Lok Sabha Question No. 1443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: National Programme for Dairy Developmemt Scheme
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Kavitha Malothu, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Dayakar Pasunoori

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1443 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JULY, 2022

## NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR DAIRY DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

1443:  SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA: SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU: DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  implementation  of  National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  (NPDD)  Scheme during each of the last five years and the current year;
- (b) the reasons that the Government has not released any amount under NPDD to Telangana during 2020-21; and
- (c) the details of allocation made in 2021-22 and 2022-23 and the extent to which the Government is helping the State to push in milk production and help dairy farmers to get more income?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  This  Department  is  implementing  Central  Sector  Scheme-  'National  Programme  for  Dairy Development (NPDD)' across the country since Feb-2014. The scheme was restructured/realigned in July 2021 . The restructured NPDD Scheme is implemented from 2021-22 to 2025-26, with following two components:

- (i)  The  Component 'A' of NPDD focuses on creating/strengthening of infrastructure for quality milk testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities for State Cooperative Dairy Federations/ District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union/SHGs/Milk Producer Companies/Farmer Producer Organizations.

(ii) The Component 'B' of the NPDD scheme "Dairying through Cooperatives' has the aim to increase sale  of  milk  and  dairy  products  by  increasing  farmer's  access  to  organized  market,  upgrading  dairy processing  facilities  and  marketing  infrastructure  and  enhancing  the  capacity  of  producer  owned institutions, thereby contributing to increase in return to milk producers in the project area.

The  detail  of  budget  estimates/revised  estimates  and  expenditure/releases  to  States  under  NPDD scheme during each of the last five years and current year (as on 20.07.2022) is as under:

(Rs in crore)

| Year    |   Budget Estimate (BE) | Revised Estimate (RE)   |   Expenditure/ Release |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                  170   | 170.49                  |                 170.48 |
| 2018-19 |                  280   | 270.07                  |                 269.98 |
| 2019-20 |                  325   | 266.46                  |                 266.31 |
| 2020-21 |                  300   | 286.00                  |                 285.98 |
| 2021-22 |                  255   | 403.01                  |                 402.91 |
| 2022-23 |                  340.1 | --                      |                   2.76 |

- (b) An  amount  of  Rs  919.75  lakh  was  released  to  Telangana  State  Dairy  Development  Cooperative Federation Limited (TDDFCL) under NPDD scheme during 2020-21.
- (c) State-wise  allocation  is  not  made  under  NPDD  scheme.  Budget  allocations  (BE)  of Rs.255.00 core and Rs.340.10 crore were made during 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively under NPDD scheme.

Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  following schemes/programmes  to  help  boost  up  milk  production  and  also  help  dairy  farmers  to  get  more income:-

- I. Rashtriya Gokul Mission
- II. National Programme for Dairy Development
- III. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund
- IV. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities
- V. Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme
- VI. National Livestock Mission
- VII. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund

In addition, Government has extended Kisan Credit Card (KCC) facility to Animal Husbandry farmers and Fisheries farmers for their working capital requirements.

Beside  above,  efforts  made  by  Government  of  Telangana  and  TDDCFL  for  improvement  in  milk production & to support milk producers are as under:

- (i) Providing encouragement to the milk producers by providing Rs 4/- per litre cash incentive.
- (ii) Launched Milch Animals Distribution Scheme by providing one milch animal to the members of Cooperative Societies at 75% subsidy to SC & ST beneficiaries and at 50% subsidy to others.
- (iii) Providing Rs 10,000/- back ended subsidy on purchase of milch animals through bank linkages and Rs 1000/- towards insurance of milch animals for overall improvement in milk production.
- (iv) Providing  cattle  feed  and  feed  supplements  on  subsidy  and  health  care  to  milch  animals  by conducting animal health and fertility camps

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