National Dairy Plan

National Dairy Plan

Part of: GS Prelims and Mains GS-III- Economy

In news: National Dairy Plan Phase I (NDP-I) a Central Sector Scheme (CSS) with an outlay of Rs. 2242 Crore was implemented during March 2012 to Nov 2019 across 18 major dairying states including Gujarat which together account for over 90% of the country’s milk production.

• Funding was through a line of credit from the International Development Association (IDA), which along with the share of the Government of India flew from Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DADF) to National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and in turn to eligible End Implementing Agencies (EIAs).

Objectives:

• Increase productivity of milch animals and thereby increase milk production to meet the rapidly growing demand for milk.
• Provide rural milk producers with greater access to the organized milk processing sector.

NDP I had the following major components:

• Productivity Enhancement: aiming at increasing bovine productivity following a scientific approach in animal breeding and nutrition.
• Village based milk procurement systems for weighing, testing quality of milk received and making payment to milk producers: aiming at increasing the number of milk producers organised into milk producer institutions.
• Project Management and Learning: aiming at effective coordination of project activities among various EIAs and a comprehensive and functional Management Information System (MIS) for the Project.

Some of the key achievement of the NDP I:

• NDP I was able to make available more than 2,456 High Genetic Merit Bulls to A & B graded semen stations across the country which propelled the production of quality disease-free semen. 
• The project also contributed towards lowering the cost of feeding per kg of milk resulting in increase of net daily income of milk producers by Rs 25.52. 
• Market access was provided to more than 16.8 lakh additionally enrolled milk producers of which 7.65 lakh are women members. 
• The project covered around 59 lakh beneficiaries across 97,000 villages. 

Source: PIB