Lok Sabha Question No. 624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Compensation to Dairy Farmers
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

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

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 624

TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY 2024

## COMPENSATION TO DAIRY FARMERS

## 624. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

,

मत्स्यपालन

पशुपालन

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government offer compensation to dairy farmers for milk production in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total milk production, categorized in the Country, State-wise;
- (c) the total number of quantity of milk imported from outside India and the manner in which it contribute to the overall dairy supply in the country;
- (d) the  details  of  specific  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  milk  production  in  the Country;
- (e) the details of the schemes run by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) aimed at supporting dairy farmers;
- (f) whether NABARD stopped the implementation of schemes beneficial for dairy farmers; and
- (g) if so, the details regarding the schemes affected along with the reasons for their suspension?

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

- (a) The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying is not implementing any scheme under which compensation for the milk production is being offered. However Department is supplementing the  efforts  of  the  state  government  for  milk  production  and  implement  various  schemes  to enhance milk production and productivity of bovines to meet the growing demand for milk and making dairying more remunerative to the rural farmers of the country.
- (b) Total  milk  production  in  the  country  as  per  Basic  Animal  Husbandry  Statistics,  2023,  is estimated  as  230.58  Million  tonnes  in  year  2022-23.  However,  the  estimated  categorized contribution of Cows is 119.68 Million tonnes, Buffaloes contribute 103.30 Million tonnes and

और

डेयरी

मंत्री

Goat contributes 7.6 Million tonnes in total milk production in year 2022-23. State-wise milk production in the country is placed at Annexure-I .

- (c) India is self-sufficient in meeting the demand of milk and milk products in the country. The import of milk and milk product is miniscule (0.03% of the total milk production) and does not contribute  to  the  dairy  supply  in  the  country.  Details  of  imports  during  April-Nov  2023  is provided below:
- (d) The Government of India is implementing the following scheme to increase milk production in the country are:
1. National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
2. Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)
3. National Livestock Mission (NLM)
4. National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)
5. National Digital Livestock Mission and Bharat Pashudhan Applications
- (e) to    (g)  This  Department  has  implemented  the  following  scheme  through  National  Bank  for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD:
1. Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS)  was implemented from 1 st September  2010  to  2019-20.  Under  DEDS,  421158  number  of  beneficiaries  have  been assisted with subsidy amount of Rs.1892.29 crore.
2. Dairying  Processing  and  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (DIDF)  implemented  from 2017-18 upto March 2023 with an outlay of the scheme is Rs.11184 crore for loan on eligible components by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) through National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)/ National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). Besides NABARD, NDDB was also allowed to provide loan directly to the cooperatives and milk producer companies from its own resources. As on 31.12.2023, 37 project in 12 States with total outlay of Rs.6776.87 crore and loan component of Rs. 4575.71 crore have been sanctioned. Out of the sanctioned loan amount, Rs. 2818.65 crore has  been  disbursed  to  the  borrowers.  Now,  DIDF  has  been  subsumed  with  Animal Husbandry and Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF).

| Import of Milk products (metric Tonnes)   | Import of Milk products (metric Tonnes)   | Import of Milk products (metric Tonnes)   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| HS Code                                   | Product Category                          | April-November (Cum)                      |
|                                           |                                           | 2023-24                                   |
| 0401                                      | Milk &Cream                               | 450                                       |
| 0402                                      | Milk Powders                              | 915                                       |
| 0403                                      | Yogurt &Butter Milk                       | 801                                       |
| 0404                                      | Whey &its products                        | 16,044                                    |
| 0405                                      | Butter &Ghee                              | 157                                       |
| 0406                                      | Cheese                                    | 1,432                                     |
| Source: DGCIS, Kolkata                    | Source: DGCIS, Kolkata                    | Source: DGCIS, Kolkata                    |

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## Annexure-I

| Estimates of State-wise Milk Production during (2020-21 to 2022-23)   | Estimates of State-wise Milk Production during (2020-21 to 2022-23)   | Estimates of State-wise Milk Production during (2020-21 to 2022-23)   | Estimates of State-wise Milk Production during (2020-21 to 2022-23)   | Estimates of State-wise Milk Production during (2020-21 to 2022-23)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                | States/UTs                                                            | Milk (000 2020-21                                                     | Tonnes) 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 209959.88 222068.56 230577.03                               | All India 209959.88 222068.56 230577.03                               | All India 209959.88 222068.56 230577.03                               | All India 209959.88 222068.56 230577.03                               | All India 209959.88 222068.56 230577.03                               |