World Dairy Summit 2022

World Dairy Summit 2022

Subject: Government Schemes

PM Modi appeals to the global dairy leaders to recognise and encourage women dairy farmers at the World Dairy Summit 2022 at Greater Noida.

Details:

• India is hosting the summit after a gap of 48 years.
• During that period, India’s milk output has grown from 23 million tonnes in 1974, to about 210 million tonnes now.
• India’s milk output is growing at six per cent, much higher than the global average of two per cent.
• India’s per capita milk availability is the highest in the world.
• Co-operatives played a big role to make India self-reliant in dairy.
  • Women form about 70 per cent of the workforce in dairy and about 1/3rd in dairy cooperatives.

Major schemes of dairy sector:

• Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)-Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has been implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) with the aim of development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancing milk production and productivity of bovines thereby making milk production more remunerative to the farmers.
  • It also aims breed multiplication farm on hub and spoke model and offers 50% capital subsidy is available for eligible entrepreneurs
• Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)-This scheme is being implemented with the objective of Creation/ strengthening of Milk Processing, Value addition & chilling facilities.
  • Under the scheme, NABARD raises the fund  from market and disburses loans to dairy cooperatives with 2.5% interest subvention through National Dairy Development Board and National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
• Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO)-it aims to assist the State Dairy Cooperative Federations by providing soft working capital loans to tide over the crisis on account of severely adverse market conditions or natural calamities. It also proies one time support in the form of Interest subvention on working capital loans has been introduced from the financial year 2020-21.
• Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme (LHDCP)-The overall aim is to improve the animal health sector by way of implementation of prophylactic vaccination programmes against various diseases of livestock and poultry, capacity building, disease surveillance and strengthening of veterinary infrastructure.
• National Livestock Mission (NLM)-The focus of the scheme is on entrepreneurship development and breed improvement in poultry, sheep, goat and piggery including feed and fodder development. The scheme is implemented with the following three Sub-Missions:
  • Sub-Mission on Breed Development of Livestock & Poultry
  • Sub-Mission on Feed and Fodder development
  • Sub-Mission on Extension and Innovation
• Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)- worth Rs. 15000 crore to facilitate incentivisation of investments in establishment of dairy processing and value addition infrastructure. Further 3% interest subvention is made available to the beneficiaries availing credit under AHIDF.
• National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) is a flagship scheme for control of Foot & Mouth Disease and Brucellosis by vaccinating 100% cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat and pig population for FMD and 100% bovine female calves of 4-8 months of age for brucellosis.
• Kisan Credit Card- For the first time the KCC Scheme has also been extended for all farmers involved in the animal husbandry sector including dairy farming.
• Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP) –for delivery of free of cost quality artificial insemination services at farmers doorstep in 604 districts with less than 50% AI coverage.
• Induction of Multi Purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRI)- to make available trained manpower for conducting artificial insemination services at the farmers doorstep in rural areas covering all States and Union Territories.