Lok Sabha Question No. 72 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Shortage of Milk and Milk Products
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

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

STARRED QUESTION NO. 72 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  July, 2023

## SHORTAGE OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

## *72. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMALHUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is shortage of milk and other  milk products in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  not  taken  any  steps  to  tap  it  and  increase  the  income  of farmers and also to boost the production/supply/imports which are required in the coming months/years;
- (c) if so, the steps taken in this regard and the details of stocks of skimmed milk powder and the milk chain;
- (d) whether there is any timeline for any reduction in milk prices and fodder shortage is also leading to a rise in prices and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  providing  subsidies  under  a  new  scheme  to  improve  the availability of fodder which is a major input cost for farmers; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof since 2013 onwards till date and the corrective steps being taken to solve such issues?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) to (f) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 72   PART (a) TO (f) ON 'SHORTAGE OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCT' TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2023

- (a) No such report has been received by this Department, about shortage of milk and milk product in the country.  The milk procurement has increased in June 2023 by 5.6% compared to last year.
- (b) and  (c)  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  following Dairy  Development  schemes  to  help  improve  milk  production  and  to  meet  the increasing demand of milk and milk products in the country. These schemes provides for assistance in terms of input services, disease control, breed improvement etc apart from  creation  of  dairy  infrastructure  to  support  milk  market  access,  remunerative price  amongst  others,  across  the  year  which  thereby  help  enhance  the  income  of farmers across 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)
- (vi) National Livestock Mission (NLM)
- (vii) Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP)

The  Department  does  not  maintain  any  stock  of  milk  commodities.  However, this Department periodically reviews the milk situation in the country. Based on the inputs  received  from  major  dairy  cooperatives,  the  stock  of  Skimmed  milk  powder has increased from 116002 MT to 130000 MT during May 2023 to June 2023.

- (d)    The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  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 market forces. Wholesale Price Index of fodder is in decreasing trend and it was 248 in Jan 2023, 237.4 in Apr, 2023 and has moderated to 222.70 in June 2023. With ensuing monsoon season, green fodder availability has improved.

(e)  Yes Sir.

- (f)    The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying,  Government  of  India  has  been supplementing the efforts made by the State Governments by implementing Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  National  Livestock  Mission  with  a  Sub  Mission  on  Feed  and Fodder Development since 2014-15. A component viz, Fodder Production from Nonforest lands/range lands/degraded  lands/grasslands as well as forest lands  was operational since 2014 to July 2021. The scheme has been realigned in July 2021 with objective  to  enhance  fodder  availability  with  following  two  components  namely  (i) Assistance for quality Fodder Seeds Production, and, ii) Entrepreneurial Development Programme on feed and fodder.

Besides above, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing the Central Sector Scheme 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)' through National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as  implementing  agency  to  form  and  promote  100  FPOs,  primarily  fodder  centric FPOs.

Indian  Grassland  and  Fodder  Research  Institute  (IGFRI-  ICAR)  has  also prepared Fodder Development Plan for 25 States to enhance fodder availability in the States based on their cropping pattern and livestock species.

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