Lok Sabha Question No. 331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Dairy Research and Milk Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 331 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05/02/2019

## DAIRY RESEARCH AND MILK PRODUCTION

## 331. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  institutions  functioning  in  Dairy  Research  and  Technology  and education sector;
- (b) the details of the steps taken by the Government to increase milk production per cattle in the country during the last five years;
- (c) the outcome thereof;
- (d) whether any special efforts have been made for marketing of the milk of desi cows in new of its better nutrition value; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) There are twenty five (25) Dairy Science/Dairy Technology Colleges across the country offering education and research in the dairy sector (list enclosed as Annexure-I ).

(b) In  order  to  enhance  milk production per cattle in the country the  Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Government of India has been implementing the following:-

- (i) Rashtriya Gokul Mission
- (ii) National Dairy Plan
- (iii) National Programme for Dairy Development
- (iv) Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
- (v) Central Herd Registration Scheme
- (vi) Central Cattle Breeding Farms
- (vii) Central Frozen Semen Production and Training Institute

(c) With the implementation of the above mentioned schemes milk production in the country has increased from 137.7 million tonnes to 176.35 million tonnes between 201314  and  2017-18  and  per  capita  availability  of  milk  has  increased  from  307  grams  per person per day to 376 grams per person per day during the same period.

- (d) Yes, Madam.

(e) For marketing of milk of desi cows, two pilot projects (one each in the state of Karnataka and Odisha) have been sanctioned under Rashtriya Gokul Mission.

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## [Part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No.331 for 05/02/2019]

## List of Dairy Science/Dairy Science and Technology Colleges in the Country

|   Sl. No. | Name of the College                                                                                                               |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Deemed University, Karnal (Haryana)                                                       |
|         2 | SMC College of Dairy Science, Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat)                                                      |
|         3 | Dairy Science and Food Technology College, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar (Gujarat)       |
|         4 | College of Dairy Science, Kamdhenu University, Gandinagar (Gujarat)                                                               |
|         5 | Mansinhbhai Institute of Dairy &Food Technology, Mehsana (Gujarat)                                                                |
|         6 | College of Dairy Science and Food Technology, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu University, Raipur Krishak Nagar (Chhattisgarh)               |
|         7 | College of Dairy Science and Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana (Punjab)              |
|         8 | College Dairy Technology, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Udgir, Nagpur (Maharashtra)                         |
|         9 | The College of Dairy Technology, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Warud (Pusad), Nagpur, Maharashtra           |
|        10 | College of Dairy Technology, P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Kama Reddy (Telangana)                            |
|        11 | College of Dairy Technology, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Triupati, (Andhra Pradesh)                                   |
|        12 | Faculty of Dairy Technology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Mohanpur (West Bengal)                        |
|        13 | College of Dairy & Food Science Technology, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan)         |
|        14 | Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology, Bihar Animal Science University, Patna (Bihar)                                       |
|        15 | College of Dairy Science and Technology, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad District (Kerala)     |
|        16 | College of Dairy Science and Technology, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kolahalamedu, Idukki Distt.(Kerala)    |
|        17 | College of Dairy Science & Technology, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kaimanam, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)    |
|        18 | College of Dairy Science & Technology, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kolahalamedu, Mannuthi,Thrissur (Kerala) |

|   19. | Institute of Food and Dairy Technology, Koduvalli, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)        |
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|    20 | Dairy Science College, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University Regional Campus, Hebbal, Bangalore (Karnataka) |
|    21 | Dairy Science College, Gulbarge Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar (Karnataka)                     |
|    22 | Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Naini, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)                                  |
|    23 | College of Dairy Science, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar (Haryana)                              |
|    24 | National Backward Krushi Vidyapeet, Solapur (Maharashtra)                                                                            |
|    25 | College of Dairy Technology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)                   |

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