Lok Sabha Question No. 3708 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: National Milk Day
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Subrata Pathak, Prataprao  Jadhav, Ravindra Kushawaha, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3708 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER 2021

## NATIONAL MILK DAY

3708:  SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

## WILL THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently celebrated the National Milk Day in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives of celebrating the National Milk Day;
- (c) whether the Government is aware about the miserable condition of dairy farmers and that lots of dairy farmers are leaving the profession and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for the same;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  any  financial  assistance  to  the  farmers  in  dairy industry and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  inferior  breeds  of  cattle,  unorganized  dairy  sector,  lack  of  investment  and  farmers unawareness towards current technology etc. are some of the difficulties faced/being faced by the farmers dealing in this sector; and
- (f) the details of steps taken by the Government for influx of investment in the dairy sector so as to make it financially attractive and lucrative sector?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and  (b)  Yes,  Sir.    The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying,  M/o  Fisheries,  Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India, has celebrated National Milk Day, on November 26, 2021, jointly with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and other institutions created by Dr. Verghese Kurien, at NDDB Campus, Anand on his birth centenary. National Milk Day is observed  and  celebrated  to  commomerate  Dr.  Verghese  Kurien's  contribution  to  Indian  dairy sector on his birth anniversary i.e. 26 th November every year since 2014.

During  the  ceremony,  the  Department  has  inaugurated  an  IVF  (in  vitro  fertilization)  Lab  at Dhamrod,  Gujarat  and  Hessergatta,  Karnataka,  besides  conferring  the  National  Gopal  Ratna Awards in three category i) Best Dairy Farmer rearing indigenous cattle/buffalo breeds, ii) Best Artificial Insemination Technician and iii) Best Dairy Cooperative Society (DCS)/ Milk Producer Company/ Dairy Farmer Producer Organization in the country.

- (c) The rearing of milch animals and Agriculture are intrinsically linked to each other. The majority of milk in India is produced by small and marginal farmers by rearing 2-5 milch animals at household level. Dairying is an important secondary source of income for millions of rural families and has assumed the most important role in providing self employment and income generating opportunities particularly for women and marginal farmers.
- (d) to (f) The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing following schemes to provide financial assistance for Dairy farmers, dairy development, Breed improvement  / productivity enhancement and to influx investment in Dairy sector in the country.
- i. Provision of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) : During the year 2019, Reserve Bank of India has extended  the  facilities  of  Kisan  Credit  Card  (KCC)  to  Animal  Husbandry  and  Fisheries farmers to help them meet their working capital requirements. As on 03.12.2021, more than 14  lakh  fresh  KCCs  have  been  sanctioned  by  the  banks  to  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairy farmers.
- ii. National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  (NPDD) :-  Launched  in  Feb-2014  and restructured/realigned in July 2021 with two components. The Component 'A' of the Scheme provide grant in aid assistance on 60:40 between Centre and State basis and focuses towards creating/strengthening of infrastructure for quality milk testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities and creation of village level milk procurements system. The Component 'B' provides financial assistance as a loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for creation of milk processing and marketing infrastructure. The budgetary allocation under NPDD during the FY 2021-22 is Rs.255.00 crore.
- iii. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) :- Launched in December 2017 with an Objective to create/ modernize the milk processing, chilling and value addition infrastructure  in  the  form  of  loan  with  interest  subvention  of  2.5%  (with  effect  from 11.09.2020). The Scheme outlay is Rs. 11,184 crore including Rs. 8004 crore as loan with interest subvention. The budgetary allocation for interest subvention for the FY 2021-22 is Rs.70 crore.
- iv. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO) : L aunched during 2017-18 being implemented through National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) with an objective of the scheme is to assist the Cooperative Societies  and  farmer  producer  organizations  engaged  in  dairy  activities  by  providing  soft working capital loan to tide over the crisis on account of severely adverse market conditions or natural calamities. Due  to  Economic Impact  of  Covid-19  on  Dairy  Sector, a  new component 'interest subvention on Working capital loans for Dairy sector' was introduced

with an outlay of Rs 203 Cr for 2020-21 and 2021-22.  The scheme will be continued as a part of Umbrella Scheme 'Infrastructure Development Fund' from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 500 Cr. An amount of Rs.100 crore has been allocated during the FY 202122.

- v. Rashtriya Gokul Mission : Launched in December, 2014 with the aim for development and conservation  of  indigenous  bovine  breeds,  genetic  up  gradation  of  bovine  population  and enhancement  of  milk  production  and  productivity  and  making  technology  accessible  to farmers including IVF and sex sorted semen technology.
- vi. Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF): Under  Atma  Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (ANB) stimulus package, Hon'ble Prime Minister has announced for setting up of Rs. 15000 crore  Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF). The AHIDF envisages incentivizing as interest subvention upto 3% on loan for investments by individual  entrepreneurs,  private  companies,  MSME,  Farmers  Producers  Organizations (FPOs)  and  Section  8  companies  to  establish  the  dairy  processing  and  value  addition infrastructure  and  Animal/Cattle  Feed  plant  besides  other  meat  processing.  DAHD  has introduced  a  category  of  Breed  Multiplication  and  Breed  Improvement  Technology  under AHIDF which will assist technology intervention in Dairy processing and Breed multiplication and breed improvement technologies.

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