(a) whether any centrally sponsored Dairy Development Project is being
implemented in Orissa particularly in KBK districts;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the achievements made under the scheme during the
last three years and thereafter; and
(c) the number of people benefited under the project during the said period?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
(a)to(c): A dairy development project was approved by Government of India during
1993-94 under the Centrally sponsored scheme ‘Integrated dairy Development Project’
(IDDP) for implementation in Kalahandi, Koraput, Bolangir & Phulbani districts of
Orissa with a total outlay of Rs.631.00 lakh. The project has since been completed.
Thereafter, during 1998-99 another project under IDDP was approved covering 14
districts of Orissa including KBK districts at a total cost of Rs.621.84 lakh. Against this,
Government of India has released Rs.493.83 lakh so far.
649 Dairy Co-operative Societies (DCS) with a farmer membership of 41484
have been organized under these projects upto May’2004.