The National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme

National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
Aims to enhance quality of milk and milk products and increase share of organized milk procurement.
The scheme has two components:
Component ‘A’ focuses towards creating/strengthening of infrastructure.
For quality milk testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities for:

State Cooperative Dairy Federations
District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union
SHG run private dairy
Milk Producer Companies
Farmer Producer Organisations
The scheme is run across the country for the period of five year from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

Component ‘B’ (Dairying Through Cooperatives) provides financial assistance from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

It is an externally aided project, envisaged to be implemented during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
On pilot basis in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar initially with the objective of creation of necessary dairy infrastructure.
Purpose of providing market linkages for the produce in villages
for strengthening of capacity building of stake-holding institutions from village to State level.

About The National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme:-

It works under the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Government of India.
The NPDD scheme is designed to provide technical and financial assistance for the dairy development .
This scheme is implemented with the view to dairying activities in a scientific and holistic manner.
Dairying have the most important role in providing income-generating opportunities and employment opportunities particularly for marginal and women farmers .

Objectives of the Scheme:-

To strengthen and create the necessary infrastructure for the production of quality milk.
To strengthen and create the infrastructure required for the production, procurement, marketing and processing of milk.
To create appropriate training infrastructure and facilities for the training of dairy farmers.
To strengthen the dairy Producer Companies/cooperative societies at the village level.
To increase the production of milk by providing the most needed technical input services like mineral mixture and cattle feed, etc; to assist the rehabilitation potential and viable milk unions/federations.

Areas of Operation:-

National Dairy Plan Phase-I (NDP-I) will cover the case of States (i.e, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh).
Implementation of NPBBDD will be done throughout the country.

Services Provided to Milk Producers:-

Doorstep Veterinary Emergence and Health Services at MPCS around 18 Lakh Artificial Insemination (AI) are done per year.
Cattle feed subsidy Rs.2-4/kg given (will be revised every month according to current market rates)
The Mineral mixture is supplied to the milk producers at a subsidy of Rs.25 per Kg.
Periodical animal health camps are conducted in villages.
Green fodder and fodder slips are provided to milk producers through fodder cultivation in union land.
FMD vaccinations carried out twice every year .
Regular training is given to milk producers and village level workers in training centers.
Bulk Milk Cooler (BMC) are installed when necessary as per the request of the producers and the budgeting done under this scheme.