Lok Sabha Question No. 2217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Demand of Milk
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2217 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  MARCH 2022

## DEMAND OF MILK

## 2217. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱनऔरडेयरीमंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the demand of milk has increased in the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the annual growth rate thereof;
- (c) the steps taken/ being taken by the Government to meet the increasing demand in the country;
- (d) whether the cases of adulteration in milk have also risen; and
- (e) if so, the steps taken/ being taken by the Government to stop adulteration in milk?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b) Department had conducted a study on Demand of Milk and Milk Product in India  under  National  Dairy  Plan  Phase  I  (NDP-I)  scheme.  As  per  the  study  the estimated demand and projection of milk and milk products are as under:
- (i) The total consumption at the All India level in 2019 (including household and non-residential  consumption)  was  162.4  million  metric  tonnes  for  milk  and milk products.
- (ii) The  demand projections  of  milk  and  milk  products  for  the  year  2030  at  All India level is 266.5 million metric tonnes
- (c) Department  is  implementing  following  Dairy  Development  schemes  to  meet  the increasing demand of milk and milk products in the country:
- (i) National programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
- (ii) Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)
- (iii) Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO)
- (iv) Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)
- (v) Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)
- (d) No  such  report  has  been  received  by  this  Department.  However,  as  per  National Milk Safety and Quality Survey in 2018 conducted by  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), out of 6432 samples from 1103 cities covering all States and Union Territories, collected both from the organized (retailers and processors) and the unorganized (local dairy farms, milk vendors and milk mandis) sector, a low level  of  adulteration  in  milk  with  only  156  samples  containing  maltodextrin,  78 samples containing sugar and other 12 samples showing presence of adulterants.
- (e) Major steps by FSSAI and Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) to check adulteration in milk and ensure supply of safe and good quality milk are as under:
- (i) Department provides financial assistance under various component of DIDF and NPDD for modernizing the processing plant and machinery, strengthening milk procurement,  processing,  value  addition  and  storage  infrastructure  including quality testing equipment to ensure supply of safe and good quality milk.
- (ii) A  uniform  logo  under  the  Confirmatory  Assessment  Scheme  was  formed  by DAHD  and  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  (BIS)  in  consultation  with  various stakeholders including NDDB. This has brought 'Product-Food Safety Management System-Process' certification under one umbrella with featuring the earlier  respective  logos  BIS-ISI  mark  &  NDDB-Quality  Mark  and  Kamdhenu Cow.
- (iii)  FSSAI  has  specified  detailed  standards  for  various  categories  of  milk  under Food  Safety  and  Standards  (Food  Products  and  Food  Additives)  Regulations, 2011. It has also developed a detailed Manual on Methods of Analysis for Milk and Milk Products for use by laboratories.
- (iv) FSSAI  has  comprehensively  specified  generic  and  specific  sanitation  and hygiene practices in Schedule IV of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration  of  Food  Businesses)  Regulations,  2011  to  be  followed  by  dairy business.
- (v) A  harmonized  Scheme  of  Inspection  and  Testing  (STI)  has  been  specified  for dairy  processing  plants  for  the  purpose  of  self  monitoring  and  strengthening  of internal controls.
- (vi) State food testing laboratories and referral laboratories have been equipped with primary rapid testing machines such as Electronic Milk Analyzer and Tester for testing of various quality parameters and adulterants in milk.
- (vii) For on the spot testing of adulterants in milk and milk products particularly in remote areas, 170 mobile food testing laboratories equipped with rapid  milk  analyser  have  been  made  sanctioned/  provided  to  Governments  in States/ UTs.

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