Lok Sabha Question No. 2023 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Milk Production
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Brijendra Singh Ola

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2023

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  MARCH, 2025

## MILK PRODUCTION

## 2023.   Shri Brijendra Singh Ola:

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

be pleased to state:

- a) the current status of livestock in the country during the last three years and the current year in the State of Rajasthan, State and year-wise;
- b) whether the country is the world's largest milk producer;
- c) if so, whether the cattle breeders are getting remunerative price for milk produced by them;
- d) if so, the manner in which the evaluation is done by the Government;
- e) whether cattle breeders are not getting remunerative price for milk produced by them, if so, the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that cattle breeders get a remunerative price for milk produced by them;
- f) whether the Government is also exporting the milk; and
- g) if so, the details thereof during the last three years including the curr.ent year, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING (PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

- (a) