Lok Sabha Question No. 1755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Protection and Care of Cows
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ANSHUL VERMA

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

UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1729 TO BE ANSWERED   ON 6 TH  MARCH, 2018

## PROMOTION OF DAIRY INDUSTRY

1729. SHRI  SUNIL KUMAR SINGH : SHRI  RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR: SHRI  DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI  CHANDU LAL SAHU:

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

- a) Whether  the  Dairy  industry  is  facing  several  challenges  like  high  taxation  on  dairy products, sub-standard breeds of most cows and buffaloes, lack of organized dairy farms, lack  of  investment,  high  pricing  of  dairy  machinery  and  equipment  and  duties  being imposed on dairy equipment;
- b) Whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  the  investment  in  dairy  sector  a  part  of Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  in  order  to  deal  with  these  problems  and  to increase investment in the dairy sector; and
- c) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

(SMT. KRISHNA RAJ )

- a)         India ranks first among the world's milk producing nations, achieving an annual output  of  165.4  million  tonnes  during  2016-17.  As  per  Breed  Survey  Report-2013,  the country has 160.39 million Non-Descript Cattle and Buffalo population which is 53.46% of the total bovine population in the country.   These bovines have low productivity and are maintained  by  the  farmers  on  low  input  and  low  output  basis.  In  India  most  of  milk  is produced by small & marginal farmers and landless laborers by producing 1 to 3 liters of milk per day in their own household level.
- i) As regards the taxation on dairy products, it is stated that the milk and Indigenous Milk Products like Curd, Lassi, Butter Milk, Chenna or Paneer (other than put in unit container and bearing a registered  brand  name) are  at  0%  GST  rate.  All  other  dairy  products  have been placed from 5 to 12% GST rate except Ice-Cream, which has been placed at 18% GST rate, fixed by Govt. of India.
3. ii) Further, the taxation on Dairy Equipment, the Dairy Equipment have been placed from 12 to 28% GST rate, fixed by Govt. of India.

- iii)  As  regards  the  investment  in  dairy  sector,  this  Deptt's  is  implementing  following schemes;

1. Rashtriya Gokul Mission

2. National Dairy Plan-I

3. Central Cattle Breeding Farms

4. Central Herd Registration Scheme

5. Central Frozen Semen Production & Training Institute.

6. Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme

7. National Program for Dairy Development

8. Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund

- b) As per the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, no such proposal is under consideration under section 135 (3) & (4) of the Companies Act, 2013, empowers the Board of the Company, and its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee to select programmes/project/activities to be undertaken, allocation and utilization of CSR funds towards various development activities etc.

- c) Details of part a) are provided in answer (a) itself.

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