Principles and Techniques of Veterinary and AH Extension

FIFTH TO EIGTH FIVE YEAR PLAN

Fifth Five Year Plan (1974 – 79)

• The plan envisaged aggressive breeding for increasing milk production and proposed import of foreign semen doses, bulls and heifers of exotic breeds and increase in the number of exotic cattle breeding farms.
• Large-scale integrated dairy development projects were proposed and were later funded by the ‘World Bank’.

Sixth Five Year Plan (1980 – 85)

• This plan proposed to contain the population of cow and buffaloes by replacing non – descript local stock by high yielding cows of indigenous breeds, crossbred cows and improved buffaloes.

Seventh Five Year Plan (1986 – 90)

• This plan proposed to bring almost 50 percent of the cows under crossbreeding programme and set a target of 5.6 percent annual growth in milk production.
• Embryo transfer technology and Operation Flood II projects were introduced. Importance was attached to fodder development.

Eighth Five Year Plan (1992 – 97)

• The realities of the post - GATT world were reflected in this plan. Importance was given for effective animal health management to reduce the economic loss and to enlarge export of livestock products.
• The Sanitary and phyto-sanitary (SPS) measures have been introduced in the new World Trade Agreement (WTA).
• Milk production reached 84.6 million tonnes (mt) in 2001-2002. The per capita availability of milk increased from 112 gm per day in 1973 – 74 to about 226 gm per day.
• Establishing new milk processing capacity under Milk and Milk Products Order (MMPO) has been removed. An Integrated Dairy Development Programme in Non-Operation Flood area, Hilly and Backward areas was launched during the 8^th Plan. The scheme continued as a Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme with 100 per cent grants in aid basis to the States.