While NDP-1, which was launched in 2012 with an outlay of Rs 2,242 crore, focussed on milk production and breed development, the second phase is aimed at improving the processing infrastructure and creating market access in remote and unexplored areas in the country.
“There is also a discussion about including private dairies in the coverage of NDP-2,” Dilip Rath, Chairman, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), told Businessline.
“For the first time private dairies are being considered for assistance to set up processing facilities under the same terms and conditions as cooperatives. They will, however, have to meet the set criteria and qualify for support. But if this happens, it will be a big support for small private dairies.”
NDDB has initiated talks with the World Bank for assistance, and with the concerned government departments, too. The projected financial outlay for NDP-2, which is likely to be cleared soon, is about Rs 8,000 crore.
The point is to create support infrastructure for dairying and make it a professional activity with better market access. NDDB also looks at creating milk quality testing equipment at critical points of procurement areas, besides expanding the coverage into uncovered areas. Today, there are about 3.20 lakh villages with potential. Of these, dairy activity has reached about 2 lakh villages, leaving about 1.2 lakh yet to be covered.
NDP-1 was aimed at improving breed with the production of high-genetic bulls and enhancing the reach of the cooperative structure. Under the scheme, an additional 55,000 villages were covered for milk collection.
NDP is largely financed by a loan from the International Development Association of the World Bank with implementing agencies appointed across States by the NDDB.
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