Lok Sabha Question No. 3535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Milk Production in Maharashtra
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3535 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH   DECEMBER, 2024

## MILK PRODUCTION IN MAHARASHTRA

3535. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

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

be  pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government fixed the price of buffalo and cow milk in the country;
- (b) the total quantity of cow and buffalo milk collected in the State of Maharashtra every day;
- (c) the daily milk production and requirement in Maharashtra State;
- (d) the decision taken by the Government to give the better rate of milk to farmers;
- (e) whether the production of milk is less than its requirement in Maharashtra;

(f) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that large quantities of artificial milk containing chemicals is produced in the country;

(g) if so, the name of the companies and the dairies making it and whether appropriate steps have been taken by the Government to stop this; and

(h) the details of action taken against those manufacturing artificial milk containing chemicals?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a) The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying  (DAHD),  Government  of  India  does  not regulate the procurement and sale prices of milk and milk products in the country. Prices are decided by the cooperative and private dairies based on their cost of production and market forces.

(b) to (e) As per Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024 the Estimated milk production in the State of Maharashtra is 160.45 Lakh tonnes during 2023-24 i.e 439.59 Lakh Litre Per Day (LLPD). As reported by Government Maharashtra, in the month of October, 2024, the average Procurement of milk was 171.16 Lakh  Kg  per  Day  and  the  average  sale  of  milk  is  145.21  LLPD.  These  figures  indicate  that  the  milk production is more than adequate to meet the demand.

Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying  (DAHD),  GoI  is  implementing  the  following  Dairy Development  schemes  across  the  country  including  Maharashtra  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)
- (ii) Supporting  Dairy  Cooperatives  &  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  engaged  in dairy activities (SDCFPO)
- (iii) Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)
- (iv) Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)
- (v) National Livestock Mission (NLM)
- (vi) Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP)

These  schemes  are  helping  in  improving  milk  productivity  of  bovines,  expanding  network  of dairy cooperatives, strengthening of dairy infrastructure, working capital requirement, enhancing availability of feed and fodder and providing animal health services. These interventions help to reduce the cost of milk production and also help to stabilize milk prices and also help to enhance income from dairy farming.

(f)  to  (h)  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  has    conducted  the  Milk  and Milk Product Surveillance Drive in 2023. wherein, 1605 random samples of milk were collected and analysed covering 756 districts of 36 States/UTs of which none of the samples were found adulterated with chemicals viz. detergents, sulphates and formaldehyde. However, only 3 samples (0.18%) had Melamine more than the FSSR specified limit.

Out of 1605 samples, 85 samples of milk were collected from Maharashtra of which none of the samples  were  found  adulterated  with  chemicals  viz.  melamine,  detergents,  sulphates  and formaldehyde.

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