Lok Sabha Question No. 1605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: National Programme for Dairy  Development
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1605 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER 2023

## NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR DAIRY DEVELOPEMNT

1605: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the budgetary allocation for the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) from 2021-22 to 2025-26;
- (b) the details of the allocation for both Component 'A' and Component 'B' of the Scheme; and
- (c) the  achievements  made  under  NPDD  including  the  details  of  approved  projects,  expenditure  and progress such as total dairy cooperative societies organised, installation of milk collection units, and the capacity of new milk processing establishments?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing 'National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)' scheme across the country since Feb-2014 with an objective of  creating/strengthening  of  infrastructure  for  Production  of  quality  milk,  Procurement,  Processing  and Marketing  of  Milk  &  Milk  Products.  The  scheme  has  been  restructured/realigned  in  July  2021  for implementation from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a total budgetary allocation of Rs.1790 crore having two components:

Component  'A' focuses  towards  creating/strengthening  of  infrastructure  for  quality  milk  testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities.

Component  'B' (Dairying  through  Cooperatives)  aims  to  increase  sales  of  milk  and  milk  products, upgrading  dairy  processing  facilities  and  marketing  infrastructure  and  enhancing  the  capacity  of producer-owned institutions.

An  amount  of  Rs.345.93  crore  has  been  allocated  (Budgetary  Estimate)  under  both  Component  'A'  and Component 'B' (Dairying through Cooperatives) of the scheme during 2023-24.

- (c) The details of achievements made under NPDD scheme is as under;
- i. Under Component A of the scheme, 195 projects in 30 States/UTs have been approved with the total outlay of Rs. 3311.10 crore (including Central Share Rs.2479.06 crore). A total amount of Rs.1824.60  crore  has  been  released  to  States  for  the  implementation  of  these  projects  against which Rs. 1429.62 crore has been utilized.
- ii. Under  Component  B  of  the  scheme,  22  projects  in  8  States  have  been  approved  with  a  total outlay of Rs.1130.63 crore. A total amount of Rs.84.02 crore has been released to National Dairy Development Board for the implementation of the projects.
- iii. About 16,794 dairy cooperative societies have been organized/revived, 30,066 Automatic Milk Collection  Unit  have  been  installed  and  about  82  dairy  plants  have  been  strengthened  with creation of 24.00 lakh litres per day additional/new milk processing capacity under the scheme.

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