Lok Sabha Question No. 2549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Production of Milk and Milk Products
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2549 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  JULY, 2019

## PRODUCTION OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

## 2549.   SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the current as well as future demand for milk and milk products in the country, if so, the details along with the domestic production thereof;
- (b) whether the country has achieved 4.2 per cent average growth in milk production against the world average of 2.2 per cent, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed 24 crore tonnes milk production target by 2025, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the present per capita availability of milk and the extent to which it will increase by 2025;
- (e) the number of dairy development schemes run through the World Bank and external help; and
- (f)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  genetic  improvement  among  bovines,  betterment  of rural infrastructure in dairy and to provide better opportunities for milk vendors?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has been advised to conduct a study 'Estimating the present demand of Milk and Milk products and its forecasting in India' which is likely to be completed  by  September  2019.  As  per  the  National  Action  Plan  prepared  with  inputs  from NDDB, the growth in milk production would keep pace with the growth in demand.
- (b) The milk production in the country increased from 165.40 Million metric tonnes (MMT) in 2016-17 to 176.35 MMT in 2017-18 at a growth rate of 6.62%. As per Food Outlook, November 2018 published by FAO, World milk production increased from  799.6  MMT in 2016 to 810.9 MMT in 2017 at a growth rate of 1.41%.

(c) As per the National Action Plan (NAP), the target of milk production by the year 2021-22 is 254.5 MMT.

- (d) & (e) The per capita availability of milk in India during 2017-18 is 375 gms/day and as per NAP projection by 2023-24 it is estimated to increase to 592 gms/day. Besides other central and centrally  sponsored  schemes  this  Department,  with  support  from  World  Bank  is  implementing National Dairy Plan-I (NDP-I) with the total outlay of Rs. 2242 Crore comprising Rs. 1584 Crore as International Development Association (World Bank) assistance for enhancing productivity of milch animals and providing market access to the farmers.

(f) In order to complement and supplement the efforts made by the States for genetic improvement among bovines and betterment of rural infrastructure in dairy in the country following schemes are being implemented by Government of India:

- (i) Rashtriya Gokul Mission: With the aim to develop and conserve indigenous breeds and  enhancing  their  production  and  productivity  through  extension  of  Artificial Insemination (AI) programme, use of Modern Technology, awareness generation etc.
- (ii) National Dairy Plan-I: Being implemented to increase productivity of milch animals and provide rural milk producers with greater access to the organized milk market. The scheme ends in March 2019.
- (iii) Dairy  Processing  and  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (DIDF): amounting  to Rs.10881  crore  with  objective  to  replace  old  dairy  processing  units  and  to  create infrastructure for new dairy processing units and value added products.
- (iv) National programme for Dairy Development: Objective  of  the  scheme  is  to  create dairy  infrastructure  for  procurement,  processing  and  marketing  of  milk  and  milk products.
- (v) Dairy  Entrepreneurship  Development  Scheme: Is  being  implemented  with  the objective of generation of self-employment opportunities in the dairy sector, covering activities  such  as  enhancement  of  milk  production,  procurement  and  preservation, transportation, processing and marketing of milk.

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