Volume - Indian Dairy Association

11convergence and dovetailing of animal husbandry and dairy sector withthese developmental schemes need to be made.31. Considering the performance of different states in implementation ofvarious programmes of animal husbandry and dairy sectors, absorptioncapacity and constraints of manpower and infrastructure, it is unlikely thatit would be possible to achieve the set target of 6‐7 per cent growth perannum during the 11 th Plan period. As such, the target for overall growthrate in livestock sector may have to be revised to 5 per cent during thecurrent plan with a 4 per cent growth rate for milk sector and 6‐8 per centfor poultry and meat sector.32. Implementation of the developmental strategies suggested by theCommittee for different sectors along with the higher investment portfolioswould accelerate the growth in the livestock sector. This would result inachieving a growth rate of 6‐7 per cent in the 12 th Plan period.