Lok Sabha Question No. 2984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Production of Milk, Egg and Poultry Meat
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, P.R. SUNDARAM, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2984

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  MARCH, 2018

PRODUCTION OF MILK, EGG AND POULTRY MEAT

2984 .  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA     SULE: DR. HEENA  VIJAYKUMAR     GAVIT: SHRI P. R. SUNDARAM: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: SHRI DHANANJAY   MAHADIK: SHRI MOHITE PATIL   VIJAYSINH   SHANKARRAO: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the estimated production of milk, egg and poultry meat during the last three years;
- (b) whether  the  production  of  poultry  and  dairy  industries    in  the  country  is  showing  a declining trend;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to adopt the latest scientific developments in modernisation of these industries, if so, the details thereof along with the current demand and supply of poultry products, milk and milk products in the country; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  production  of  poultry,  milk  and  milk products in the country ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SMT KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a) The estimated production of Milk, Egg and Poultry Meat during the last three years in the country is given in the table below.
- (b) & (c) No. The production of Poultry and Milk shows an increasing trend during the last three years.
- (d) & (e) The Department has implemented National Dairy Plan- I (NDP-I), National Programme for  Dairy  Development  (NPDD)  and  National  Livestock  Mission  to  adopt  the  latest  scientific developments  in  modernisation  of  dairy  and  poultry  industries  and  also  to  increase  their production. The estimates of total production of milk, poultry meat etc. are brought out by the Department regularly through the annual Integrated Sample Survey and estimates on demand and supply of poultry products, milk and milk products are not covered under this survey. The total estimates of milk production and poultry meat is estimated as 165.4 million tonnes and 3.5 million tonnes respectively during the year 2016-17.

| Estimates of Production of Milk, Egg and Poultry Meat during 2014-15 to 2016-17   | Estimates of Production of Milk, Egg and Poultry Meat during 2014-15 to 2016-17   | Estimates of Production of Milk, Egg and Poultry Meat during 2014-15 to 2016-17   | Estimates of Production of Milk, Egg and Poultry Meat during 2014-15 to 2016-17   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                              | Milk (million tonnes)                                                             | Egg (million nos.)                                                                | Poultry Meat (million tonnes)                                                     |
| 2014-15                                                                           | 146.3                                                                             | 78484                                                                             | 3.0                                                                               |
| 2015-16                                                                           | 155.5                                                                             | 82929                                                                             | 3.3                                                                               |
| 2016-17                                                                           | 165.4                                                                             | 88139                                                                             | 3.5                                                                               |

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