Budget 2020 to boost country’s milk production: NDDB chairman Dilip Rath
“Most of the dairy processing plants in the country were established during Operation Flood which need to be modernised and refurbished to make it more efficient. Announcement of the Union Finance Minister to facilitate doubling of milk processing capacity from 53.5 million MT to 108 million MT by 2025 is a welcome step,” he said.
AHMEDABAD: Union Budget 2020-21 will help sustain milk production of the country by more than 6%, said chairman of National Dairy Development Board Dilip Rath on Saturday.
He said 18% increase in allocation of funds to Animal Husbandry and Dairying sector to Rs. 3289 Crore in 2020-21 as against the revised budget estimate for 2019-20 is remarkable.
“Most of the dairy processing plants in the country were established during Operation Flood which need to be modernised and
refurbished to make it more efficient. Announcement of the Union Finance Minister to facilitate doubling of milk processing capacity from 53.5 million MT to 108 million MT by 2025 is a welcome step,” he said.
The announcement to increase the coverage of artificial insemination from the present 30% to 70% in the Union Budget 2020-21 is a significant step in improving the productivity of our milch animals and milk production thereby improving the livelihoods of our dairy farmers, he added.
Rath said the announcement for setting up a Kisan Rail in Public-Private-Partnership mode to transport perishable goods like fruits, vegetables, dairy products et al, and also refrigerated coaches in express and freight trains will further enhance the linkage between the deficit and surplus areas in the country and thus, benefit millions of producers and consumers.
Source- economictimes.indiatimes.
