Lok Sabha Question No. 2686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Milk Production
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2686 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## MILK PRODUCTION

2686. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

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

- (a) whether it is true that the pace of milk output in the country slowed in 2022-2023 but the country  remains  the  largest  produce  in  the  world  as  per  the  official  statistics  released recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the main reasons for contribution of such low milk output in the country;
- (d)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  data  about  total  milk  production  in  the  country during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (e) the details of steps taken or proposed to be taken to improve/increase the milk production in future?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir, Annual growth rate of Milk production in the country has come down to 3.83% in the  year 2022-23 from 5.77% during the  year 2021-22. However, as per the latest Official Statistics released by  Food  and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) of the United Nations, India maintains the position of the largest producer of milk in the World. The Statewise estimation of milk production in last three years is placed at Annexure-I.
- (c): Diseases like Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) was the main reason behind the slower growth of Milk Production in 2022-23.
- (d): Yes Sir, total milk production in the country during last three years is given in the table below.

| Items                               |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|-------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Milk Production (In million tonnes) |       210 |     222.1 |     230.6 |

State-wise milk production for the last three years is placed in the Annexure-I .

(e): The steps taken by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying to improve the milk production in the country is placed at Annexure-II .

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE RELATED TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2686 ON 'MILK PRODUCTION' TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

| State-wise Estimates Of Milk Production During 2020-21 to 2022-23 (figures in 000 tonnes)   | State-wise Estimates Of Milk Production During 2020-21 to 2022-23 (figures in 000 tonnes)   | State-wise Estimates Of Milk Production During 2020-21 to 2022-23 (figures in 000 tonnes)   | State-wise Estimates Of Milk Production During 2020-21 to 2022-23 (figures in 000 tonnes)   | State-wise Estimates Of Milk Production During 2020-21 to 2022-23 (figures in 000 tonnes)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                      | States/UTs                                                                                  | 2020-21                                                                                     | 2021-22                                                                                     | 2022-23                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                              | 14713.84                                                                                    | 15403.08                                                                                    | 15448.42                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                           | 43.89                                                                                       | 46.01                                                                                       | 45.54                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                       | 954.07                                                                                      | 982.02                                                                                      | 1006.42                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                       | 11501.58                                                                                    | 12252.53                                                                                    | 12502.70                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 1747.28                                                                                     | 1848.35                                                                                     | 1955.51                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                         | 60.14                                                                                       | 63.21                                                                                       | 64.18                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                     | 15852.69                                                                                    | 16722.11                                                                                    | 17280.57                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                     | 11283.55                                                                                    | 11629.52                                                                                    | 11965.79                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                            | 1576.44                                                                                     | 1615.29                                                                                     | 1617.41                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                              | 2594.50                                                                                     | 2726.79                                                                                     | 2817.31                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                   | 2434.02                                                                                     | 2629.37                                                                                     | 2774.09                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                   | 10936.44                                                                                    | 11795.79                                                                                    | 12829.29                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                      | 2533.88                                                                                     | 2532.46                                                                                     | 2579.76                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 17999.30                                                                                    | 19004.25                                                                                    | 20122.43                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                 | 13703.32                                                                                    | 14304.51                                                                                    | 15041.86                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                     | 71.05                                                                                       | 75.55                                                                                       | 71.87                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                   | 89.14                                                                                       | 90.23                                                                                       | 93.51                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                     | 25.38                                                                                       | 24.59                                                                                       | 24.48                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                    | 55.93                                                                                       | 61.07                                                                                       | 49.57                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                      | 2372.81                                                                                     | 2402.06                                                                                     | 2476.42                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                      | 13393.99                                                                                    | 14076.76                                                                                    | 14301.45                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                   | 30723.11                                                                                    | 33264.70                                                                                    | 33306.80                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                      | 73.85                                                                                       | 86.52                                                                                       | 86.53                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | 9790.36                                                                                     | 10107.43                                                                                    | 10316.75                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                   | 5765.21                                                                                     | 5807.78                                                                                     | 5854.96                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                     | 206.17                                                                                      | 216.96                                                                                      | 230.12                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | 31359.10                                                                                    | 33873.61                                                                                    | 36241.74                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                 | 1797.45                                                                                     | 1856.27                                                                                     | 1858.55                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                 | 6164.82                                                                                     | 6414.48                                                                                     | 6969.40                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                          | A&N Islands                                                                                 | 14.67                                                                                       | 16.78                                                                                       | 17.20                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                  | 52.30                                                                                       | 57.07                                                                                       | 56.19                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                          | Ladakh                                                                                      | 14.88                                                                                       | 29.37                                                                                       | 30.60                                                                                       |
| 33                                                                                          | Daman &Diu &D&NHaveli                                                                       | 1.40                                                                                        | 1.66                                                                                        | 1.80                                                                                        |
| 34                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                       | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 487.74                                                                                      |
| 35                                                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                                                 | 3.81                                                                                        | 0.42                                                                                        | 0.41                                                                                        |
| 36                                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                                  | 49.50                                                                                       | 49.97                                                                                       | 49.65                                                                                       |
| All India                                                                                   | All India                                                                                   | 209959.88                                                                                   | 222068.56                                                                                   | 230577.03                                                                                   |

