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Part VIII :
Policies and schemes
for dairy development in
Maharashtra
National Dairy Development Board
Dairying in MAHARASHTRA
A Statistical Profile
2015
and Cooperative dairies. It also decides the selling price of milk of the cooperatives and its
own dairies. The department oversees “Aarey Milk Colony”, “Cattle Breeding and Rearing
Farm, Palghar”, “Dairy Project, Dapchari” along with Aarey, Worli and Kurla milk schemes. The
Department is implementing following Central Sector schemes:
1.A. “Strengthening Infrastructure for Quality & Clean Milk Production” (SIQ & CMP):
This
scheme strengthen infrastructure for quality and clean milk production by providing training &
creating mass awareness among milk producers & also facilitating installation of bulk milk cooler
facilities at milk collection centres for immediate chilling of rawmilk. The scheme is implemented
through District Cooperative Milk Unions and State Level Milk Federation.
1.B. “Intensive Dairy Development Programme” (IDDP):
This scheme is implemented through
State Milk Federation (Mahanand) is mainly for developing dairy infrastructure in hilly and
backward areas of Nagpur, Nandurbar, Latur, Amravati, Nanded including the districts which
have received less than
`
50 lakhs for dairy development during Operation Flood period (1970-
1996).
Under 12
th
FiveYear Plan, the three schemes of“IDDP”,“SIQ&CMP”and“Assistance toCooperatives”
have been merged into “National Program for Bovine Breeding (NPBB) and in turn, “National
Program for Dairy Development (NPDD)” and both these programmes have been clubbed under
“National Programme For Bovine Breeding And Dairy Development” (NPBB & DD). This is done to
ensure that dairying develops on a scientific and holistic manner to attain milk production.
1.C. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY):
Apart from other schemes, the Central Government also
sponsor RKVY through 100% subsidy. Mostly RKVY fund is used for :
•
Integrated Dairy Farm Park Programme in selected districts.
•
Accelerated Dairy Development Programme by cooperatives.
•
National Mission for Protein Supplements (NMPS) programme wherein construction of
milk plant under Advance Milk Processing Infrastructure Development programme (such
as Tetra Brick packaging or Tetra Fino) as well as strengthening and modernisation of Milk
unions is being done.
2.
Animal Husbandry Department
The Department of Animal Husbandry, Pune established on 20
st
May 1892 andwill be completing
125 years in 2017. The department is engaged in core functions and activities related to animal
health, disease diagnosis, and veterinary services, breed development and feed & fodder
development. It has Joint Commissioners at regional level tomonitor schemes and programmes,
District Deputy Commissioners at district level to implement various schemes, monitor veterinary
polyclinics, AI centres and other extension activities. Various Central and State sponsored
schemes implemented in the state are mentioned below.