The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), has proposed around $4 billion (Rs. 173 billion) draft National Dairy Plan (NDP) to increase the country's milk production from the current level to meet the projected demand of 180 million tonnes by 2021-22. Commensurate with this goal, it may be reasonable to project that Maharashtra’s milk production should grow from 7.00 million tonnes to around 13 million tonnes by 2020.
The NDP focuses on:
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), has proposed around $4 billion (Rs. 173 billion) draft National Dairy Plan (NDP) to increase the country's milk production from the current level to meet the projected demand of 180 million tonnes by 2021-22. Commensurate with this goal, it may be reasonable to project that Maharashtra’s milk production should grow from 7.00 million tonnes to around 13 million tonnes by 2020.
The NDP focuses on:
(ii) Strengthening and expanding infrastructure to procure, process and market milk through existing and new institutional structures.
In view of the above, there is a need to explore the potential of introducing proactive measures to increase the productivity and production of milk in Maharashtra, viz.:
- Undertaking campaign for production of clean milk (CMP program).
- Milk Price based on microbial quality by implementing CMP program.
- Milk Payment through smart cards.
- Provision of bulk milk coolers (BMCs), automatic weighing and testing machines.
- Fully automatic and computerized milk processing facilities.
- Establishment of cold chain from farmer to consumer.
- Milk marketing through automatic vending machines (not only in Mumbai but even in smallest towns in the state).
- Enforcement of stringent quality norms.
- Organization of New Generation DCS as per Indian Companies Act applicable to Producers Companies.
The draft TOR for the study will be prepared by ABPF with the support of PCU, and ABPF and PCU will take the technical & over sight role on this. Consultant contracting will be the responsibility of the PCU. If need be PIP for Dairy Marketing Development in Maharashtra form the stage of production till marketing will be prepared by Consultant.