1,19,839 active dairy societies registered, no new plan to strengthen services

The question asked the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying to provide data on registered dairy cooperative societies, investment patterns under the AHIDF, and the status of Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) in specific constituencies. It also inquired about monitoring mechanisms and any new action plans to strengthen these services.

Asked and answered by: Asked by Dr. Manna Lal Rawat and Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey; Answered by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh).

What the government said

• 1,19,839 active Dairy Cooperative Societies (DCS) are registered on the Milk Supply Review Dashboard portal.
• 24,097 Multipurpose Dairy Cooperative Societies (MDCS) are included in the total count.
• AHIDF concessional financing with 3% interest subvention has mobilized ₹30,938 crore in private investments.
• ₹21,312.62 crore of the mobilized investment is specifically in the dairy sector.
• 4,019 Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) are operational across India under the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP).
• 406 MVUs are working in Madhya Pradesh, including 10 in the Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency.
• Farmers can access MVU services via toll-free number 1962.
• Monitoring is conducted through review meetings, state visits, National Level Monitors, and Third-Party Agencies based on funds utilized, farmers benefited, and animals treated.
• The government stated there is currently no proposal for a new action plan to further strengthen mobile veterinary services and the dairy cooperative network.

Also in the document

• The answer explicitly states that 'Presently, there is no such proposal' regarding a new action plan to strengthen mobile veterinary services and the dairy cooperative network, directly addressing part (e) of the question.
• The answer provides specific district-wise data for Pali (Rajasthan) and Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) in Annexure-I, though the full annexure is truncated in the provided text, the sub-totals for the states are visible.