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Pradeep Kumar

11/08/21 10:00 AM IST

NATIONAL DAIRY PLAN

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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. 

The objectives of NDP-I 
  • 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.
Details
  • The implementation of NDP I have established the fact that a scientifically planned integrated approach towards dairy development can indeed be successful in a large and diverse country like India. 
  • Under NDP-I, a study was conducted on Social inclusion impact of NDP I with regard to empowerment of Schedule Caste and Tribal population showed that the access of SC and ST communities to Dairy Cooperative Societies (DCS) enrolment and services of automated Milk Collection Units (AMCUs) were found not to be significantly different to that of non-SC/ST households.
  • NDP I project had a significant positive impact on the livelihood opportunities for the tribal milk producers of Gujarat with the roll out of cooperative development interventions.
Source: PIB

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