Lok Sabha Question No. 4963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Dairy Development Centre
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Saleng A Sangma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4963 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  APRIL 2025

## DAIRY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

## 4963. SHRI SALENG A SANGMA:

Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  dairy  development/  Milk  production  centre  has  been  sanctioned  for  Tura constituency under Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) or the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD);
- (b) whether any piggery farming/farm has been sanctioned for Tura constituency under National Livestock Mission or the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM); and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, including the total amount allocated for each project?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Under the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme, six projects have been approved in Meghalaya, including Tura, with a total allocation of Rs 6,393.68 lakh (Central Share: Rs 5,780.48 lakh), out of which Rs 5,326.96 lakh has been released. Additionally, Rs 27.77 crore has been sanctioned to Meghalaya for implementing the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) across all districts, including Tura.
- (b) No.
- (c) The Details of the projects approved in NPDD and RGM is as under:
- i.) National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)

(Rs.in lakh)

| Project No        | Districts covered                                                 | Year of approval   |   Total outlay |   Central Share |   Funds released |   Unspent |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------|
| NPDD_ML_01D       | East Khasi Hills                                                  | 2017-18            |        1103.46 |         1019.32 |          1019.32 |         0 |
| NPDD_ML_02F (QMP) | East Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills, West Garo Hills and Ri-bhoi | 2019-20            |         118.57 |          118.57 |           118.57 |         0 |

| NPDD_ML_03F   | Ribhoi                                                                                                        | 2019-20   |   1318.38 |   1125.15 |   1125.15 |   0.00 |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| NPDD_ML_04G   | West Garo Hills                                                                                               | 2020-21   |   1052.42 |    966.15 |    966.15 |   0    |
| NPDD_ML_05G   | West Jaintia Hills                                                                                            | 2020-21   |    973.66 |    896.03 |    896.03 |   0    |
| NPDD_ML_06I   | East Jaintia, South Garo, West Khasi, South West Khasi, East Garo, South West Garo & North Garo (7 districts) | 2022-23   |   1827.19 |   1655.26 |   1201.74 | 343.02 |
|               | Total                                                                                                         |           |   6393.68 |   5780.48 |   5326.96 | 343.02 |

Major Physical achievements of NPDD projects:

- i. Expansion of East Khasi Milk Plant from 10 TLPD to 50 TLPD (Achieved).
- ii. Establishment of 3 new Dairy Plant of 10 TLPD each at Ribhoi, West Garo Hills (Tura) & West Jantia Hills.
- iii. Installation of 112 Bulk Milk Coolers with capacity 54.169 TLPD.
- iv. Installation of 123 Automatic Milk Collection Unit/Data Processing Milk Collection Unit.
- v. Strengthening of 4 dairy plant laboratories for testing milk and milk products.

## ii.) Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)

An amount of Rs 200 lakh has been allocated to Meghalaya for the establishment of an Liquid Nitrogen (LN) plant in Tura (West Garo Hills), along with Rs 10 lakh for strengthening the artificial insemination  (AI)  training  institute.  Under  the  National  Artificial  Insemination  Programme (NAIP), 5,113 animals have been covered, 6,551 artificial  inseminations performed, and 4,322 farmers have benefited.

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