Lok Sabha Question No. 2974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Dairy Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2974

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  MARCH, 2018

## DAIRY FARMING

## 2974. SHRI SHER SINGH   GHUBAYA: DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR    RAY:

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

- (a) the  number  of  landless  and  marginal  farmers  involved  in  dairy  activity  to  earn  their livelihood ;
- (b) the total percentage of milch cattle being reared by them and the details thereof, Statewise; and
- (c) the steps being taken/ likely to be taken to double the income of farmers associated with dairy industry?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As  per  the  Situation  Assessment  Survey  (SAS)  of  Agricultural  Households  during  its 70 th round  (January-December  2013)  conducted  by  National  Sample  Survey  Office (NSSO), 71.9% of the agricultural households are engaged in livestock activities which includes  dairying.  Amongst  them,  it  is  estimated  that  26.5  lakh  landless  and  marginal agricultural  households  reported  livestock  activity  including  dairying  as  their  principal source of income, during the 365 days prior to the date of survey.
- (b) As per 19 th Livestock Census-2012, the number of milch cattle is 67.54 million (54.92%) out of total no. of 122.98 million female cows. The State wise details of Milch Cattle is given in Annexure.
- (c) The Department is implementing following Dairy Development Schemes, which will contribute to doubling the farmers' income by 2022.
- i. National Programme for Bovine Breeding & Dairy Development (NPBBDD)
- ii. Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS)
- iii. National Dairy Plan (Phase-I) (NDP-I)
- iv. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)

