Question : NATIONAL DAIRY PLAN



(a) Whether a National Dairy Plan is under consideration of the Government;

(b) if so, the present status of the plan;and

(c) the time by which the plan is likely to be finalized ?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE(SHRI TASLIMUDDIN)

(a) to (c): Yes,Sir.The Department has received an Approach Paper on the National Dairy Plan (NDP) formulated by the National Dairy Development Board.The same has been forwarded to the Department of Economic Affairs for tying up external assistance.As the NDP is still at a nascent stage of its conception,it is little too early to spell out the time frame for its finalization.