(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?
(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?
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
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