Lok Sabha Question No. 439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Assistance for Milk Production in Maharashtra
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.439 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2022

## ASSISTANCE FOR MILK PRODUCTION IN MAHARASHTRA

## 439:  SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to  state

- (a) whether there is any scheme to seek assistance from the Central Banks and World Bank for increasing the production of milk in Maharashtra given the gap between demand and production of milk in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure availability of milk as per the demand in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE HON'BLE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) & (b) With the funding support from the World Bank, National Dairy Plan Phase I (NDP-I) a Central Sector Scheme of the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India, with an outlay of Rs.2242 Crore, was implemented during March 2012 to Nov 2019 across 18 major dairying states. One of the objectives was to help increase productivity of milch animals and thereby increase milk production to meet the rapidly growing demand.

India is self sufficient to meet the domestic demand of milk. Milk production vis-à-vis consumption of milk and milk products in the country and in Maharashtra is as under:

|             |   Milk Production (million Metric Tons) 2019-20 |   Consumption of milk and milk products (million Metric Tons)* 2019 |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| All India   |                                          198.4  |                                                              162.4  |
| Maharashtra |                                           12.02 |                                                               10.58 |

- (c) Supplementing the efforts of the States and Union Territories, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  following  schemes/programmes  to  improve  position  of availability of milk as per the demand of the country:-
- i. Rashtriya Gokul Mission: - The Mission aims at for development and conservation of indigenous bovine  breeds,  genetic  upgradation  of  bovine  population  and  enhancing  milk  production  and productivity of bovines.
- ii. National  Programme for Dairy Development: To enhance quality of milk and milk products and increase share of organized milk procurement.
- iii. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund: The scheme focuses on creation/modernization/expansion of processing infrastructure and manufacturing facilities for value added products
- iv. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities: To provide working capital loan to State Cooperatives and Federations.
- v. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund: For incentivizing investments by individual entrepreneurs, private companies, MSME, Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) and Section 8 companies to establish dairy processing and value addition infrastructure, among others.

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