Volume - Indian Dairy Association

43quality of service is questionable and the costs are very high, mainly because oflack of monitoring on the quality of their services. As their objective is togenerate income for themselves, strict control on them is necessary to preventexploitation of farmers.Many State Governments have promoted the appointment of Paravets in theState. However, many of them have not been successful, particularly wherethey are not able to get the assured and steady supply of liquid nitrogen andfrozen semen at their places of work. In many states, their working is totallydependent on the mercy of the veterinary officers and such a programme isnot sustainable. Promoting the services of paravets can be a sustainableactivity, if they are assured of regular supply of inputs and their quality ofservices are periodically monitored.5.16 Private Business Enterprises: There are many pharmaceuticals and feedmanufacturers in the private sector who are primarily engaged in providinginputs through some of the above agencies on demand basis. Primarily, theseagencies having business motivation, require regular monitoring about thequality and price by the Government authorities. As their operational andoverheads are high, they will not be able to compete with other agencies inproviding breeding and health care services directly.5.17 Banks and Micro‐Finance Institutions: Micro‐finance plays a verysignificant role in livestock development in the country. It has been reportedthat over 25 per cent of the disbursements through leading micro‐financeagencies have been invested in livestock sector. This indicates the potential ofthe sector and the scope for turning livestock husbandry into an importantincome generation activity in rural India. Micro‐finance agencies and bankscan play a very significant role by establishing a link with various serviceproviders to ensure that the farmers are able to avail these services on credit.Strategy for Delivery of Inputs and Services5.18 For establishing an efficient value chain in dairy husbandry, the milkprocessing unit either operated by the Federation or the new generationcooperatives can assume the prime position for establishing various supportservices and linkages. There can be a consortium of AHD and milk processing