India’s Cabinet Approves Revised Dairy Development Program with ₹2,790 Crore Budget
Source: DairyNews.today
India’s Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Revised National Program for Dairy Development (NPDD), allocating an additional ₹1,000 crore, bringing the total budget to ₹2,790 crore for the 15th Finance Commission period (2021-22 to 2025-26).
The revised program aims to modernize dairy infrastructure, boost milk procurement and processing capacity, and enhance quality control. The initiative is expected to improve market access for farmers, increase pricing benefits through value addition, and strengthen supply chain efficiency.
The scheme comprises two key components:
Component A focuses on infrastructure development, including milk chilling plants, advanced testing laboratories, and certification systems. It also supports the creation of new dairy cooperative societies and strengthens milk procurement in remote regions, particularly in the North East, hilly areas, and Union Territories.
Component B, "Dairying through Cooperatives (DTC)," will continue collaboration with Japan’s government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to enhance dairy production, processing, and marketing in nine states, including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh.
The NPDD has already benefited 1.87 million farmers and created over 30,000 jobs. It has increased daily milk procurement capacity by 10.1 million liters and upgraded over 51,000 village-level testing laboratories. Advanced quality control technology, including Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) milk analyzers, has been introduced in 169 labs, while 232 dairy plants now have enhanced adulteration detection systems.
The revised program aims to establish 10,000 new dairy cooperative societies, create two Milk Producer Companies, and generate an additional 320,000 direct and indirect jobs, with women accounting for 70% of the dairy workforce.
The initiative is part of India's broader strategy to modernize the dairy sector under "White Revolution 2.0," supporting cooperatives with new technology and quality testing facilities while driving rural development and employment generation.
The scheme comprises two key components:
Component A focuses on infrastructure development, including milk chilling plants, advanced testing laboratories, and certification systems. It also supports the creation of new dairy cooperative societies and strengthens milk procurement in remote regions, particularly in the North East, hilly areas, and Union Territories.
Component B, "Dairying through Cooperatives (DTC)," will continue collaboration with Japan’s government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to enhance dairy production, processing, and marketing in nine states, including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh.
The NPDD has already benefited 1.87 million farmers and created over 30,000 jobs. It has increased daily milk procurement capacity by 10.1 million liters and upgraded over 51,000 village-level testing laboratories. Advanced quality control technology, including Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) milk analyzers, has been introduced in 169 labs, while 232 dairy plants now have enhanced adulteration detection systems.
The revised program aims to establish 10,000 new dairy cooperative societies, create two Milk Producer Companies, and generate an additional 320,000 direct and indirect jobs, with women accounting for 70% of the dairy workforce.
The initiative is part of India's broader strategy to modernize the dairy sector under "White Revolution 2.0," supporting cooperatives with new technology and quality testing facilities while driving rural development and employment generation.
