Lok Sabha Question No. 123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Dairy Infrastructure
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shantanu Thakur

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 123 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  February, 2021

## DAIRY INFRASTRUCTURE

123. SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

Will  the  Minister  of  FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND  DAIRYING मात्स्यिकी , पशुपालन और डेिरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any initiative to create and strengthen dairy infrastructure for procurement, processing and marketing of milk and milk products;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the steps taken by the Government to enhance the milk productivity for the villagers in country, especially in West-Bengal;
- (d) whether the Government is thinking to double the income of the villagers through milk productivity in country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR  BALYAN)

- (a) The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  following schemes to create and strengthen dairy infrastructure for procurement, processing and marketing of milk and milk products:-
- i. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)
- ii. National  Programme  for Dairy Development (NPDD)
- iii. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)
- (b) The details of the schemes are as under :

DIDF is being implemented in the country with objective to modernize the milk processing plants  and  machinery  and  to  create  additional  infrastructure  for  processing  more  milk  since December 2017 with total outlay of Rs. 11,184 Crore and loan component of Rs. 8,004 Crore. As on 30.11.2020, 40 projects costing Rs. 4972.32 Crore have been approved, Rs.  3419.88  Crore  is    loan  component  against  which  Rs.  1107.82  Crore  has  been disbursed to the End Borrowers (Cooperatives and Milk Producer Companies). Under this  scheme  milk  processing  capacity  of  45  Lakh  Litre  per  Day  (LLPD),  milk  powder manufacturing  capacity  of  165  Metric  tone  per  day  (MTPD),  Value  Added  Product capacity  of  6.76  LLPD  (milk  equivalent)  and  113  Bulk  Milk  Coolers  have  been established as on 30.11.2020

NPDD :  Department  is  implementing  National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development (NPDD)  since  2014-15  with  the  objective  to  create  dairy  infrastructure  for  improved procurement,  processing  and  marketing.  However,  from  the  current  financial  year, Department  has  prioritised  projects  under  NPDD  primarily  for  setting  up  of  bulk  milk coolers  and  strengthening  of  milk  testing  facilities.  Under  NPDD,  147  projects  in  28 States  and  2  Union  Territory  have  been  approved  with  the  total  cost  of  Rs.  1775.93 Crore  (Central  Share  Rs.  1442.40  Crore)  from  2014-15  to  2020-21  till  31.12.2020.  A total sum of Rs. 1105.41 Crore has been released for implementation of new projects approved under the scheme up to 31.12.2020.  An amount of Rs.641.41 crore has been utilized under the projects approved.

AHIDF: The Department is implementing AHIDF with an outlay of Rs. 15,000 crore for incentivising investment by individual entrepreneurs, private companies,  MSME (Medium  and  Small  scale  Enterprises),  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  (FPOs)  and section  8  companies  to  establish  infrastructure  for  dairy  and  meat  processing  and animal  feed  plants.  The  main  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to  increase  processing capacities  of  milk,  meat  and  animal  feed  and  also  to  provide  greater  access  for unorganised sector. The scheme also aims to improved quality of milk, meat and animal feed and better price realisation for the farmer. As on date 8 applications have been approved with total loan amount of Rs. 508.17 Crore and interest of Rs. 23.80 Crore

- (c) This  Department  is  implementing  scheme  namely  'Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission (RGM)' including West Bengal for development and conservation of indigenous breed since December 2014 with aim to improve their genetic makeup and also to enhance the  productivity  and  milk  production.  West  Bengal  has  been  participating  under  RGM since  2014-15  and  an  amount  of  Rs.40.09  crore  has  been  released  to  the  State  for implementation of the scheme.
- (d) The scheme RGM is being implemented for contributing to double the income of villagers through milk productivity in country.
- (e) Under RGM, till date an amount of Rs 1841.75 crores has been released to the States and Union Territories since inception of the project in 2014-15
- (f) In view of above, question does not arise.

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