Assessment of the Status of Dairying and Potential to Improve Socio-Economic Status of the Milk Producers and Convergence of all Central and State Schemes at District Levelin Chhattisgarh

摘要

Dairy industry occupies key role in agriculture and rural development. It embraces the production of milk, its preparation for sale as well as for manufacturing of dairy products. The Central Statistical Organization, Department of Statistics, Government of India, under the Annual Survey of Industries, has classified dairy industry under industries major group-20, Food Manufacturing Industries. A dairy industry depends on milk. Milk is raw material for dairy product. Milk is the 'nature's perfect food' for all ages. It has almost all the vital nutrients needed for growth and well being of the human body. Milk is the richest source of calcium and essential amino acids which is good for bone formation. It is particularly beneficial for people recovering from sickness, children, sports person, aged ones, women, etc. The dairy development in India has twin objectives of increasing total milk supply on commercial basis and diversifying agricultural structure by developing dairy as a supplementary or principal occupation which would help increasing the income of the small and marginal agriculturists and/or landless labourers. Dairy industry occupies an important place in Indian economy. The growth of Indian dairy sector has been spectacular during the past three decades. The Indian dairy industry is not only a vital producer of essential food items but also it is one of the largest employers in the country in both the rural as well as semi urban and urban region. It gives an income opportunity to abouteight crores families across India. Apart from the nutritional importance of milk for human consumption, dairying provides employment to the vest number of persons with no means of production of their own and put them to productive work so as to enablethem to contribute to the national product and earn their share in it. It processes tremendous potential for providing employment to the massive rural population. It can equitably distribute the gains and thus assists even the weakest sections of our society. Further, milk is one of the few commodities which give the producer a large share of what the consumer pays for it. Thus, dairying is a very important instrument for the upliftment ofthe rural economy of our country. Dairy development on modern lines would generate additional income and employment in rural areas itself and can act as an effective instrument for social change in rural India. Keeping these views in mind, the present study was taken up in one of the eastern state of India, i.e., Chhattisgarh with following specific objectives:1. To assess the present status of dairying with reference to animal distribution, milk production, consumption and marketable surplus.2. To identify the constraints in dairy development from supply side, institutional deficiency and processing infrastructure.