Lok Sabha Question No. 3672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Assistance Under VKGUY to promote export of Skimmed Milk Powder
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Bhola Singh, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Raja Amareshwara Naik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3672 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  AUGUST 2021

## ASSISTANCE UNDER VKGUY TO PROMOTE EXPORT OF SKIMMED MILK POWDER

3672.  DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: S

HRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government provides assistance under the Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana (VKGUY)to promote the export of skimmed milk powder and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  percentage  of  increase  in  exports  of  skimmed  milk  powder  as  a  result  of  such  assistance programs;
- (c) the  quantum  of  skimmed  milk  powder  exported  from  the  country  during  each  of  the  last  three years, year/country-wise; and
- (d) whether the  Government is  running  any  scheme  to  promote  production  of  skimmed  milk  in  the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) As per the information received from Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the benefits under Vishesh Krishi Gram Udyog Yojana (VKGUY) were available only for exports made upto 31.03.2015. For exports from 01.04.2015 to 31.12.2020, the Merchandise  Exports  from  India  Scheme  (MEIS)  was  under  implementation  under  the  Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20. MEIS rewards for Skimmed Milk Powder, ITC HS Code - 04021010 were only for a period of about six months in the FY 2018-19, at 10% of Free on Board (FOB) value of exports, for exports made between 13.07.2018 to 26.09.2018 and 20% for exports made between

27.09.2018 to 12.01.2019. From 13.01.2019, no rewards under MEIS on export of Skimmed Milk powder were available. MEIS Scheme has been discontinued from 01.01.2021.

- (b) As per the information  available  on  the  website  of  Ministry  of  Commerce  and  Industry,  the export  during  2018-19  for  skimmed  milk  powder  (ITCHS  code  04021010)  was  154.29%  higher than that during 2017-18.
- (c) As  per  the  information  received  from  Directorate  General  of  Commercial  Intelligence  and Statistics, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, export data of skimmed milk powder for three years is attached at Annexure-I.
- (d) This  Department  is  implementing  following  schemes  to  develop  processing  infrastructure  of milk and milk products including skimmed milk powder in the country:
- i. Dairy Processing Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)
- ii. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)
- (e) As per the information received from Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, a scheme named 'Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP)' has been introduced in March 2020 to create a mechanism for re-imbursement of taxes/ duties/  levies,  which are currently not being refunded under any other mechanism, at the central, state  and  local  level,  but  which  are  incurred  in  the  process  of  manufacture  and  distribution  of exported  products.  Major  component  of  such  taxes  is  electricity  duty  and  VAT  on  fuels  used  in transportation/  distribution.  The  scheme  has  been  operationalized  for  exports  with  effect  from 01.01.2021.

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## Export data for Skimmed Milk Powder (Quantity figures are in Kg and Value figures are in million US Dollars)

Figures for FY2020-21 are provisional and subject to revision.