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## Annexure

| Number of Milch Cattle as per 19th Livestock Census-2012   | Number of Milch Cattle as per 19th Livestock Census-2012   | Number of Milch Cattle as per 19th Livestock Census-2012   | Number of Milch Cattle as per 19th Livestock Census-2012   | Number of Milch Cattle as per 19th Livestock Census-2012   | Number of Milch Cattle as per 19th Livestock Census-2012   | Number of Milch Cattle as per 19th Livestock Census-2012   | Number of Milch Cattle as per 19th Livestock Census-2012   | Number of Milch Cattle as per 19th Livestock Census-2012   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                            |                                                            | Ex.CB (in nos.)                                            | Ex.CB (in nos.)                                            | Indigenous cows (in nos.)                                  | Indigenous cows (in nos.)                                  | Total Milch cows (in nos.)                                 | Total female cows (in nos.)                                | Ratio of Milch cows to Total female cows                   |
|                                                            |                                                            | In Milk                                                    | Dry                                                        | In Milk                                                    | Dry                                                        | Total Milch cows (in nos.)                                 | Total female cows (in nos.)                                | Ratio of Milch cows to Total female cows                   |
| 1                                                          |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            | (%)                                                        |
|                                                            | 2                                                          | 3                                                          | 4                                                          | 5                                                          | 6                                                          | 7                                                          | 8                                                          | 9                                                          |
| 1                                                          | A &NIslands                                                | 4665                                                       | 2589                                                       | 4723                                                       | 4210                                                       | 16187                                                      | 29161                                                      | 55.51                                                      |
| 2                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                             | 906180 6020                                                | 247073 2345                                                | 1291366 66409                                              | 637040 37569                                               | 3081659                                                    | 5603378                                                    | 55.00 42.46                                                |
| 3 4                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh Assam                                    | 112148                                                     | 46813                                                      | 1803152                                                    | 1110659                                                    | 112343 3072772                                             | 264555 6014861                                             | 51.09                                                      |
| 5                                                          | Bihar                                                      | 1091973                                                    | 555760                                                     | 1739112                                                    | 1134392                                                    | 4521237                                                    | 9094369                                                    | 49.71                                                      |
| 6                                                          | Chandigarh                                                 | 3675                                                       | 858                                                        | 497                                                        | 385                                                        | 5415                                                       | 7801                                                       | 69.41                                                      |
| 7                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                               | 46199                                                      | 25254                                                      | 1142079                                                    | 1373241                                                    | 2586773                                                    | 4980909                                                    | 51.93                                                      |
| 8                                                          | D&NHaveli                                                  | 223                                                        | 61                                                         | 5116                                                       | 2442                                                       | 7842                                                       | 15315                                                      | 51.20                                                      |
| 9                                                          | Daman &Due                                                 | 52                                                         | 17                                                         | 405                                                        | 187                                                        | 661                                                        | 1089                                                       | 60.70                                                      |
| 10                                                         | Goa                                                        | 7527                                                       | 2185                                                       | 8388                                                       | 5009                                                       | 23109                                                      | 38720                                                      | 59.68                                                      |
| 11                                                         | Gujarat                                                    | 732208                                                     | 230633                                                     | 1910247                                                    | 867115                                                     | 3740203                                                    | 6766654                                                    | 55.27                                                      |
| 12                                                         | Haryana                                                    | 352644                                                     | 132959                                                     | 161495                                                     | 107509                                                     | 754607                                                     | 1336988                                                    | 56.44                                                      |
| 13                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                           | 411300                                                     | 109563                                                     | 237932                                                     | 134393                                                     | 893188                                                     | 1420636                                                    | 62.87                                                      |
| 14                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                             | 552555                                                     | 112323                                                     | 327564                                                     | 154425                                                     | 1146867                                                    | 1968127                                                    | 58.27                                                      |
| 15                                                         | Jharkhand                                                  | 101388                                                     | 23622                                                      | 1322971                                                    | 742749                                                     | 2190730                                                    | 4193741                                                    | 52.24                                                      |
| 16                                                         | Karnataka                                                  | 1304367                                                    | 427870                                                     | 1292254                                                    | 908274                                                     | 3932765                                                    | 6539428                                                    | 60.14                                                      |
| 17                                                         | Kerala                                                     | 473421                                                     | 131361                                                     | 21022                                                      | 10986                                                      | 636790                                                     | 1179941                                                    | 53.97                                                      |
| 18                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                | 176                                                        | 143                                                        | 251                                                        | 770                                                        | 1340                                                       | 2667                                                       | 50.24                                                      |
| 19                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                             | 276755                                                     | 106449                                                     | 3488107                                                    | 2442104                                                    | 6313415                                                    | 11377854                                                   | 55.49                                                      |
| 20                                                         | Maharashtra                                                | 1444659                                                    | 593064                                                     | 1712728                                                    | 1340368                                                    | 5090819                                                    | 8260501                                                    | 61.63                                                      |
| 21                                                         | Manipur                                                    | 13682                                                      | 3371                                                       | 43220                                                      | 18914                                                      | 79187                                                      | 166724                                                     | 47.50                                                      |
| 22                                                         | Meghalaya                                                  | 14578                                                      | 2991                                                       | 171473                                                     | 89551                                                      | 278593                                                     | 540147                                                     | 51.58                                                      |
| 23                                                         | Mizoram                                                    | 4097                                                       | 1173                                                       | 4572                                                       | 2805                                                       | 12647                                                      | 23715                                                      | 53.33                                                      |
| 24                                                         | Nagaland                                                   | 30007                                                      | 9359                                                       | 17564                                                      | 9356                                                       | 66286                                                      | 147310                                                     | 45.00                                                      |
| 25                                                         | NCT of Delhi                                               | 24162                                                      | 5482                                                       | 9504                                                       | 3034                                                       | 42182                                                      | 72010                                                      | 58.58                                                      |
| 26                                                         | Odisha                                                     | 360976                                                     | 167648                                                     | 1394219                                                    | 1160500                                                    | 3083343                                                    | 5798668                                                    | 53.17                                                      |
| 27                                                         | Puducherry                                                 | 20340                                                      | 9233                                                       | 570                                                        | 274                                                        | 30417                                                      | 51558                                                      | 59.00                                                      |
| 28                                                         | Punjab                                                     | 858453                                                     | 275645                                                     | 60415                                                      | 42371                                                      | 1236884                                                    | 1993320                                                    | 62.05                                                      |
| 29                                                         | Rajasthan                                                  | 654393                                                     | 205718                                                     | 3090516                                                    | 1916800                                                    | 5867427                                                    | 10062682                                                   | 58.31                                                      |
| 30                                                         | Sikkim                                                     | 34677                                                      | 15855                                                      | 2663                                                       | 1640                                                       | 54835                                                      | 97169                                                      | 56.43                                                      |
| 31                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                 | 2302985                                                    | 779993                                                     | 615592                                                     | 298386                                                     | 3996956                                                    | 7190650                                                    | 55.59                                                      |
| 32                                                         | Tripura                                                    | 26766                                                      | 16063                                                      | 133182                                                     | 96563                                                      | 272574                                                     | 602706                                                     | 45.23                                                      |
| 33                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                              | 1214866                                                    | 444914                                                     | 4668071                                                    | 1926889                                                    | 8254740                                                    | 14649923                                                   | 56.35                                                      |
| 34                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                | 185297                                                     | 56222                                                      | 346502                                                     | 163516                                                     | 751537                                                     | 1302311                                                    | 57.71                                                      |
| 35                                                         | West Bengal                                                | 731138                                                     | 370391                                                     | 2555590                                                    | 1730380                                                    | 5387499                                                    | 11188645                                                   | 48.15                                                      |
|                                                            | Total                                                      | 14304552                                                   | 5115000                                                    | 29649471                                                   | 18474806                                                   | 67543829                                                   | 122984244                                                  | 54.92                                                      |

Note: Telangana is included in Andhra Pradesh