Lok Sabha Question No. 371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Demand and Supply of Dairy Products
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SHYAMA CHARAN GUPTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.371 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2017

## DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS

## 371. SHRI SHYAMA CHARAN GUPTA:

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

- (a)  whether  there  is  any  agency  to  regulate  demand-supply  of  dairy  products  on  the  lines  of agriculture producer such as wheat, gram, paddy, pulses etc.;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any scheme to give incentive to promote the export of dairy products such as skimmed Milk Powder and butter etc.;
- (d) whether the milk producers are getting the competitive price of milk; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a) No Madam.
- (b) Does not arise in view of (a) above
- (c) Foreign  Trade  Policy  of  India  (FTP  2015-20)  includes  a  scheme  namely  Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) which is aimed at increasing India's exports. The scheme provides  incentive  in  the  form  of  5%duty  credit  of  the  realized  FOB  value  (in  free  foreign exchange)  to  the  exporter  of  milk  fat  products  [butter  and  melted  butter  (ghee)]  and  cheese products  (processed  cheese  and  other  cheeses).  Agricultural  and  Processed  Food  Products Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA)  also  provides  assistance  to  its  registered  exporters including the exporters of dairy and dairy products for promoting the export of dairy and dairy products, under the Agriculture Export Promotion Plan Scheme.

(d)&(e) As per the assessment made by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), the dairy cooperatives  have  ensured  remunerative  competitive  prices  for  milk  to  the  producers.  The Statement  indicating  State-wise  prices  of  cow,  buffalo  and  mixed  milk  during  May  2017  is annexed.

## Annexure referred to in reply to the LokSabhaUnstarred Question No.371 for answer on 18.07.2017

## Statement indicating State-wise prices of cow, buffalo and mixed milk during May 2017

| REGION / STATE   | UNION       | May-17                  | May-17                      | May-17                    | May-16                  | May-16                      | May-16                    |
|------------------|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
| REGION / STATE   | UNION       | Cow (3% Fat & 8.5% SNF) | Mixed (4.5% Fat & 8.5% SNF) | Buffalo (6% Fat & 9% SNF) | Cow (3% Fat & 8.5% SNF) | Mixed (4.5% Fat & 8.5% SNF) | Buffalo (6% Fat & 9% SNF) |
| EASTERN          | EASTERN     | EASTERN                 | EASTERN                     | EASTERN                   | EASTERN                 | EASTERN                     | EASTERN                   |
| Odisha           | Cuttack     | 24.05                   | 28.22                       |                           | 24.05                   | 28.22                       |                           |
| Bihar            | Begusarai   | 24.65                   | 28.92                       | 35.14                     | 23.69                   | 27.48                       | 33.37                     |
|                  | Patna       | 24.65                   | 28.92                       | 35.14                     | 23.69                   | 27.48                       | 33.37                     |
| West Bengal      | Ichamati    | 21.91                   | 25.70                       |                           | 21.02                   | 24.66                       |                           |
| NORTHERN         | NORTHERN    | NORTHERN                | NORTHERN                    | NORTHERN                  | NORTHERN                | NORTHERN                    | NORTHERN                  |
| Haryana*         | Ambala      | 25.44                   | 30.75                       | 35.40                     | 20.26                   | 24.50                       | 28.20                     |
|                  | Rohtak      | 25.44                   | 30.75                       | 35.40                     | 21.13                   | 24.50                       | 28.20                     |
| Punjab           | Amritsar    | 27.72                   | 32.37                       | 37.20                     | 23.82                   | 27.78                       | 31.80                     |
| Rajasthan        | Alwar       | 26.85                   | 31.35                       | 36.00                     | 24.68                   | 28.81                       | 33.00                     |
|                  | Jaipur      | 31.85                   | 36.35                       | 41.00                     | 29.08                   | 32.76                       | 36.40                     |
| Uttar Pradesh    | Meerut      | 27.73                   | 32.53                       | 38.40                     | 23.90                   | 28.04                       | 33.09                     |
|                  | Lucknow     | 24.96                   | 29.28                       | 34.56                     | 22.53                   | 26.43                       | 31.20                     |
| SOUTHERN         | SOUTHERN    | SOUTHERN                | SOUTHERN                    | SOUTHERN                  | SOUTHERN                | SOUTHERN                    | SOUTHERN                  |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Krishna     | 24.15                   |                             | 34.20                     | 23.35                   |                             | 33.00                     |
| Karnataka #      | Bangalore   |                         | 26.90                       |                           |                         | 24.90                       |                           |
|                  | Kolar       |                         | 26.80                       |                           |                         | 24.50                       |                           |
|                  | DKannada    |                         | 30.66                       |                           |                         | 29.91                       |                           |
| Kerala           | Ernakulam   | 31.93                   |                             |                           | 28.57                   |                             |                           |
|                  | Malabar     | 31.93                   |                             |                           | 28.57                   |                             |                           |
| Tamil Nadu       | Coimbatore  | 24.91                   |                             | 29.21                     | 24.91                   |                             | 29.21                     |
|                  | Salem       | 24.91                   |                             | 29.21                     | 24.91                   |                             | 29.21                     |
| Telangana ##     | Nalgonda    | 23.35                   |                             | 34.20                     | 23.35                   |                             | 34.20                     |
| WESTERN          | WESTERN     | WESTERN                 | WESTERN                     | WESTERN                   | WESTERN                 | WESTERN                     | WESTERN                   |
| Gujarat          | Banaskantha | 27.37                   | 31.92                       | 38.70                     | 24.40                   | 28.45                       | 34.50                     |
|                  | Mehsana     | 27.58                   | 32.16                       | 39.00                     | 24.40                   | 28.45                       | 34.50                     |
|                  | Surat       | 27.37                   | 31.92                       | 38.70                     | 25.88                   | 30.18                       | 36.60                     |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Bhopal      | 26.48                   |                             | 37.01                     | 23.64                   |                             | 32.07                     |
| Maharashtra      | Pune        | 25.50                   | 30.00                       | 36.00                     | 19.50                   | 24.00                       | 30.00                     |
|                  | Kolhapur    | 22.30                   | 27.00                       | 36.30                     | 20.00                   | 23.50                       | 32.60                     |

## Incentive: ₹ 3 per litre for cow milk and ₹ 1 per litre for buffalo milk