In a written reply in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Parshottam Rupala said his Department is implementing National Programme for Dairy Development and Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund for Cooperatives, Milk Producer Companies (MPC), Self Help Groups SHG and Farmer Producer’s Organization (FPO).
The SHGs are eligible to be supported irrespective of gender. However, the Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods mission (DAY-NRLM) through the SHG network, he said.
“As per information received from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the Ministry of Finance, Government of India has set up a “Women Self Help Group Development Fund” to implement a ‘Scheme for promotion of Women SHGs in Left Wing Extremism Affected and Backward districts of India’ including dairy scheme.”
“As on 31 December 2021, the cumulative funds released by NABARD towards grant assistance, training, capacity building and other initiatives, out of this fund, stood at ? 150.02 crore” he added.