Lok Sabha Question No. 3559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS)
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni, Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

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

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  AUGUST 2021

## DAIRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHEME (DEDS)

3559:   SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI: SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Dairy  Entrepreneurship  Development  Scheme  (DEDS)  with  back-end  subsidy  will  be functional for dairy farmers for 2021-2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the opening timeline for the beneficiary application and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  an  alternate  programme/scheme  for  the  welfare  of dairy farmers/ entrepreneurs in place of DEDS Scheme; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the number of farmers who have been provided loans under Dairy Entrepreneurship Scheme so far along with the details thereof; and
- (f)  the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  the  subsidy  process  more  transparent  and smooth for farmers availing loan facility under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) has been discontinued from 2020-21 based on the recommendation of evaluation study conducted by NITI Ayog.
- (c) & (d) The Government of India during 2018-19 has announced extension of the facilities of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers to help them meet their working capital needs.  The  KCC facility  is  to  help  fisheries  and  animal  husbandry  farmers  to  meet  their  short  term credit  requirements  of  rearing  of  animals,  poultry  birds,  fish,  shrimp,  other  aquatic  organisms  and capture of fish.

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has also established Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) with a  fund  size  of  Rs.  15000  crore  to  incentivize  investments  by  eligible  entities  like  individual entrepreneurs, private companies, Micro Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs), Farmers Producers Organizations  (FPOs)  and  Section  8  companies.  Farmers  can  take  advantage  under  AHIDF  for establishment  of  silage,  fodder  block  unit  and  total  mixed  ration  plants  for  small  to  large  quantity manufacturing of animal feeds and fodder. Farmers can also establish breed multiplication farm with updated  technology  like  Sex  sorted  semen  for  Artificial  Insemination  and  In-vitro  fertilization technique.

Further, in order to encourage farmers to set up dairy by promoting Animal Husbandry to increase their income recently Government has approved implementation of revised and realigned components of the scheme of the Department. One of the components of the sub-scheme Rashtriya Gokul Mission is to promote establishment of breed multiplication farms on hub and spoke model. Under the scheme, 50% capital subsidy is available for eligible entrepreneurs (Individual/SHGs/ FCO/ FPO/JLGs and section 8 companies).  Assistance  is  also  extended  under  Animal  husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  to eligible entrepreneurs for establishment of breed multiplication farms on hub and spoke model.

Besides above, DAHD is also implementing National Programme for Dairy Development scheme with the  aim  to  enhance  quality  of  milk  and  milk  products  and  increase  share  of  organized  procurement, processing, value addition and marketing. Scheme also supports activities of organization/strengthening of  milk  producer  institutions  &  productivity  enhancement  through  nutritional  interventions  like manufacturing  and  supply  of  cattle  feed  (pregnancy  feed,  calf  starter  &  calf  growth  meal),  mineral mixture, fertility supplement, ration balancing programme etc. and fodder development.

(e) 4,21,157 beneficiaries have been benefited under the scheme with the back ended subsidy amount of Rs.1892.28 crore under DEDS. The State-wise back ended subsidy disbursed by NABARD under DEDS is at Annexure.

(f) The Ensure portal was launched for DEDS by NABARD in 2017-18 to make the subsidy process more transparent and smooth. The banks used ENSURE portal for submission of subsidy claims.

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## Details of State wise back-ended subsidy disbursed by NABARD under DEDS

| S.No.   | State                   | Units   | Amount (Rs in lakh)   |
|---------|-------------------------|---------|-----------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar        | 76      | 22.73                 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh          | 86824   | 28280.18              |
| 3       | Bihar                   | 14290   | 5750.60               |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh            | 1640    | 1323.47               |
| 5       | New Delhi               | 0       | 0.00                  |
| 6       | Goa                     | 17      | 26.75                 |
| 7       | Gujarat                 | 33729   | 19878.33              |
| 8       | Haryana                 | 6103    | 3572.03               |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh        | 7453    | 4678.74               |
| 10      | Jammu And Kashmir       | 10779   | 5113.45               |
| 11      | Jharkhand               | 971     | 925.14                |
| 12      | Karnataka               | 23047   | 9562.68               |
| 13      | Kerala                  | 13391   | 5338.37               |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh          | 8268    | 6024.40               |
| 15      | Maharashtra             | 27316   | 14354.25              |
| 16      | Odisha                  | 7982    | 2712.90               |
| 17      | Punjab                  | 11065   | 7387.48               |
| 18      | Rajasthan               | 19343   | 12108.50              |
| 19      | Tamil Nadu              | 66961   | 12901.58              |
| 20      | Telangana               | 9120    | 5322.42               |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh           | 23914   | 14479.14              |
| 22      | Uttarakhand             | 14438   | 7088.43               |
| 23      | West Bengal             | 4521    | 2869.78               |
|         | Total (A)               | 391248  | 169721.35             |
|         | North Eastern States    |         |                       |
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh       | 266     | 454.97                |
| 2       | Assam                   | 11311   | 9112.33               |
| 3       | Manipur                 | 683     | 413.46                |
| 4       | Meghalaya               | 102     | 66.93                 |
| 5       | Mizoram                 | 853     | 674.10                |
| 6       | Nagaland                | 1235    | 686.47                |
| 7       | Sikkim                  | 1169    | 808.44                |
| 8       | Tripura                 | 1671    | 878.62                |
|         | Total (B)               | 17290   | 13095.31              |
|         | Union Territories       |         |                       |
| 1       | Chandigarh              | 1       | 0.47                  |
| 2       | Daman And Diu           | 1       | 1.50                  |
| 3       | Lakshadweep             | 4       | 1.86                  |
| 4       | Puducherry              | 293     | 52.05                 |
|         | Total ( C )             | 299     | 55.88                 |
|         | Online ( D ) of 2017-18 | 12320   | 6355.18               |
|         | Grand total             | 421157  | 189227.72             |