(a) whether the Government of Gujarat has urged the Union Government to develop the
cooperatives situated in Saurashtra and Kutch in North Gujarat which were relegated during
1970; and
(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
(a) whether the Government of Gujarat has urged the Union Government to develop the
cooperatives situated in Saurashtra and Kutch in North Gujarat which were relegated during
1970; and
(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) & (b): No such proposal has been received from Government of Gujarat to develop the
cooperatives situated in Saurashtra and Kutch in North Gujarat. However, under Flood II
Project, Saurashtra and Kutch in North Gujarat were covered through Gujarat Dairy
Development Corporation Ltd. (a State Government Enterprise). Government of India had
disbursed Rs.17.42 crore to seven districts of Saurashtra and Kutch through National Dairy
Development Board under Operation Flood II Project during 1978-85.