Lok Sabha Question No. 1572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: MoU between FPI and Department of Animal Husbandry
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1572

TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  DECEMBER 2021

## MOU BETWEEN FPI AND DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

## 1572. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying  has  signed  a  Memorandum  of Understanding  (MoU)  with  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (FPI)  to  extend  the benefits  of  various  schemes  to  the  beneficiaries  by  providing  them  credit  support  in establishing dairy processing, meat processing and animal feed plant;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the target set for achieving the goal of income generation and for sustainable development of the rural poor;
- (c) whether the per capita availability of milk in the country has increased during the last three years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that there is  a  shortage  of  milk  quality testing infrastructure and village level cold chain infrastructure which is adversely affecting the export, if so, the details thereof and the necessary steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a)  and  (b)  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  (DAHD)  and  Ministry  of  Food Processing  Industries  (  MoFPI)    has  signed  an  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  on 17 th November 2021. The MoU will facilitate DAHD and MoFPI to work together to achieve the  goal  for  income  generation,  sustainable  development  of  the  rural  poor  through  the extension of benefits of various schemes to the beneficiaries. MoFPI and DAHD have agreed on  the  convergence  terms  for  providing  support  to  Meat,  Poultry  and  Dairy  sector  as follows:-
- i. Create awareness through their respective implementation support team on the benefits of various schemes being implemented by MoFPI and DAHD.
- ii. Encourage beneficiaries to avail benefits with facilitation for various activities under the  schemes  for  Food  Safety  and  Quality  Assurance,  dairy  processing  and  value addition, meat processing & value addition, establishment of infrastructure and animal feed etc.
- iii.  MoFPI and DAHD  would  converge to extend benefit for mobilization and identification  of  beneficiaries,  establishment  of  common  infrastructure,  training  and capacity building of beneficiaries and marketing and branding support under MoFPI and DAHD schemes.
- (c)  Yes Sir. The per capita availability of milk in the country during the last three years are as under:
- (d)    National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  scheme  of  this  department  has  been restructured/realigned in July 2021. The restructured NPDD Scheme is implemented from 2021-22  to  2025-26.  The  scheme  focus  on  creating/strengthening  of  infrastructure  for quality  milk  testing  equipment  as  well  as  primary  chilling  facilities  for  State  Cooperative Dairy Federations/ District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union/SHG run private dairy/Milk Producer  Companies/Farmer  Producer  Organizations.  It  is  targeted  to  strengthen  about 31,000  milk  quality  testing  infrastructure  and  install  about  8900  number  of  bulk  milk coolers at village level under the scheme.

| Year                                                         |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Per Capita availability of Milk in the country (In gram/day) |       370 |       390 |       406 |

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