ANSWER)

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) to  (c)    The  Department  has  been  implementing  following  dairy  development  schemes  to promote dairy development across the country :-
- (i)  Supporting  Dairy  Cooperatives  and  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  engaged  in  dairy activities (SDCFPO)
- (ii) National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
- (iii) Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)

The details of the above Schemes are given at Annexure.

|   S. No. | Scheme                                                                                               | Details of Schemes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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|        1 | Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO) | This scheme launched during 2017-18, is implemented by National Dairy Development Board with the objective of assisting the Cooperative Societies and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities by providing soft working capital loan to tide over the crisis on account of severely adverse market conditions or natural calamities. Due to Economic Impact of Covid-19 on Dairy Sector, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has introduced a new component 'interest subvention on Working capital loans for Dairy sector' as one of the component with an outlay of Rs 203 Crore for 2020-21. Temporarily, the other component namely 'working Capital loan' was kept in suspension during 2020-21. As on 02.07.2021, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) have conveyed sanction of Interest Subvention amount of Rs 150.58 crore against working capital loan amount of Rs 10588.64 Crore@2% per annum (p.a) and released Rs 71.63 Crore as interest subvention amount. |
|        2 | National Programme for Dairy Development(NPDD)                                                       | The Department is implementing National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme since Feb-2014 with an objective of creating/strengthening of infrastructure for Production of quality milk, Procurement, Processing and Marketing of Milk & Milk Products by the State Implementing Agency (SIA) i.e. State Cooperative Dairy Federations/ District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union. An amount of Rs 1191.42 crore has been released to 30 States/UTs under NPDD till 30.06.2021.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|        3 | Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)                                          | The Scheme is implemented with objective of Creation/strengthening of Milk Processing, Value addition & chilling facilities with total outlay of Rs. 11,184 crore. Under the Scheme National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) disburses loan to National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)/ National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) .National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)/ National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) thereafter disburses loan to the eligible End Borrowers. Government of India (GOI) provides 2.5% interest subvention under the Scheme. As on 31.05.2021, 40 projects in 11 states have been approved with total outlay of Rs 4957 Crore and loan component of Rs. 3381 Crore. Loan of amount Rs.1157Crore has been disbursed to End Borrowers. Interest subvention released is Rs. 54.59 Crore.                                                                                                                                                     |

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