Lok Sabha Question No. 1558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Schemes of NPDD
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Haribhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1558

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY 2025

## SCHEMES OF NPDD

## 1558:  SHRI HARIBHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  running  National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  (NPDD) Scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the State Cooperative  Dairy  Federations/District  Cooperative  Milk  Producers Unions/SHG Self Help Organization provide any assistance to private dairies/milk producing farmers  for  construction/strengthening  of  infrastructure  for  primary  chilling  facilities  along with the quality milk testing equipment under the Scheme, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details for NPDD Scheme in Gujarat including Lok Sabha Constituency, Mehsana?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) Yes, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing 'National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD )' scheme across the country since 2014-15. NPDD is implemented with the following 2 components:

- (i) 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/ Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ Milk Producer Companies/ Farmer Producer Organizations.
- (ii) Component  'B' of  the  NPDD  scheme  "Dairying  through  Cooperatives'  aims  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.
- (b) Under NPDD scheme, financial assistance is provided to State Cooperative Dairy Federations/ District  Cooperative  Milk  Producers'  Union/SHGs/Milk  Producer  Companies/Farmer  Producer Organizations for construction/strengthening of infrastructure for primary chilling facilities along with the quality milk testing equipment. Under the scheme, till date, 5707 Bulk Milk Coolers with 140.65 lakh litres chilling capacity, 47,785 Automatic Milk Collection Unit and Data Processing and Milk Collection Unit, 7840 Milk Analysers and 7550 Electronic Milk Adulteration Testing Equipment have been installed at primary/village level dairy cooperative societies.
- (c)  Under  NPDD  scheme,  8  projects  have  been  approved  in  Gujarat  with  the  total  outlay  of Rs.552.82 crore (including Central share of Rs.337.52 crore) against which an amount of Rs.246.10 crore  has  been  released  to  implementing  agencies.  This  includes  Rs.66.89  crore  (Central  share Rs.39.96 crore) approved for Mehsana Milk Union for installation of 290 Bulk Milk Coolers, 678 Automatic Milk Collection Unit with Milk Analyzer, 500 Electronic Milk Adulteration Testing Machine and Strengthening of Mehsana Dairy Plant laboratory.

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