The pact will help in the sustainable development of rural poor and income generation
Department of Animal husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) recently signed an MoU with the Ministry of Food Processing Industry (MoFPI).
Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, DAHD, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Pushpa Subrahmanyam, Secretary, MoFPI signed the MoU for extension of benefits to dairy entrepreneurs/ dairy industries through the convergence of various schemes of Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), MoFAHD. The MoU was signed in the presence of Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Pashupati Kumar Paras, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries and the Ministers of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan and Dr L Murugan, and also the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Prahlad Singh Patel.
The objectives of MoFPI & DAHD are interlinked and complementary. Hence, the DAHD and MoFPI will work together to achieve the goal for income generation for sustainable development of the rural poor through the extension of benefits of various schemes to the beneficiaries whenever they require credit support for establishment/ extension/ strengthening of quality control, dairy processing and its value addition, meat processing and value addition infrastructure, animal feed plant and technology-assisted breed improvement farms without any limitation.
Ministry of Food Processing Industry is also implementing various schemes with similar objectives and aims. Under the ’One District One Product (ODOP)’ scheme, credit link grant assistance will be provided for dairy, fisheries, poultry and animal feed. Under this, new units for ODOP products will be supported for capital investment. Also, implementing the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) will result in the creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet.
