Lok Sabha Question No. 2281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Development of Dairy Sector
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2281

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  NOVEMBER, 2016

## DEVELOPMENT OF DAIRY SECTOR

## 2281. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) the total amount of funds allocated to different States including Rajasthan for the development of Dairy  sector  under  the  Agriculture  Development  Scheme  during  the  last  three  years  and  the Twelfth Five Year Plan;
- (b) whether the Union Government has formulated any National Milk Policy in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to replicate the success story of Amul in other States as well;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the steps being taken by the Government to promote the dairy sector in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a)       Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries is not implementing the scheme ''Agriculture Development scheme''.  However,  this  Department  is  implementing  the  schemes  ''National  Programme  for Bovine Breeding and Dairy development'', ''National Dairy Plan-I'' and ''Dairy Entrepreneurship Development'' during twelfth plan period, for development of dairy sector. During last three years and twelfth five year plan period Rs 1398.34 cr and Rs 2585.01 cr were allocated respectively to different states including Rajasthan.

( b) & (c) No.

(d) & (e)  The Government of India along with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) implemented Operation Flood, a dairy development programme during 1970 -1996 to link rural milk production to urban milk marketing through cooperatives.  Operation Flood was initiated to replicate the three-tier Anand/Amul pattern structure of dairy cooperative all across the country. It helped in making the country self-sufficient in milk and milk products through modernization of our dairy industry. More importantly, it has created positive impacts on income, employment and nutrition status of milk producing households, many of whom are small holders in terms of both animal and land holdings. Today, there are 218 Milk Unions with about 16 million producer members in around 170,000 dairy cooperative societies. They collectively procure about 42 million kg and  sell  32  million  litres  per  day.  The  dairy  cooperatives  together  have  over  67  million  litres  per  day  of processing capacity and about 1,652 MTPD of drying capacity.

(f) This Department is implementing three schemes for promoting dairy sector in the country as mentioned at reply (a) above.

## Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Dairy Division

## Subject:LokSabha  admitted  unstarred  Question  No.2281  due  for answer on 29.11.2016  by SHRIRam CharanBohra regarding 'Development of Dairy Sector'

Admitted version of the question may kindly be seen at p- 1/cor .

2. In  this  regard,  it  may  be  mentioned  that  based  on  the  information availablein this Divisiona draft reply to the above said LokSabhaUnstarredQuestion No.2281 is attempted as under;

## QUESTION

- (a) the total  amount of funds allocated to different States including Rajasthan for  the  development  of  Dairy  sector  under  the  Agriculture  Development Scheme during the last three years and the Twelfth Five Year Plan;
- (b)  whether the Union Government has formulated any National Milk Policy in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  replicate  the  success  story  of Amul in other States as well;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the steps being taken by the Government to promote the dairy sector in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a) Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries is not implementing the scheme ''Agriculture Development scheme''. However,  this  Department  is  implementing  the  schemes  ''National Programme  for  Bovine  Breeding  and  Dairy  development'',  ''National Dairy Plan-I'' and ''Dairy Entrepreneurship Development'' during twelfth plan period, for development of dairy sector. During last three years and twelfth  five  year  plan  period  Rs  1398.34  cr  and  Rs  2585.01  cr  were allocated respectively to different states including Rajasthan.

(b)& (c) No.

- (d )& (e)  The Government of India along with National Dairy Development Board  (NDDB)  implemented  Operation  Flood,  a  dairy  development programme  during  1970  -  1996  to  link  rural  milk  production  to  urban milk marketing through cooperatives.  Operation Flood was initiated to replicate the three-tier Anand/Amul pattern structure of dairy cooperative all across the country. It helped in making the country selfsufficient in milk and milk products through modernization of our dairy industry.  More  importantly,  it  has  created  positive  impacts  on  income, employment and nutrition status of milk producing households, many of whom are small holders in terms of both animal and land holdings.

Today,  there  are  218  Milk  Unions  with  about  16  million  producer members in around 170,000 dairy cooperative societies. They collectively procure about 42 million kg and sell 32 million litres per day. The dairy cooperatives together have over 67 million litres per day of processing capacity and about 1,652 MTPD of drying capacity.

- (f)  This  Department  is  implementing  three  schemes  for  promoting  dairy sector in the country as mentioned at reply (a) above.

In  view  of  above,  draft  answer  attempted  is  placed  below  as  DFA  for consideration please.

(Goutam Kumar Deb)) AC(DD)

Dir(DD)