Lok Sabha Question No. 4058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Global Dairy Industry
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Aditya Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4058 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH 2025

## GLOBAL DAIRY INDUSTRY

## 4058. SHRI ADITYA YADAV:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any step to ensure that India's positions itself as a key player in the global dairy industry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the Government has taken any initiatives to make people aware that milk offers a  good  source  of  calcium,  crucial  for  strong  bones  and  teeth  along  with  high-quality proteins that aid muscle repair and development, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a  &  (b)  India  is  ranked  1 st in  milk  production  since  1998,  nowcontributing  25  percent  of global milk production. Milk production has increased by 63.56% over the past 10 years from 146.3 million tonnes during 2014-15 to 239.2 million tonnes during 2023-24, with an annual growth rate of 5.7 % during the past 10 years and whereas, world milk production is growing at 2% per annum. Per capita availability of milk in the country has increased by 48% in the last  decade  with  more  than  471  gm/person/day  during  the  year  2023-24  as  against  the  per capita availability of 322 gram/ person/ day in the world.

Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  the  following  schemes across the country to complement and supplement the efforts for milk production and milk processing infrastructure made by the State Government;

- (i) National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD): NPDD is implemented with following 2 components:
1. Component  ''A''  of  NPDD  focuses  on  creating/strengthening  of  infrastructure  for quality  milk  testing  equipment  as  well  as  primary  chilling  facilities  for  State Cooperative Dairy  Federations/  District  Cooperative  Milk  Producers'  Union/  Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ Milk Producer Companies/ Farmer Producer Organizations.
2. Component  'B'  of  the  NPDD  scheme  "Dairying  through  Cooperatives'  aims  to increase sale of milk and dairy products by increasing farmer's access to organized market,  upgrading  dairy  processing  facilities  and  marketing  infrastructure  and enhancing the capacity of producer owned institutions.
- (ii) Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO): To assist the State Dairy Cooperative Federations by providing interest  subvention  with  respect  to  working  capital  loan  to  tide  over  the  crisis  on account severely adverse market conditions or natural calamities.
- (iii) Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF):  AHIDF  is  being implemented  for  funding  of  eligible  projects  set  up  by  individual  entrepreneurs, Dairy  Cooperatives,  Farmers  Producer  Organizations,  Private  Companies,  MSMEs and Section 8 companies for their investment for processing and value addition in animal husbandry sector by scheduled banks. Under the scheme, credit facilities are to  be  made  available  for  establishment  of  Dairy  processing  &  value  addition

infrastructure,  Animal  feed  manufacturing  plant,  Breed  Improvement  Technology and  Breed  Multiplication  farm,  Animal  waste  to  wealth  management  (Agri  Waste management) and Veterinary vaccine and drugs production facilities.

- (iv) Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM): To enhance milk production and productivity of bovines Government is implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission for development and conservation of indigenous breeds and genetic upgradation of bovine population.
- (v) National  Livestock  Mission  (NLM):  to  bring  sharp  focus  on  entrepreneurship development  and  breed  improvement  in  poultry,  sheep,  goat  and  piggery  by providing the incentivization to the individual, FPOs, SHGs, Section 8 companies for entrepreneurship development and also to the State Government for breed improvement infrastructure.
- (vi) Livestock Health and Disease  Control  Programme  (LHDCP):  to  provide  for prophylactic  vaccination  against  animal  diseases,  capacity  building  of  veterinary services, disease surveillance, and strengthening veterinary infrastructure.
- (c)    Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  continuously  organizing  social  media campaigns through the official channels to make people aware about the nutritional benefits of  milk.  These  campaigns  include  awareness  posts,  infographics,  reels  and  engagement through hashtags and digital outreach.