The Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu accorded sanction to the implementation of Dairy Cooperative scheme for Dairy Cooperative Societies in the Union Territory of J&K with the support of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
The Scheme endeavours to boost milk production in J&Kthrough empowerment of Dairy Cooperative Societies with easy financialassistance for production, processing and marketing including purchase ofanimals, rearing, augmenting their capacities, health care, development ofinfrastructure for milk processing, other by products and creation ofinfrastructure to undertake marketing activities.
Under the scheme, the Government shall provide 50% of theloan and 20% of the share capital to the beneficiary Cooperative Societies.While as, a subsidy to the tune of 25% shall also be provided by the Governmentto the beneficiaries and owners contribution in the scheme shall be only 5%.
The scheme with the sponsorship of NCDC will facilitateestablishment of integrated dairy projects with the provision for technicalinputs for farmer’s organizations, mobile veterinary care, artificialinsemination, expansion/renovation of milk collection centres, packaging unitsand chilling plants, purchase/rearing and breading of milch animals, setting upof small feed mixing manufacturing units, testing laboratories,establishment/expansion of effluenttreatment plants, milk parlours and establishment of technical and promotionalcell.
For smooth implementation of the scheme, an Apex LevelMonitoring Committee to be headed by Registrar Cooperative Societies, Jammu& Kashmir and Additional Registrars of the Division as its members shallalso be constituted.