## ANNEXURE RELATED TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2686 PART (e) ON 'MILK PRODUCTION' TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

The major steps have been undertaken by Government of India for the enhancement of milk production and productivity of indigenous breeds:

- i. Implementation  of Nationwide  Artificial Insemination  Programme  for  enhancing artificial  insemination  coverage  using  semen  of  high  merit  bulls  including  semen  of high genetic merit bulls of indigenous breeds. As on date, 6.21 crore animals have been covered,  7.96  crores  Artificial  Insemination  have  been  performed  and  4.11  crores farmers benefitted under the programme.
- ii. Implementation of progeny testing and pedigree selection for production of high genetic merit bulls including bulls of indigenous breeds like Gir, Sahiwal, Tharparkar, Kankrej, Hariana,  Rathi  breeds  of  cattle  and  Murrah,  Mehsana,  Jaffarabadi,  Pandharpuri,  Nili Ravi breeds of buffalo.
- iii. Establishment of Breed Multiplication Farms preferably of indigenous breeds has been undertaken  under  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  and  under  the  component  50%  capital subsidy is available for eligible entrepreneurs. As on date, the Department has approved establishment of 99 Breed Multiplication Farm.
- iv. Implementation of In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) for faster genetic upgradation of bovine population including indigenous breeds of cattle and buffaloes. Under the component projects  have  been  sanctioned  for  establishment  of  32  IVF  laboratories.  As  on  date, 19038 viable embryos have been produced out of these 10222 embryos transferred and 1622 calf born.
- v. For implementation of genomic selection DNA  chip has been developed for identification  of  high  genetic  merit  bulls  of  indigenous  bovine  breeds  at  young  age against 6- 7 years taken in traditional method to prove genetic merit of the bulls.
- vi. Sex sorted  semen production for  indigenous  breeds  of  cattle  along  with  other  bovine breeds has been initiated in the country. Sex sorted semen is important for production of female  calves  with  90%  accuracy.  As  on  date,  Semen  production  facility  has  been created at 8 semen stations and 85.62 lakh sex sorted semen doses produced.
- vii. Feed  and  Fodder  Development: National Livestock Mission aims towards strengthening of fodder seed chain to improve availability of certified fodder seed required for fodder production and encouraging entrepreneurs for establishment of fodder Block/Hay Bailing/Silage Making Units through incentivisation.

The  Central  Government  will  incentivise  the  fodder  seed  chain  i.e.  breeder, foundation  and  certified  quality  fodder  seed  production  towards  multiplication  of seeds of high yielding fodder varieties which has been developed through research and innovations, significantly showing better performance, for which incentives will be  provided.  100%  incentivization  for  production  of  all  categories  of  fodder  seed production by ICAR, National Seed Corporation (NSC),  Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative  (IFFCO), Krshak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO), National Agricultural  Cooperative  Marketing  Federation(NAFED) and Central  Agencies as well as State Agriculture Universities (SAU), Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL), State  Government  seed  production  corporations,  public  and  private  organizations, dairy cooperatives and milk federations and other organizations with good credibility. The production incentives will be given to central seed directly and to the  State  Implementing  Agency  for  the  applications  received  from  the  State  seed producing  agencies.  However,  the  assistance  for  Dairy  Cooperatives  and  Milk Federations will be routed through NDDB.

As regards to the entrepreneurship programme, capital subsidy will be provided to  the  Eligible  Entities  like  Individual,  Farmers  Producers  Organizations  (FPOs), Farmers  Cooperative  Organizations  (FCOs)  Joint  Liability  Groups  (JLGs),  Self Help  Groups  (SHGs),  Section  8  companies  for  establishment  of  Silage  making plants,  Fodder  Block  Making  Plants  and  Total  Mix  Ration  Plants.  The  Central Government  shall  provide  50%  capital  subsidy  to  the  Eligible  Entities  subject  to subsidy  ceiling  of  Rs.  50  Lakh.  The  remaining  cost  of  the  project  need  to  be arranged  by  the  Eligible  Entities  either  through  finance  from  bank  or  financial institution or self-financing. The Central Government is developing the online portal for  submission  of  application.  The  subsidy  will  be  channelized  through  the  Small Industries Bank of India.

- viii. Department implement the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) to control and eventually eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and to control Brucellosis  through  vaccination  of  all  eligible  animal  population  in  the  country which will result in overall better animal health status of the animals, increased milk production and controlling infertility, thereby increasing productivity. So far, 13.01 crore  animals  have  been  vaccinated  for  Round  III  and  1.80  crore  animals  are vaccinated for Round IV against FMD and 2.71 crore animals have been vaccinated against Brucella during the year 2023. Department also financially and technically supporting the states/UTs for vaccination of  Lumpy Skin disease  (LSD) and 9.86 crore cattle have been vaccinated during 2023 and the vaccination is underway.

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