Lok Sabha Question No. 441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Production of Milk, Milk Products, Egg and Poultry Meat
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 441 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.06.2019

## PRODUCTION OF MILK, MILK PRODUCTS, EGG AND POULTRY MEAT

## 441. SHRI H. VASANTHAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मात्स्यिकी , पशुपालन और डेिरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the estimated production of milk and milk products, egg and poultry meat during the last three years;
- (b) whether the production of poultry and dairy industries in the country is showing a declining trend;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to adopt the latest scientific developments in modernisation of these industries, if so, the details thereof along with the current demand and supply of poultry products, milk and milk products in the country; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  production  of  poultry,  milk  and  milk  products  in  the coming years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) The Estimated Production of Milk, Egg and Poultry Meat during the last three years is given below: -

| Year    |   Milk Production (in Million Tonnes) All India |   Egg Production (In Million Nos.) All India |   Poultry Meat Production (In 000 tonnes) All India |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                                          155.49 |                                      82928.4 |                                             3263.81 |
| 2016-17 |                                          165.4  |                                      88137   |                                             3463.65 |
| 2017-18 |                                          176.34 |                                      95217   |                                             3766.94 |

(b) & (c) The milk production in the country has increased from 155.49 Million Tonnes in 2015-16 to 176.34 Million tonnes in 2017-18. Similarly, the Egg production has increased from 82928.44 million Nos in 2015-16 to  95217.00  Million  Nos  in  2017-18.  The  poultry  meat  production  has  also  increased  from  3.264  million tonnes in 2015-6 to 3.767 million tonnes in 2017-18.

(d)  and  (e)  The  Department  is  implementing  following  dairy  development schemes  aiming  at  creation  and strengthening/modernization of dairy infrastructure for production of quality milk, procurement, processing and, marketing of milk and milk products to support increase in income of farmers in the country:

- i. National Programme for Dairy Development
- ii. National    Dairy Plan - I
- iii. Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
- iv. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund Scheme
- v. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy Activities.

Further, in the dairy sector for promotion of milk and milk products in the coming years, research activities have been initiated by Indian Council of Agricultural Research for Genetic improvement of milch animals, Development  of  state-of-the-art  dairy  production  systems,  Raising  productivity  of  dairy  animals  through improved  feeding  strategies  etc.  Besides,  outreach  programmes  such  as  'Farmers'  Farm  School'  and 'Education at Farmers' Door' are being carried out regularly to disseminate knowledge to farmers in order to encourage  them  to  follow  scientific  dairy  farming  practices. Further,  the  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research through various research efforts has developed and released certain new backyard poultry varieties having double the egg production as compared to local / native variety.

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