Lok Sabha Question No. 1405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Milk Mission in North Eastern Regions
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.1405

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY 2025

## MILK MISSION IN NORTH EASTERN REGIONS

1405:  SHRI SALENG A SANGMA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Milk Missions that have been sanctioned and implemented in the North Eastern States of the country during the last three years;
- (b) the details of Milk Mission projects sanctioned and implemented in Meghalaya, district-wise;
- (c) the total amount of funds sanctioned to Meghalaya under the Milk Mission or any other dairy development schemes during such period; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to expand or extend the Milk Mission in Meghalaya and other North Eastern States, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is not implementing any scheme/programme named Milk Mission in the country.

(b)  &  (c)  As  per  information  provided  by  State  Government  of  Meghalaya,  Meghalaya  Milk Mission  was  implemented  by  the  State  Government  from  2018-19  to  2021-22.  An  amount  of Rs.215.48 crore was sanctioned under the Meghalaya Milk Mission against which Rs.51.18 crore was  released.  District  wise  details  and  funds  released  under  Meghalaya  Milk  Mission  is  at Annexure-I.

In  addition, State  Government  of  Meghalaya  is  implementing  Chief  Minister's  Elevate  (Dairy Scheme) from 2023-24 to 2025-26 with a total outlay of Rs.45.00 crore against which Rs.3.96 crore has been released to beneficiaries.

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is also implementing Central Sector Scheme'National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)' across the country since 2014-15. Under the scheme, 6 projects have been sanctioned in Meghalaya with the total project cost of Rs.63.94 crore (including Central Share of Rs.57.80 crore) against which Rs.53.27 crore has been released to the implementing agency.

(d) Under NPDD scheme, 33 projects have been sanctioned in North Eastern Region with the total project  cost  of  Rs.257.33  crore  (including  Central  Share  of  Rs.236.57  crore)  against  which Rs.186.17 crore has been released to implementing agencies. State-wise details is at Annexure-II.

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## District wise details of Meghalaya Milk Mission

| Sr. No.   | Name of District         |   No. of DCS |   No. of Beneficiaries |   No. of Cattle |   Cattle Shed |   Amount Released (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|--------------------------|--------------|------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | East Khasi Hills         |           16 |                    277 |             547 |           544 |                            20.36 |
| 2         | West Khasi Hills         |           15 |                    211 |             148 |           127 |                             2.91 |
| 3         | Eastern West Khasi Hills |            5 |                     50 |              44 |            23 |                             0.53 |
| 4         | South West Khasi Hills   |            1 |                     34 |              50 |            50 |                             0.95 |
| 5         | West Jaintia Hills       |           28 |                    137 |             495 |           299 |                             7.21 |
| 6         | East Jaintia Hills       |            0 |                      0 |               0 |             0 |                             0    |
| 7         | Re Bhoi                  |           18 |                    276 |             479 |           332 |                            11.89 |
| 8         | West Garo Hills          |           14 |                    184 |             334 |            58 |                             6.19 |
| 9         | East Garo Hills          |            3 |                     13 |              26 |            13 |                             0.36 |
| 10        | South West Garo Hills    |            3 |                     14 |              30 |            15 |                             0.38 |
| 11        | North Garo Hills         |            3 |                     15 |              30 |            15 |                             0.41 |
| 12        | South Garo Hills         |            0 |                      0 |               0 |             0 |                             0    |
|           | Total                    |          106 |                   1211 |            2183 |          1476 |                            51.18 |

## Annexure-I

## North Eastern Region State-wise details of projects sanctioned under NPDD scheme

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | Name of State     | No. of projects sanctioned   |   Approved Cost |   Central Share |   Funds Released |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | 2                            |           11.91 |           11.26 |             8.84 |
| 2        | Assam             | 4*                           |           46.12 |           43.37 |             7.91 |
| 3        | Manipur           | 3                            |           30.29 |           27.85 |            23.41 |
| 4        | Meghalaya         | 6                            |           63.94 |           57.8  |            53.27 |
| 5        | Mizoram           | 3                            |           11.01 |           10.31 |            10.31 |
| 6        | Nagaland          | 4                            |           13.06 |           12.15 |            12.15 |
| 7        | Sikkim            | 7                            |           57.06 |           52.65 |            49.72 |
| 8        | Tripura           | 4                            |           23.94 |           21.18 |            20.56 |
|          | Total             | 33                           |          257.33 |          236.57 |           186.17 |