· Objectives/Aims of Scheme

(a) Development of milch cattle

(b) Increase milk production by providing Technical Inputs services

(d) Ensure remunerative prices to milk producers

(e) Generate additional employment opportunities

(f) Improve social, nutritional and economic status of residents of comparatively more disadvantaged areas.

· Year of the Scheme Started - 1993-94

· XIth Plan outlay: Rs.225.00 Crore (merged allocation)

· Implementing Agency

State Dairy Federations / District Milk Union

· Target /Beneficiaries

Rural milk producers irrespective of caste, class and gender. Cattle induction only for SC, ST and BPL families.

· Pattern of Assistance/Funding and Eligibility Criteria

The pattern of funding is 100% grant-in-aid from Central Government for the districts where investment (central grant) under Operation Flood (OF) programme was less than Rs.50.00 lakh. There is a maximum allocation of Rs.300.00 lakh per district under the programme. For establishment of dairy processing capacity up to 20,000 litres/day will be 100% grant-in-aid basis. Above this cap, OF pattern will be followed, namely, 70% loan and 30% grant.

· Year-wise outlay and expenditure under the scheme for the last 5 years are given below:

Rs, in crore

Year

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

B.E Provision

50.00

23.00

29.99

32.49

Actual Exp.

39.91

33.61

34.68

31.62

31.97

· Physical Targets and Achievements (Cumulative)

	Component	Targets	Achievements upto 31.12.2009
(a)	Organisation of Dairy Cooperative Societies	28300	26597
(b)	Enrolment of Farmer Members (in thousand)	2149.90	1940.98
(c)	Districts covered	209 districts in 26 States and a U.T.

There is no discrimination of gender and class under the scheme.

Ø List of Districts covered under IDDP Scheme Click here

Ø Format for Utilisation Certificate Click here

Ø Format for Quarterly Progress Report Click here

Ø Guidelines for preparing New Projects Click here

Ø Annexure (for preparing New Projects) Click here

Ø Components / items assisted under the scheme Click here

Ø Administrative Approval for continuation of the scheme Click here

Ø A Statement indicating year-wise releases of funds from 1993-04 to 2009-10 under 'Intensive Dairy Development Programme (IDDP) Click here

Ø Physical target & achievement under IDDP as on 31.03.2010 Click here

Ø IDDP-brief Click here

· Procedure for Applying:

District wise project to be prepared based on a benchmark survey and as per guidelines laid down under IDDP Scheme and to be submitted through the concerned State Government. A project may include one to five districts depending upon the capability of implementing agency to implement in a period of three to five years.

· How to prepare a project: - The new project proposal would comprise of following: -

(i) Background for dairy development in the State as a whole, the project districts giving details of prevailing milk procurement, processing, and distribution, marketing system justifying the need for a new project..

(ii) Profile of the implementing agency.

(iii) Benchmark survey report providing an executive summary, basis of selection of district/Block/village etc, methodology and outcome of the survey. The outcome of the survey report should invariably be used for setting up of project targets.

(iv) Text of the project proposal explaining requirement of each and every components/items supported with figures and justification. The text would also cover a brief breeding plan during project period.

(v) Annexures: There are thirteen annexures to be filled up for preparing new project proposals. Among these, annexure-I to VI requires primary data of the project area & the State, which are to be validated by the consultant agency conducting benchmark survey. Annexures–VII to XIII requires information on project activities, project operation cost estimates etc. There are to be prepared based on the outcome of the benchmark survey and data available with the Milk Union/Federation/State Government.

(vi) A map of project districts locating the project area, milk routes, existing & proposed Animal Husbandry & Dairy Infrastructure including dairy & chilling plants, BMCs, DCS (with dots) etc to give a fair idea about the project.

(vii) A statement showing break-even analysis for plant operations (present & end of the project) with proper explanations to prove viability of the project.

(viii) For consideration of repeat proposal, completion report of earlier sanctioned project should be submitted to this Department.

Two copies of the new project proposal may be sent to this department and/or an officer conversant with the subject may be sent to this department for discussion.