Lok Sabha Question No. 721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Export of Milk and Milk Products
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Arun Sao, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Vijay Baghel, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Mohan Mandavi, Saikia Dilip, Sunil Kumar Soni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY 2023

## EXPORT OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

## 721. SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM

SHRANGARE:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIKNIMBALKAR:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government provides financial assistance for milk business to increase the income of rural farmers in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  numberof  the  farmers  given  incentives  in  the  country, Stateand district-wise particularly in Maharashtra andChhattisgarh including Latur, Satara, Solapur,Bilaspur, Mungeli and Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahidistricts;
- (c) the details of the total milk production andtotal milk processing capacity in the country;
- (d) whether the Government has decided to setup rural dairies in every Gram Panchayat of thecountry;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the currentstatus in this regard; and
- (f) the  fresh  steps  taken  by  the  Government  toincrease  the  export  of  milk  and  milk  products  for thebenefit of the dairy farmers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  following  Dairy  Development schemes  for  creation  of  dairy  infrastructure  to  support  milk  market  access,  remunerative  price amongst others, across the year:
- (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) RashtriyaGokul Mission
- (b) The  Dairy  Development  schemes  mentioned  in  (a)  above  are  not  direct  beneficiary  oriented schemes.Therefore,  district-wise  data  of  beneficiary  farmers  is  not  available.  However,  these schemes  provide  for  assistance  in  terms  of  input  services,  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  including states of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
- (c) During  2021-22  All  India  Milk  production  was  221.06  Million  Metric  Tonnes  (MMT).  The combinedmilk  processing  capacity  of  dairy  cooperatives  is  989.43  Lakh  Litres  per  day  (LLPD) (Source: NDDB).
- (d) &  (e)  The  Union  Cabinet  On  15  February  2023  has  approved  strengthening  the  cooperative movement and deepening its reach up to the grassroots through establishing viable PACS in each uncovered Panchayat, viable dairy cooperatives in each uncovered Panchayat/ village and viable fishery cooperatives in each coastal Panchayat/ village as well as Panchayat/ village having large water  bodies,  and  strengthening  the  existing  PACS/dairy/fishery  cooperative  societies.As  per information received from National Dairy Development Board, initial target isto establish 2 Lakh multipurpose PACS/ Dairy/ Fishery Cooperatives in next five years and action Plan in this regard is being prepared in coordination with NABARD, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) & National Fishery Development Board (NFDB).
- (f) As per information received from National Dairy Development Board, the recent steps taken by the Government to increase the export of milk and milk products are as under:
- (i) To  boost  export  of  milk  and  milk  products,  Government  of  India  has  launched  export incentive scheme 'Remissions of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP)' from 2021.  Under  the  scheme,  a  rebate  is  granted  to  eligible  exporters  of  dairy  products  at  a notified rate of 0.5% of FOB value.
- (ii) Government  of  India  also  has  approved  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  -  'Production  Linked Incentive  Scheme  for  Food  Processing  Industry  (PLISFPI)'  for  implementation  during 2021-22  to  2026-27.  One  of  the  components  of  the  scheme  is  to  support  branding  and marketing abroad to incentivise the emergence of strong Indian brands for all Indian food products including Mozzarella Cheese in branded consumer packs.
- (iii) Government of India has been continuing with a scheme 'Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG)' to facilitate import of capital goods for producing quality goods (including dairy commodities)  and  enhance  India's  manufacturing  competitiveness.  The  scheme  aims  to encourage  the  production  of  goods  for  export  by  providing  import  duty  concessions  on capital goods.
- (iv) Under Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act,  2002,  a  new  National  Cooperative  Exports Limited  has  been  set  up  as  an  Umbrella  organization  to  promote  exports  from  the cooperative sector. Cooperative societies from Primary to National level including District, State,  National  level  federations  and  Multi-State  Cooperative  Societies  can  become  its members. Through this Society, the Export of farmers' products will be facilitated and the farmers will get better price for their products.The society is promoted by Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), KrishakBharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO), National  Agricultural  Cooperative  Marketing  Federation  of  India  Limited  (NAFED), Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF)  and  National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).