Introduction

• Type: Central Sector Scheme
• Objective: To modernize dairy infrastructure, enhance milk procurement and processing, ensure quality control, and improve farmer incomes.

Key Components

Component A: Infrastructure & Outreach

• Focus: Strengthening dairy infrastructure (milk chilling plants, FTIR labs, testing systems).
• Promotes:
  -Formation of new Village Dairy Cooperative Societies (VDCS).
  -Milk procurement especially in NER, hilly regions, UTs.
  -Grant support for 2 new Milk Producer Companies (MPCs).

Component B: Dairying Through Cooperatives (DTC)

• Implemented in collaboration with Japan and JICA.
• Targets: Sustainable cooperative development in 9 states – AP, Bihar, MP, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, UP, WB.
• Focus: Enhancing production, processing, and marketing infrastructure.

Achievements & Impact

• Beneficiaries: Over 18.74 lakh farmers.
• Employment: 30,000+ jobs created so far; expected to generate 3.2 lakh more.

Future Goals

• Establish 10,000 new Dairy Cooperative Societies.
• Strengthen dairy processing in North Eastern Region
• Boost women participation (who form 70% of the dairy workforce).

Align with White Revolution 2.0 to modernize rural dairy ecosystems.