Question : OPERATION FLOOD PROGRAMME



(a) the present status of Operation Flood Programme, State wise; and

(b) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to strengthen this programme with a view to increase milk production in the country?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (DR. DEBENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)to(b): The National Dairy Development Board(NDDB) implemented the Operation Flood (OF) Programme in three phases i.e., OF-I, OF-II, OF-III. The OF-III Programme ended on April, 30, 1996. However NDDB, has continued to provide financial and technical support to the Milk unions and federations for sustenance of Dairy Development Programme. State wise progress with regard to key parameters as on March, 2000 is at Annex-I.

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in Government of India is also supplementing the efforts of State Governments by implementing various plan schemes for increasing the milk production and to improve the status of the dairy industry in the country during the 9th Plan. The schemes are as under:-

i. National Project on Cattle Breeding.	ii. Assistance to States for Fodder Development.	iii. Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases.	iv. National Project on Rinderpest Eradication.	v. Assistance to co-operatives.	vi. Integrated Dairy Development Project.
Annex-I
`THE STATE-WISE PROGRESS UNDER MAJOR HEADS AS ON MARCH, 2000 IS ` AS UNDER:-
States/UT	DCS	Fanner	Procurement	Marketing	Organised	Members	(TKGPD)	(TLPD)	(No.)	(`000)
Andhra Pradesh	5167	734	872	731
Assam	125	2	2	7
Bihar	3371	173	281	316
Delhi	1591
Goa	163	18	29	80
Gujarat	10606	2147	4464	1701
Haryana	3305	180	251	94
Himachal Pradesh	278	20	14	19
Karnataka	8350	1473	1804	1445
Kerala	2331	608	579	608
Madhya Pradesh	4595	240	287	230
Maharashtra	6456	1411	3023	2572
Nagaland	66	3	3	4
Orissa	1353	105	70	96
Pondicherry	91	26	50	47
Pmyab	6566	370	807	404
Rajasthan	6375	414	782	482
Sikkim	174	5	5	7
Tamil Nadu	8233	1937	1585	1278
Tripura	84	4	1	6
Uttar Pradesh	15025	632	709	389
West Bengal	1575	106	162	809
All India Total 84289 10608 15780 12916 TKGPD: Thousand kg per day TLPD : Thousand litre per day