Lok Sabha Question No. 3836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Sanction of Funds under Dairy Development Programme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3836 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2015

## SANCTION OF FUNDS UNDER DAIRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

3836 :SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Union Government proposes to release the funds sanctioned under the Integrated Dairy Development  Programme,  Pure  Milk  Production  Programme  and  National  Dairy    Development Scheme to the Government of Rajasthan on time;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  request  from  the  State  Government  of  Rajasthan  to release the remaining amount under the said projects; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof along with the time by which the amount is likely to be released.

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA)

- (a) Integrated Dairy Development Programme, Pure Milk Production Programme and National Dairy Development  Scheme  have  been  subsumed  under  the  National  Programme  for  Bovine  Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBBDD) in the Twelfth Five Year Plan. Funds for on-going projects under Intensive Dairy Development Programme (IDDP), Strengthening Infrastructure for Quality and Clean Milk Production (SIQ&CMP) and National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) are  released  under  NPBBDD  based  on  receipt  of  quarterly  progress  report  (QPR),  audited expenditure  statement,  complete  fund  utilisation  certificate  (UC)  (as  per  prescribed  format)  for previous releases and achievement made in terms of physical and financial targets under approved projects.
- (b) The  details  of  scheme-wise  approved    project  outlay,  total  fund  released,  unspent  balance  and balance  fund  to  be  released  under  ongoing  projects  in  Rajasthan  under  the  above  mentioned schemes are as under:

(Rs. in lakh)

| Scheme   |   Number of ongoing projects | Approved project outlay      |   Total fund released |   Unspent balance |   Balance to be released on receipt of UC, Progress report etc from Rajasthan |
|----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| IDDP     |                            4 | 2607.34 (GoI share- 2607.34) |               2197.57 |            210    |                                                                        409.77 |
| SIQ&CMP  |                            2 | 914.53 (GoI share- 820.79)   |                707    |            201.71 |                                                                        113.97 |
| NPDD     |                            2 | 709.83 (GoI share- 493.58)   |                 92.12 |             92.12 |                                                                        401.46 |
| Total    |                            8 | 4231.70 (GoI share- 3921.71) |               2996.69 |            504.16 |                                                                        925.2  |

- (c) and (d) During 2015-16, three proposals were received from Rajasthan under SIQ&CMP, NPDD and IDDP.
- 1) An amount of Rs. 189 lakhs has been released under SIQ&CMP.
- 2) An amount of Rs. 41.15 lakhs has been released under NPDD.
- 3) Under IDDP:
- i. Under IDDP-I and IV projects, there are unspent balances of Rs.10.33 lakhs and Rs.200 lakhs respectively.
- ii. Under IDDP-II project, explanation regarding duplication has been sought for release of financial assistance towards setting up of dairy plant at Baran, which has already been set up.
- iii. Justification for poor progress under IDDP-III project, which was started in 2005-06, has been sought.

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