- NDP I is a Central Sector Scheme for a period of 2011-12 to 2018-19.
Objectives :
- To help increase productivity of milch animals and thereby increase milk production to meet the rapidly growing demand for milk.
- To help provide rural milk producers with greater access to the organised milk-processing sector
- It has focus on development and conservation of indigenous breeds of cattle and buffalo through implementation of progeny testing and pedigree selection programme.
- 6 indigenous breeds of cattle (Gir, Sahiwal, Rathi, Kankrej, Tharparkar and Hariana)
- 6 buffalo breeds (Murrah, Mehsani, Jaffarabadi, Nili Ravi, Pandharpuri and Banni)
- Funding will be through a line of credit from the International Development Association (IDA), which along with the share of the Government of India.
- NDP I will focus on 18 major milk producing states which together accounts for over 90% of the country‘s milk production.
- Coverage of NDP I will however be across the country in terms of benefits accruing from the scheme.