Lok Sabha Question No. 5322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Implementation of National Dairy Plan
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Alok Kumar Suman

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 5322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  APRIL 2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL DAIRY PLAN

5322. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has implemented the National Dairy Plan, State-wise including Bihar and Gujarat;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  productivity  of  milk  and  provide  rural  milk producers access to the organized milk-processing sector particularly in district Gopalganj of Bihar; and
- (d) the details of the persons including women benefitted from the above plan?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b)     Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India implemented centre sector scheme National Dairy Plan Phase I (NDP-I), with an outlay of Rs. 2242 Crore during March 2012  to  November  2019  across  18  major  dairying  states  (Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh, Gujarat,  Haryana,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal) including Bihar and Gujarat. The objectives of NDP-I was to enhance productivity of milch animals and provide market access to milk producers. The implementation of NDP-I was ended with the financial closure in March

2020. NDP-I was able to make available over 2,456 High Genetic Merit Bulls to the semen stations across the country which helped in increasing the production of quality disease-free semen. Besides this,  28.66  Lakh milch animals in 33374 villages were covered under Ration Balancing Programme (RBP)  to  help  in  increasing  productivity  by  0.27  Kg/animal/day.  The  programme  also  contributed towards lowering the cost of feeding per kg of milk resulting in increase of net daily income of milk producers by Rs 25.52. Market access for milk was provided to more than 16.8 lakh additional milk producers including 7.65 lakh women members to procure 53.64 LLPD by the end of programme. The NDP-I covered around 59 lakh beneficiaries across 97,000 villages under market access, breeding and nutrition activities.

- (c)     Gopalganj district in Bihar come in the operational area of Tirhut Milk Union (Muzaffarpur). Under NDP I wherein 3 sub projects related to Ration Balancing Program, Fodder Development and Village  Based  Milk  Procurement  System  were  implemented  in  which  18943  milch  animals  in  212 villages of Tirhut Milk Union were covered and 11275 additional milk producers were provided with market access. The details of grant sanctioned and utilized are as below:
- (d)          Under  NDP  I,  more  than  16.88  Lakh  additional  milk  producers  including  7.64  Lakh  women members were covered under Village Based Milk Procurement System (VBMPS) activity. In Bihar and Gujarat 1.3 lakh and 2.8 Lakh additional farmers were enrolled with 0.65 lakh and 0.86 Lakh women members respectively for VBMPS.

| Sl. No   | Activity                               |   Sanctioned Grant (Rs. In Crore) |   Utilisation till project closure (Rs. in Crore) |
|----------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Ration Balancing Program               |                              1.47 |                                              1.47 |
| 2        | Fodder Development                     |                              1.85 |                                              1.78 |
| 3        | Village Based Milk Procurement Systems |                              2.67 |                                              2.41 |
|          | Total                                  |                              5.99 |                                              5.66 |

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