| Year          | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   |
|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Country       | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     |
| AFGHANISTAN   | 5835003   | 12.22     | 466000    | 1.34      | 1216750   | 3.26      |
| ANGOLA        | 27350     | 0.04      |           |           | 750       | 0.01      |
| AUSTRALIA     |           |           |           |           | 75        | 0.00      |
| BAHARAIN IS   | 4001      | 0.01      |           |           |           |           |
| BANGLADESH PR | 21187000  | 35.56     | 13000     | 0.06      | 7938500   | 21.38     |
| BHUTAN        | 60740     | 0.20      | 129631    | 0.52      | 141858    | 0.51      |
| BRUNEI        |           |           | 125       | 0.00      |           |           |
| BURKINA FASO  | 500       | 0.00      |           |           |           |           |
| CONGO D. REP. | 215       | 0.00      |           |           |           |           |
| CONGO P REP   | 30        | 0.00      |           |           |           |           |
| DJIBOUTI      | 3000      | 0.01      |           |           |           |           |
| ETHIOPIA      |           |           |           |           | 3000      | 0.01      |
| FRANCE        | 4         | 0.00      | 2         | 0.00      |           |           |
| GABON         | 130       | 0.00      | 2000      | 0.01      | 23        | 0.00      |
| GAMBIA        | 48000     | 0.14      | 24000     | 0.07      |           |           |
| GEORGIA       | 150000    | 0.23      |           |           |           |           |
| GERMANY       | 12        | 0.00      |           |           | 30        | 0.00      |
| GHANA         | 50        | 0.00      |           |           |           |           |
| GUINEA        | 72000     | 0.21      | 12000     | 0.04      |           |           |
| HONG KONG     | 24        | 0.00      |           |           | 5         | 0.00      |
| IRAQ          | 50000     | 0.08      |           |           | 300       | 0.00      |
| JORDAN        | 50000     | 0.08      |           |           |           |           |
| KENYA         | 2500      | 0.01      |           |           |           |           |
| KUWAIT        | 150001    | 0.27      |           |           |           |           |
| LEBANON       | 642090    | 1.13      |           |           |           |           |
| LIBERIA       |           |           |           |           | 280       | 0.00      |
| MACEDONIA     |           |           | 2         | 0.00      |           |           |
| MADAGASCAR    | 35000     | 0.08      |           |           |           |           |
| MALAYSIA      | 7582576   | 12.32     | 752       | 0.00      | 2617000   | 6.60      |
| MALDIVES      | 69        | 0.00      |           |           | 130       | 0.00      |
| MALI          | 1625      | 0.00      |           |           |           |           |
| MAURITANIA    | 50000     | 0.08      |           |           |           |           |
| MOZAMBIQUE    |           |           | 2000      | 0.01      | 3100      | 0.01      |
| MYANMAR       | 600000    | 0.96      |           |           |           |           |
| NEPAL         | 145730    | 0.33      | 15133     | 0.05      | 320       | 0.00      |

| Year            | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Country         | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     |
| NETHERLAND      | 4         | 0.00      |           |           |           |           |
| NORWAY          |           |           |           |           | 30        | 0.00      |
| OMAN            | 75000     | 0.11      | 625       | 0.00      | 100025    | 0.26      |
| PAKISTAN IR     | 3689105   | 6.47      | 50000     | 0.10      | 100000    | 0.26      |
| PAPUA N GNA     |           |           | 192       | 0.00      |           |           |
| PHILIPPINES     | 26000     | 0.05      |           |           |           |           |
| QATAR           | 20000     | 0.01      |           |           |           |           |
| RWANDA          | 3050      | 0.01      |           |           |           |           |
| SAUDI ARAB      | 1         | 0.00      |           |           |           |           |
| SEYCHELLES      | 40        | 0.00      |           |           |           |           |
| SIERRA LEONE    | 15        | 0.00      |           |           | 30        | 0.00      |
| SINGAPORE       | 16595     | 0.03      | 12000     | 0.03      | 10214     | 0.03      |
| SOMALIA         | 30        | 0.00      | 200       | 0.00      |           |           |
| SOUTH AFRICA    | 196       | 0.00      |           |           | 2         | 0.00      |
| SUDAN           |           |           |           |           | 3000      | 0.01      |
| SYRIA           | 400000    | 0.62      |           |           |           |           |
| THAILAND        | 452010    | 1.07      |           |           |           |           |
| TOGO            | 5000      | 0.02      |           |           |           |           |
| TUNISIA         | 1000      | 0.01      |           |           |           |           |
| TURKEY          | 550000    | 0.84      |           |           |           |           |
| U ARAB EMTS     | 2401000   | 4.16      | 206000    | 0.59      | 1301021   | 3.37      |
| U K             | 250       | 0.00      | 150       | 0.00      |           |           |
| U S A           | 72000     | 0.24      | 11        | 0.00      | 20664     | 0.09      |
| VIETNAM SOC REP | 25        | 0.00      | 90        | 0.00      |           |           |
| ZAMBIA          | 525       | 0.00      |           |           |           |           |
| ZIMBABWE        |           |           | 1500      | 0.01      |           |           |
| Total           | 44409496  | 77.61     | 935413    | 2.83      | 13457107  | 35.80     |