**Summary:**
This document summarizes the Indian government's response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 370, addressed to the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying on July 22, 2025, concerning irregularities in the recruitment of dairy employees. The Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel, stated that the recruitment of employees in dairies within the cooperative or private sector falls under the jurisdiction of the respective State Governments and concerned organizations. Consequently, no direct steps are being taken by the Union Government to address transparency in these recruitment processes, as the matter is considered a state-level responsibility. The question was raised by Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor.
Key Entities Referenced
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING: The central ministry responsible for fisheries, animal husbandry, and dairying.
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING: A department within the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
LOK SABHA: The Lower House of the Parliament of India, where the question was raised.
SMT. GENIBEN NAGAJI THAKOR: Member of Parliament who raised the unstarred question.
FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING: The subject matter of the question, referring to the relevant sectors.
PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL: The Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying who provided the answer.
State Governments: Refers to the governments of individual states within India, which have jurisdiction over dairy recruitment in cooperative and private sectors.
22ND JULY 2025: The date on which the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question was to be answered.
O.I.H
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 370
TO BE ANSWERED ON 22ND JULY 2025
IRREGULARITIES IN RECRUITMENT OF DAIRIES EMPLOYEES
370. SMT. GENIBEN NAGAJI THAKOR:
Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
मत्स्यपालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government observed that irregularities are being committed in the recruitment
process of employees in dairies, if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
(b) the steps being taken by the Government to bring transparency in the recruitment process of
employees in dairies?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)
(a) The recruitment of employees in dairies in cooperative or private sector comes under the
purview of the respective State Governments and concerned organizations.
(b) Does not arise in view of (a) above.
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