Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying addresses Lok Sabha question No. 2541 regarding initiatives for self-reliance and livelihood generation among tribal populations through agriculture and dairy farming. The response outlines various schemes implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, as well as schemes from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It also provides an update on the Cluster Tribal Model Villages (CTMVs) and Milk Villages initiatives.
Key Points / Main Content:
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Schemes:
Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM):
Focuses on indigenous breed development and genetic improvement of bovines.
Includes Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme, accelerated breed improvement using IVF, training of MAITRIs, and capital subsidies for breed multiplication farms.
National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD):
Component A: Creates/strengthens infrastructure for milk testing and chilling facilities.
Component B: Aims to increase milk and dairy product sales via improved market access and upgraded facilities.
Supporting Dairy Cooperatives Farmer Producer Organisations (SDCFPO):
Provides interest subvention on working capital loans to State Dairy Cooperative Federations.
Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF):
Offers interest subvention for livestock product processing and diversification infrastructure.
National Livestock Mission (NLM):
Focuses on entrepreneurship development and breed improvement in poultry, sheep, goat, piggery and fodder.
Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP):
Provides vaccination, capacity building for veterinary services, disease surveillance, and affordable veterinary medicine through PMKSK and Cooperative Societies.
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Schemes:
Implements various central sector and centrally sponsored schemes for farmer welfare, covering credit, insurance, income support, infrastructure, crops, marketing, and digital agriculture (listed in Annexure I).
Cluster Tribal Model Villages (CTMVs) and Milk Villages:
The Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub Scheme (TSS) was revamped into Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY) in 2021-22, changing the focus from clusters of villages to the development of Adarsh grams. The NPDD scheme provides financial assistance for setting up dairy cooperative societies in milk-potential villages.
Impact Analysis:
State Cooperative Dairy Federations District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Self Help Groups SHGs Milk Producer Companies Farmer Producer Organizations:
Impact: Access to infrastructure development, financial assistance, and market opportunities.
Action Required: Utilize available schemes for infrastructure upgrades, and improved market access.
Farmers (Including Tribal Communities):
Impact: Enhanced livelihood opportunities through agriculture and dairy farming, access to credit, insurance, and improved breeds of livestock.
Action Required: Participate in relevant schemes, adopt new technologies, and utilize available resources for improving agricultural practices and animal husbandry.
Entrepreneurs:
Impact: Opportunities for establishing breed multiplication farms and livestock product processing units with financial assistance.
Action Required: Apply for available subsidies and utilize the AHIDF for infrastructure development.
Veterinary Services:
Impact: Capacity building and infrastructure strengthening for disease control and surveillance.
Action Required: Participate in training programs and improve disease surveillance and response.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying: The government ministry responsible for fisheries, animal husbandry, and dairying in India.
Rashtriya Gokul Mission: A program implemented for development and conservation of indigenous breeds and enhancement of milk production.
National Programme for Dairy Development: A scheme implemented for strengthening of infrastructure for quality milk testing equipment and primary chilling facilities.
Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund: A fund providing interest subvention for creation of livestock product processing and diversification infrastructure.
National Livestock Mission: A mission to bring focus on entrepreneurship development and breed improvement in poultry, sheep, goat, piggery and fodder.
Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme: A program for prophylactic vaccination against animal diseases, capacity building of veterinary services, disease surveillance, and strengthening veterinary infrastructure.
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: A department of the Government of India implementing schemes for the welfare of farmers.
Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarash Gram Yojna: A scheme focused on the development of Adarsh grams (model villages).
