Parliament Question: National Programme for Dairy Development

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4040 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17TH MARCH 2026 NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR DAIRY DEVELOPMENT 4040: DR. BYREDDY SHABARI:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) the number of the projects proposed and approved under each component of the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDDP since the inception of the programme, State and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;

(b) the funds sanctioned, released and utilised for these projects, State and year-wise during the last five years, year and State-wise;

(c) the number of projects implemented under each programme component for Andhra Pradesh and the area or number of farmers covered under each project, State and district-wise; and

(d) the achievement of the Government through these projects, including increase in milk production, growth in dairy farmer income, number of jobs generated and improvements in dairy value-chain infrastructure, State-wise for Andhra Pradesh? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) and (b) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), GoI is implementing “National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)” scheme across the country since 2014-15. At present,

NPDD scheme is being implemented with the following two components:

(i) Component A of NPDD focuses on creating and strengthening infrastructure for quality milk testing equipment as well as primary milk collection and chilling facilities across the country, along with processing and value‑added infrastructure in Hilly areas, North‑Eastern Regions, and Union Territories.

(ii) Component B of the NPDD scheme, “Dairying through Cooperatives,” focuses on creating infrastructure across the entire dairy value chain in nine states, including Andhra Pradesh.

Under Component A of NPDD scheme, 4 projects have been approved with the total cost of Rs.235.05 crore including central share of Rs.162.25 crore in Andhra Pradesh. Similarly, under Component B of NPDD scheme, 3 projects have been approved for Andhra Pradesh with the total cost of Rs. 373.01 crore including loan amount of Rs.135.78 crore and grant amount of Rs.70.31crore. The details of the projects approved, districts covered, funds released & utilized under NPDD scheme, since inception, in Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure-I.

Details of year-wise fund released & utilized during last five years under the projects of Component A

and Component B of NPDD is as follows: - (Rs. in crore) Financial Year Funds released Funds Utilized 2020-21 0.00 0.00 2021-22 6.72 6.72 2022-23 33.35 33.35 2023-24 58.47 1.18 2024-25 6.08 22.03 Total 104.62 63.28

(c) 4 projects under Component A & 3 projects under Component B of NPDD have been implemented in Andhra Pradesh.

As reported by the Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Cooperative Federation Limited (APDDCF) and National Dairy Development Board, in Andhra Pradesh, Under Component A of NPDD scheme total of 4.25 lakh farmers have been enrolled/covered and under Component B of NPDD scheme 0.42 lakh farmers have also been covered. District-wise details of 4.67 lakh farmers enrolled/covered under NPDD projects in Andhra Pradesh are at Annexure-II.

(d) Under the NPDD scheme in Andhra Pradesh, 80 Bulk Milk Coolers with 3.5 lakh litres per day chilling capacity and 4,864 Automatic Milk Collection Units with Milk Analysers have been installed at village-level milk collection centres. One State-level Central Laboratory has been established and seven Dairy Plant Laboratories have been upgraded, while six dairy plants have been strengthened with modern machinery, cold-chain facilities, and Effluent Treatment Plants. These interventions have enabled an additional milk procurement of 4.78 lakh kilograms per day. Further, around 4.67 lakh farmers have been enrolled, gaining self-employment opportunities and improved access to organized markets. In addition, about 7,000 direct and indirect jobs have been generated. The increased procurement and strengthened infrastructure have enhanced sales, thereby ensuring higher returns to farmers and contributing to growth in their incomes.

*****Annexure-I Details of the projects approved, districts covered, fund released & utilized under NPDD scheme in Andhra Pradesh since inception of NPDD Component A (Rs. in crore) Funds Project No. Year of Total Centra Funds Districts covered Utilize

(Status) approval cost l Share released d Ananthapur, Chittoor, Kadapa, NPDD_AP_01 East Godavari, West Godavari 2015-16 10.70 7.12 7.12 7.12 B (Completed) and Krishna Ananthapur, Chittoor, Kadapa, NPDD_AP_02 East Godawari, West Godawari 2017-18 8.29 8.29 8.29 8.29 D (Completed) and Krishna Anantapur, Krishna, West NPDD_AP_03F Godavari, Hindupur, Chittoor, 2019-20 13.44 13.44 13.44 13.44

(Completed) Kadapa, Madakasira, East Godavari, Kalyandurg Anakapalli, Annamayya, Ananthpuramu, Alluri Seetarama Raju, Bapatla, Chittoor, Dr. B.R.

Ambedkar Konaseema, East Godavari, Eluru, Guntur, NPDD_AP_04I Kakinada, Krishna, Kurnool, 2022-23 202.62 133.40 66.70 33.46

(ongoing) Nandyal, NTR, Palnadu, Parvathipuram Manyam, Prakasam, SPSR Nellore, Sri Satyasai, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, West Godavari and YSR Kadapa Total 235.05 162.25 95.55 62.31Annexure-I (Contd…) Component B (Rs in crore) Funds Funds Funds Sanctioned Project Year of Released Utilised Name of Districts Name Approval (Loan+ (Loan+ Total Loan Grant Grant) Grant) Shreeja 2023-24 81.60 24.79 53.19 60.58 55.61 MPO Chittoor, Ananthapuram, Nellore, Kadapa, Prakasam Shreeja 2025-26 226.93 67.23 0.00 67.23 0.00 MPO Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Parvathipuram Vizianagaram, Sri Alluriseetaramaraju Vijaya ,Dr.B.R.Ambedkar 2023-24 64.48 43.76 17.12 35.62 9.59 Visakha Konaseema, MPO Srikakulam, East Godavari, Eluru,Kakinada, West Godavari Total 371.88 135.78 70.31 163.43 65.20Annexure-II District-wise farmers enrolled/covered under NPDD scheme in Andhra Pradesh Number of farmers S.No. Name of District enrolled/covered 1 Srikakulam 8779 2 Vizianagaram 4679 3 P.Manyam 1257 4 Visakhapatnam 250 5 Alluri Seetarama Raju 282 6 Anakapalli 50560 7 Kakinada 26262 8 Konaseema 16935 9 East Godavari 21179 10 West Godavari 5874 11 Eluru 40088 12 Krishna 11715 13 NTR 25029 14 Guntur 12560 15 Bapatla 13338 16 Palnadu 41830 17 Prakasam 37730 18 Nellore 801 19 Tirupati 8858 20 Chittoor 47480 21 Annamayya 24592 22 YSR Kadapa 30736 23 Anantapuram 16587 24 Sri Satya Sai 19418 25 Kurnool 254 26 Nandyal 493 Total 467566