Lok Sabha Question No. 1357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Milk Production
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Smt. Shambhavi, Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, Shri Rajesh Verma, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1357 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY 2025

## MILK PRODUCTION

1357:  DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE: SHRI RAJESH VERMA: SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR: SMT. SHAMBHAVI

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has data on the percentage increase in milk production in Maharashtra and  Bihar  since  the  implementation  of  Component  A  of  National  Programme  for  Dairy Development (NPDD);
- (b) whether the Ministry can provide the number of dairy cooperatives organised in Maharashtra and Bihar under Component B and their contribution in improving the income of farmers in these States;
- (c) whether the allocation of funds under NPDD has significantly contributed to minimizing milk wastage  and  improving  milk  quality  in  Maharashtra  and  Bihar,  particularly  in  rural  dairy cooperatives;
- (d) whether the expansion of marketing infrastructure under Component B in Maharashtra and Bihar has enhanced the accessibility of organised markets for small-scale dairy farmers; and
- (e) whether the Government plans to further strengthen NPDD in Maharashtra and Bihar to address regional disparities in dairy infrastructure and processing capacities, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (e)  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying  (DAHD),  Government  of  India  is implementing  'National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  (NPDD)'  scheme  across  the  country since Feb-2014. The scheme has been restructured/ realigned in July 2021 for implementation from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with two components:-
- (i) The Component ''A'' of NPDD focuses on creating/strengthening of infrastructure for quality milk testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities.
- (ii) The Component 'B' of the NPDD scheme "Dairying through Cooperatives' aims to increase sale of  milk  and  dairy  products  by  increasing  farmer's  access  to  organized  market,  upgrading  dairy processing facilities and marketing infrastructure.

NPDD scheme is ademand driven scheme and all the States, including Maharashtra & Bihar, submit their  project  proposals  toaddress  gaps  in  dairy  infrastructure  as  per  the  scheme  guidelines.  While Bihar is covered under both Component A and B, Maharashtra is covered under Component A only.

Expanding coverage of Dairy Cooperatives by setting-up new Dairy Cooperative Societies at village level  helps  in  improving  farmers'  access  to  organised  market  and  thus  contributes  to  increase  in income of dairy farmers. Similarly, creation/strengthening of milk chilling infrastructure, Strengthening  of  DCS/Village/District/State  level  milk  testing  laboratories,  Training  &  Awareness Generation etc. has contributed in minimizing milk wastage & improving milk quality in Maharashtra & Bihar.

In  addition  to  various  programmes/schemes/initiatives  of  State  and  DAHD,  Government  of  India; NPDD scheme has also contributed in increasing Milk Production in Maharashtra & Bihar. The data on Milk Production quantity and its percentage increase in Maharashtra & Bihar since implementation of Component A of NPDD scheme is as under:-

| State       | Milk production (in '000 tonnes)   | Milk production (in '000 tonnes)   | %increase   |
|-------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------|
|             | 2020-21*                           | 2023-24                            |             |
| Maharashtra | 13,703.32                          | 16,045.41                          | 17.09       |
| Bihar       | 11,501.58                          | 12,852.99                          | 11.75       |

In  Bihar,  under  Component  B,  a  total  12  projects  for  10  Participating  Institutions  (PIs)  have  been sanctioned, with the total outlay of Rs. 117.20 Crore (Loan- Rs.55.01 Crore, Grant - Rs.53.05 Crore, PI's contribution - Rs. 9.14 Crore). The details of total dairy cooperative societies, capacity of new milk processing plants and milk marketing infrastructure sanctioned in Bihar under Component-B of NPDD is given below:

| State - Bihar                                                                    | Sanctioned Infrastructure      |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| New Dairy Cooperative Society                                                    | 1180                           |
| New/ Expansion/ Modernization milk processing Plant/ Value added products (TLPD) | 157.28                         |
| Milk Parlours                                                                    | 68                             |
| Deep Freezers                                                                    | 3100                           |
| Visi Coolers                                                                     | 355                            |
| TLPD - Thousand Litres Per Day                                                   | TLPD - Thousand Litres Per Day |

Expansion  of  marketing  infrastructure  under  Component  B  of  NPDD  scheme  has  provided opportunity for milk unions/units of Bihar to expand marketing routes at rural level apart from urban areas  and  strengthened  their  cold  chain  infrastructure  related  to  sale  of  dairy  products  thereby enhancing the accessibility of organized markets for small-scale dairy farmers.

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