Lok Sabha Question No. 870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Increase in Prices of Milk and Milk Products
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 870 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY 2023

## INCREASE IN PRICES OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

## 870. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालनऔर डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the prices of milk and milk products have increased drastically during the last three years in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the increase in prices in percentage terms; and
- (c) the  details  of  long  term  and  short  term  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to bring down the prices of milk and milk products?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) and  (b)The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying,  Government  of  India  does  not regulate the procurement and sale prices of milk in the country. Prices are decided by the Cooperative and Private dairies based on their cost of production and in general, by market forces. Therefore, this Department  reviews  and  monitors  the  milk  situation  in  the  country  on  regular  basis.  Based  on  the inputs received from federations/milk unions sale price of milk have been increased during last three years. The details are as under :

| Year    | Variant/ Month   | Average Price   | Percentage increase in price   |
|---------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
| 2020-21 | 42.49            | -               | TM                             |
| 2020-21 | 38.62            | -               | DTM                            |
| 2020-21 | 52.83            | -               | FCM                            |
| 2021-22 | 45.42            | 6.90%           | TM                             |
| 2021-22 | 40.77            | 5.57%           | DTM                            |
| 2021-22 | 54.04            | 2.29%           | FCM                            |
| 2022-23 |                  | 48.49 6.76%     | TM                             |
| 2022-23 |                  | 43.91 7.70%     | DTM                            |
| 2022-23 | FCM              | 58.16           | 7.62%                          |

TM: Tonned Milk       DTM: Double Tonned Milk    FCM: Full Cream Milk

- (c) Supplementing the efforts of the State Government, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is  implementing  the  following  dairy  development  schemes  across  the  country.  These  schemes provide  financial  assistance  in  terms  of  grants  and  interest  subvention  to  create/strengthen  dairy infrastructure in dairy sector, which help dairy processors to reduce their input cost :
- 1) National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
- 2) Dairy processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)
- 3) Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities(SDCFPO)
- 4) Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)

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