Lok Sabha Question No. 962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Capacity Building Programme for Women in Dairy Farming
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 962

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2021

## CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN IN DAIRY FARMING

962. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   National  Commission  for  Women  has  launched  nationwide  training and capacity building programme for the women in dairy farming;
- (b) if so, the details and main objectives thereof;
- (c) the names of the training institutes empanelled for the purpose, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;
- (d) whether any preference will be given to tribal and rural women of Gujarat in the said training programme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  any  financial  incentive  to  the women after the completion of training and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) and (b)   The National Commission for Women (NCW) has initiated a training and capacity building program for women in dairy farming with the objective that training in  new  technology  about  value  added  dairy  products,  innovations  in  packaging, product development, etc. will improve the viability of women-led dairy organisations/farmers.
- (c) NCW has awarded this programme to the following 12 institutions:
- (d) The programme is available to all women engaged in dairy farming for developing their skills in value addition of milk products so as to enhance their incomes. NCW has not given any preference to any specific categories of women in this programme.

|   No. | Name of the Institution                                                                |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Haryana                  |
|     2 | Gandhi Krishi Vigyana Kendra University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka |
|     3 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, KVK, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh                                      |
|     4 | Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, Maharashtra                  |
|     5 | Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan           |

|   6. | Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan                                                                |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    7 | KVK Gudamalani, Barmer, Agricultural University Jodhpur, Rajasthan                                                          |
|    8 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu                                                                  |
|    9 | Indian council of Agricultural Research , Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Needamangalam, Tamil Nadu                                   |
|   10 | Dr. J Jayalalitha Fisheries University, Tamil Nadu                                                                          |
|   11 | Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh                                                               |
|   12 | Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura, Uttar Pradesh |

(e) While the said programme does not include any element of financial incentive to the trained women, they can access Government of India's existing schemes like the Pradhan  Mantri  MUDRA  Yojana  and  the  schemes  and  programmes  of  the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying such as the Central Sector scheme 'Supporting State Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities' for their needs pertaining financing, market access etc.

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