Lok Sabha Question No. 575 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Promotion of Cooperative Dairy and Milk Infrastructure
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 575 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY 2026

## PROMOTION OF COOPERATIVE DAIRY AND MILK INFRASTRUCTURE

## 575. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

मत्स्यपालन

,

पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is promoting cooperative dairy and milk infrastructure through schemes run in collaboration with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) or State cooperative  dairies,  focusing  on  cold-chain,  chilling  centres,  farmer  training,  and val ue-addition, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  any  such  dairy  cooperative  development  projects  have  been  implemented  in Katni and Panna districts in Khajuraho Lok Sabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) if  so,  the details of infrastructure created, number of cooperative members (especially women and small holders) trained or covered, and volume of milk procured or processed; and
- (d) if  not,  the  reasons  for  exclusion  of  these  regions  and  steps  planned  to  extend  dairy cooperative benefits to these areas?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Government of India (GoI) is implementing  the  following  schemes  through  National  Dairy  Development  Board (NDDB) and State/  District  cooperative  dairies/  Milk  Producer  Organization/  Private dairies to supplement the efforts made by the State Government to promote sustainable dairy development and support to small and marginal dairy farmers across the country including Madhya Pradesh (MP):
1. National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD): NPDD is implemented with 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 Produc er Companies/ Farmer Producer Organizations.
- (ii) Component ''B'' of the NPDD scheme "Dairying through Cooperatives' Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assisted, 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.
2. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities  (SDCFPO): To assist the State Dairy Cooperative Federations by providing interest subvention (regular 2% and additional 2% on prompt repayment) with respect to soft working capital loan to tide over the crisis on account severely adverse market conditions or natural calamities.
3. Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF) :  AHIDF provides interest subvention at the rate 3% per annum for creation/ strengthening of livestock product  processing  and  diversification infrastructure thereby providing greater access for unorganized producer members to organized market.

These schemes are helping in expanding network of dairy cooperatives, strengthening of dairy  infrastructure,  working  capital  requirement,  enhancing  availability  of  feed  and fodder. These interventions help to reduce the cost of milk production and also help to enhance income of milk producer from dairy farming.

- (b) Under Component A of NPDD, Jabalpur and Bundelkhand Milk Unions are covered as Implementing  Agencies.  Katni  is  part  of  Jabalpur  Milk  Union  and  Panna  is  part  of Bundelkhand Milk Union.
- (c) The physical progress reported by MP State Cooperative Milk Federation is tabulated below:
- (d) Does not arise in view of (b) above.

| Area   | Bulk Milk Coolers (BMC)   | Bulk Milk Coolers (BMC)   | Dairy Cooperative Societies (DCSs)   | Dairy Cooperative Societies (DCSs)   | Producer Members (Numbers)   | Average Milk Procurement (Kilograms per Day)   |
|--------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Area   | Number                    | Capacity                  | Organised                            | Functional                           | Producer Members (Numbers)   | Average Milk Procurement (Kilograms per Day)   |
| Katni  | 1                         | 3000 Litres               | 23                                   | 14                                   | 651                          | 732                                            |
| Panna  | 1                         | 2000 Litres               | 96                                   | 39                                   | 690                          | 2696                                           |

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