Volume - Indian Dairy Association

35Private Sector Investment4.11 There is hardly any private sector investment in Animal Husbandryexcept in states like Gujarat and Rajasthan where people assist in thedevelopment of Gaushala and Gosadans. In the case of dairy development,with the liberalization of economy, considerable private sector investmenthas been made in the processing, value addition and marketing. Thedairying is no longer a monopoly of the cooperative sector; as a matter offact privately owned dairy plants account for 51 per cent of the total milkprocessed in India. The dairy processing was not included under the prioritysector lending by the banks. In his budget speech 2009, the FinanceMinister announced the Government decision to treat dairying as a FoodProcessing Industry which would extend priority sector lending besidesproviding a host of concessions. However, a notification is awaited. Withthese measures, it would be possible for the private sector to invest in theprocessing and marketing sectors.