Lok Sabha Question No. 4535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4535

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## DAIRY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND

## 4535.  SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  expenses  incurred  under  the  Dairy  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (DIDF)  since inception, State-wise;
- (b) whether the State Government of West Bengal applied for allocation of funds under the DIDF, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of projects applied, approved and executed under the DIDF since inception in the State of West Bengal, district-wise; and
- (d) the types of schemes and projects that dairy farmers/ agri-entrepreneurs can avail funding through the DIDF?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) Since inception, Dairy Cooperatives have so far availed loan aggregating to Rs. 1,48,824.38 Lakh under  the  Dairy  processing  and  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (DIDF)  Scheme  as  on  28 February 2023. The State wise details are given as below:
- (b) NDDB has informed that the Government of West Bengal has not submitted any proposal so far to avail fund under the DIDF Scheme.
- (c) NDDB has informed that a project proposal of Kaira Milk Union, (Milk Union in the Gujarat State) for  'Establishment  of  New  Dairy  plant  with  12  LLPD  capacity  expandable  upto  18  LLPD,  5 MTPD Paneer plant, 5 KLPD Lassi plant, 1 LLPD Ice Cream plant, 200 MTPD Curd plant and 15 KLPD  Butter  Milk  plant  at  Dhulagarh  (Howrah),  West  Bengal',  was  sanctioned  under  DIDF Scheme. The Union has, however, communicated that it has deferred the investment for the project and accordingly the project has not been taken forward.
- (d) DIDF  is  an  infrastructure  development  scheme  and  is  implemented  with  an  objective  of creation/strengthening  of  Milk  Processing,  Value  addition  &  chilling  facilities  for  Dairy  Cooperative,  Multi  State  Dairy  Cooperative,  Milk  Producer  Companies  (MPC),  Self  Help  Groups (SHGs)  and  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs)  registered  under  State  Cooperative  and Companies Act. Enrolled dairy farmers and dairy entrepreneurs are indirectly benefitted under the sub-projects  through  creation  of  dairy  infrastructure  facilitating  market  linkage  in  respective project area.

| Sl. No.   | State          | Total (Rs. Lakh)   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 3,473.17           |
| 2         | Bihar          | 2,356.72           |
| 3         | Gujarat        | 22,955.19          |
| 4         | Haryana        | 607.00             |
| 5         | Karnataka      | 76,015.35          |
| 6         | Kerala         | 542.00             |
| 7         | Madhya Pradesh | -                  |
| 8         | Maharashtra    | 13,103.42          |
| 9         | Punjab         | 18,490.72          |
| 10        | Rajasthan      | 5,535.00           |
| 11        | Tamil Nadu     | -                  |
| 12        | Telangana      | 5,745.82           |
| 13        | West Bengal    | -                  |
|           | Grand Total    | 1,48,824.38        |

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