Lok Sabha Question No. 1670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Milk Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

ADMITTED UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1670 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH  MARCH, 2018

## MILK PRODUCTION

1670. SHRI P. KUMAR

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  average  per-capita  milk  production  in  the  country  has  decreased during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details of per-capita milk production of cows and buffaloes during the last three years, State and, year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to improve per-capita milk production in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No,the average per capita availability of Milk in the country has increased over the last three years as shown in the table given below:
- (b) The State wise per-capita availability of milk including cows and buffaloes during last three years is enclosed at Annexure-I.
- (c) & (d) The Department is implementing following Dairy Development Schemes for boosting milk production in the country:
- 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 Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)

| Year    |   Per capita availability of Milk (Figures in grams/day) |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                                                      322 |
| 2015-16 |                                                      337 |
| 2016-17 |                                                      355 |

## Annexure

| Per Capita Availability of Milk during 2014-15 To 2016-17 (Figures in gram/day)   | Per Capita Availability of Milk during 2014-15 To 2016-17 (Figures in gram/day)   | Per Capita Availability of Milk during 2014-15 To 2016-17 (Figures in gram/day)   | Per Capita Availability of Milk during 2014-15 To 2016-17 (Figures in gram/day)   | Per Capita Availability of Milk during 2014-15 To 2016-17 (Figures in gram/day)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                            | States/UTs                                                                        | 2014-15                                                                           | 2015-16                                                                           | 2016-17                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh#                                                                   | 436                                                                               | 475                                                                               | 522                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                 | 98                                                                                | 105                                                                               | 109                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                 | Assam                                                                             | 70                                                                                | 70                                                                                | 71                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                             | 208                                                                               | 219                                                                               | 228                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                      | 130                                                                               | 133                                                                               | 141                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                 | Goa                                                                               | 94                                                                                | 74                                                                                | 68                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                           | 527                                                                               | 545                                                                               | 563                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                           | 839                                                                               | 877                                                                               | 930                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                  | 466                                                                               | 505                                                                               | 521                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                   | 352                                                                               | 395                                                                               | 400                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                         | 147                                                                               | 152                                                                               | 157                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                         | 276                                                                               | 282                                                                               | 291                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                | Kerala                                                                            | 206                                                                               | 200                                                                               | 189                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                    | 386                                                                               | 428                                                                               | 468                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                       | 228                                                                               | 239                                                                               | 243                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                | Manipur                                                                           | 80                                                                                | 76                                                                                | 75                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                         | 84                                                                                | 83                                                                                | 83                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                           | 53                                                                                | 57                                                                                | 62                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                          | 88                                                                                | 89                                                                                | 91                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                | Odisha                                                                            | 124                                                                               | 124                                                                               | 128                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                | Punjab                                                                            | 1003                                                                              | 1032                                                                              | 1075                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                         | 655                                                                               | 704                                                                               | 785*                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                            | 215                                                                               | 282                                                                               | 228                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                        | 282                                                                               | 283                                                                               | 294                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                | Tripura                                                                           | 103                                                                               | 109                                                                               | 114                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                     | 326                                                                               | 335                                                                               | 348                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                       | 416                                                                               | 434                                                                               | 440                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                       | 145                                                                               | 145                                                                               | 148                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                | A&N Islands                                                                       | 90                                                                                | 87                                                                                | 89                                                                                |
| 30                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                        | 97                                                                                | 93                                                                                | 76                                                                                |
| 31                                                                                | Dadra & N. Haveli                                                                 | 74                                                                                | 72                                                                                | 62*                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                | Daman & Diu                                                                       | 10                                                                                | 10                                                                                | 5                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                | Delhi                                                                             | 37                                                                                | 36                                                                                | 35*                                                                               |
| 34                                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                                       | 147                                                                               | 113                                                                               | 110                                                                               |
| 35                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                        | 110                                                                               | 108                                                                               | 107                                                                               |
| All India                                                                         | All India                                                                         | 322                                                                               | 337                                                                               | 355                                                                               |

Note: Per capita availability is calculated based on State estimates of production and projected population as on 1st March, based on Census of India 2011 of RGI.