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2541
TO BE ANSWERED ON 5TH AUGUST 2025
CTMVs AND MILK VILLAGES
2541. SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA:
Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
मत्स्यपालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मत्रं ी
be pleased to state:
(a) whether any projects aiming to foster self-reliance and livelihood generation through agriculture
and dairy farming amongst tribal population have been implemented by the Government;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the progress and status of Cluster Tribal Model Villages (CTMVs) and Milk Villages initiatives
in the country?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND
DAIRYING
(PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)
(a) and (b) In order to complement and supplement the efforts made by the States to foster self-
reliance and livelihood generation through agriculture and dairy farming for all farmers including
tribal community, the Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying is implementing following
schemes across the country:
(i) Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM): RGM is implemented for development and conservation
of indigenous breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancement of milk
production and productivity of bovines with the following major components:
(i) Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme is being implemented to enhance
artificial insemination coverage in districts with less than 50% Artificial Insemination
Coverage;
(ii) Accelerated breed improvement programme using IVF technology and sex sorted
semen is being implemented for rapid genetic upgradation of bovine population;
(iii) Multi-purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRIs) are
trained and equipped to deliver quality Artificial Insemination services at farmers’ doorstep
and
(iv) Under the component of establishment of breed multiplication farm, 50% capital
subsidy made available to entrepreneurs for increasing availability of high genetic merit
animals.
(ii) National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD): NPDD is implemented with
following 2 components:
(i) Component ''A'' of NPDD focuses on 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/ Self Help Groups
(SHGs)/ Milk Producer Companies/ Farmer Producer Organizations.
(ii) Component ''B'' of the NPDD scheme "Dairying through Cooperatives” aims to
increase sale of milk and dairy products by increasing farmer’s access to organizedmarket, upgrading dairy processing facilities and marketing infrastructure and
enhancing the capacity of producer owned institutions.
(iii) Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy
activities (SDCFPO): To assist the State Dairy Cooperative Federations by providing interest
subvention (regular 2% and additional 2% on prompt repayment) with respect to soft working
capital loan to tide over the crisis on account severely adverse market conditions or natural
calamities.
(iv) Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF): AHIDF provides interest
subvention at the rate 3% per annum for creation/ strengthening of livestock product processing
and diversification infrastructure thereby providing greater access for unorganized producer
members to organized market.
(v) National Livestock Mission (NLM): to bring sharp focus on entrepreneurship development
and breed improvement in poultry, sheep, goat, piggery and fodder by providing the incentivization
to the individual, FPOs, SHGs, Section 8 companies for entrepreneurship development and also to
the State Government for breed improvement infrastructure.
(vi) Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP): to provide for prophylactic
vaccination against animal diseases, capacity building of veterinary services, disease surveillance,
and strengthening veterinary infrastructure. Also, a new component of Pashu Aushadhi is added
under the scheme ensure availability of affordable generic veterinary medicine across the country
through Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras (PM-KSK) and Cooperative Societies. This will
create an ecosystem for Generic Medicine which will be affordable and of good quality.
Further, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) Government of
India, is implementing a comprehensive range of Central Sector as well as Centrally Sponsored
Schemes and programmes for the welfare of farmers in the country. These schemes encompass
entire spectrum of agriculture including credit, insurance, income support, infrastructure, crops
including horticulture, seeds, mechanization, marketing, organic and natural farming, farmer
collectives, irrigation, extension, procurement of crops from farmers at minimum support prices
and digital agriculture. The list of schemes providing subsidies and other benefits to farmers
implemented by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) across the country is
at Annexure I.
(c) As per Ministry of Tribal Affairs till 2020-21, there was a scheme of Special Central
Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)/ Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub
Scheme (TSS) in which funds were provided for the development of clusters that is pockets of
villages with the concentration of tribals of about 50% or more within a total population of 5000
or more in such area. However, the said scheme got revamped into Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarash
Gram Yojna (PMAAGY) in 2021-22 wherein the concept of clusters of villages was changed into
the development of Adarsh grams.
Further, under the NPDD scheme, provision has been made for providing financial
assistance to State Cooperative Dairy Federation/District Cooperative Milk Unions for setting up
of dairy cooperative societies in milk potential villages in the country.
***Annexure I
Major schemes implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
1. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
2. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
3. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
4. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/ Restructured Weather Based Crop
Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
5. Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
6. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
7. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)
8. National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
9. Namo Drone Didi
10. Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises’ (AgriSURE)
11. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
12. Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Detailed Project Report (RKVY-DPR)
13. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
14. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
15. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
16. Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
17. Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
18. Agroforestry
19. Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)
20. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
21. National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)
22. Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)
23. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
24. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm
25. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds
26. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region
27. Digital Agriculture Mission
28. National Bamboo Mission