Lok Sabha Question No. 433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Promotion of Dairy Industry
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.433 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th JULY2022

## PROMOTION OF DAIRY INDUSTRY

## 433:  SHRI: SANJAY SETH

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any scheme for providing financial assistance for establishment or dairy in the country; and
- (b) the details of the steps taken to promote dairy industry in Jharkhand during the last three years and the number of people benefited there from, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing following dairy development schemes, wherein  provisions  have  been  made  for  financial  assistance  to  dairy  cooperatives,  milk  producer companies etc, primarily for strengthening/creation of dairy infrastructure for quality milk procurement, its processing, marketing and working capital requirements: -
- i. National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
- ii. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)
- iii. Supporting  Dairy  Cooperatives  and  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  engaged  in  dairy  activities (SDC&FPO)
- (b) Details of the steps taken to promote dairy industry in Jharkhand during the last three years are as follows:
- i. Under  NPDD  scheme,  Quality  Milk  Programme  project  was  approved  with  a  total  outlay  of Rs.821.57  lakh  during  2019-20  for  implementation  by  Jharkhand  State  Cooperative  Milk Producers' Federation Limited (JCMPFL) for strengthening of milk testing laboratories of Deoghar, Koderma,  Latehar  and  Ranchi  dairy  plants  and  for  establishment  of  new  State  Central  Lab  at Ranchi.
- ii. Under SDC&FPO scheme, an amount of Rs.6.25 lakh of interest subvention was sanctioned on working capital loan to JCMPFL in 2020-21.
- iii. In addition, Government of Jharkhand has initiated a new scheme namely 'Price incentive to Milk Producers' in financial year 2021-22, wherein provision for price incentive at the rate Rs.1/Litre was made. This incentive has been revised to Rs.2/litre for the year 2022-23. This benefits milk

- producers associated with the JCMPFL. District-wise number of Milk Producers' associated with JCMPFL and benefitted under the scheme is attached at Annexure.
- iv. Besides above, Government of Jharkhand has sanctioned and released a sum of Rs. 7.00 crore for construction and establishment of new dairy plant at Palamu and a sum of Rs. 7.25 crore under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna for dairy development activities in the State during 2020-21.
- v. National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is also providing management, technical and training support to JCMPCL.

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## Number of Milk Producers' associated with Jharkhand State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Limited benefitted (as on 30.06.2022)

| S.No.   | District       |   Number of Milk Producers |
|---------|----------------|----------------------------|
| 1       | Ranchi         |                       7128 |
| 2       | Lohardaga      |                       3344 |
| 3       | Bokarao        |                        252 |
| 4       | Ramgarh        |                        258 |
| 5       | Khunti         |                         97 |
| 6       | Gumla          |                         88 |
| 7       | Saraikela      |                         13 |
| 8       | Simdega        |                         17 |
| 9       | Dhanbad        |                         99 |
| 10      | West Singhbhum |                         21 |
| 11      | Kodarma        |                         65 |
| 12      | Hazaribag      |                       1556 |
| 13      | Chatra         |                        786 |
| 14      | Deoghar        |                       1043 |
| 15      | Dumka          |                        770 |
| 16      | Godda          |                       1037 |
| 17      | Giridih        |                         28 |
| 18      | Jamtara        |                        135 |
| 19      | Latehar        |                        861 |
| 20      | Palamu         |                       2241 |
| 21      | Garhwa         |                       1130 |
| 22      | Sahibganj      |                       1082 |
|         | Total          |                      22051 |

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