Matribhumi Samachar English
India is ranked 1st in milk production contributing 25 percent of global milk production. Milk production is growing at annual growth rate of about 6% over the past 9 years with per capita availability of 459 grams per day and is self sufficient in meeting the domestic demand.
Government has taken various steps, one of which is Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) – is one of the Flagship schemes of Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched under Prime minister’s Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan stimulus package on 24.06.2020 and has been realigned with merger of Dairy Processing Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) and has been extended for next three years with a fund size of Rs.29110.25 crore.
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) is implementing the following schemes for raising the share of domestic dairy industry and helped in improving the dairy sector’s contribution to the country’s GDP:
- Rashtriya Gokul Mission: – Aims for development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancing milk production and productivity of bovines.
- National Programme for Dairy Development: To enhance quality of milk and milk products and increase share of organized milk procurement.
- Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund: For creation/ modernization of milk processing and value addition infrastructure, among others.
- Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities: To provide support in the form of Interest subvention on working capital loans.
In addition, Government has also extended Kisan Credit Card (KCC) facility to Animal Husbandry & dairy farmers for their working capital requirements.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
