be pleased to state whether the Government has considered to extend the scheme of the “National Dairy Plan Phase-I (NDP-I)” to other States which are not in the list of NDP-I in the future, if not, the reasons therefor?
be pleased to state whether the Government has considered to extend the scheme of the “National Dairy Plan Phase-I (NDP-I)” to other States which are not in the list of NDP-I in the future, if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)
National Dairy Plan –I (NDP-I) was approved in 2012 to meet the projected national demand of 150 million tonnes of milk by 2016-17. NDP-I was approved for implementation in 14 major milk producing States by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) through the End Implementing Agencies (EIAs) with total outlay of Rs.2242 Crore for a period of six years from 2011-12 to 2016-17. Further, it was extended by two years upto 2018-19 with inclusion of Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh States. The scheme has been closed on 29th November 2019 as per World Bank closer date.
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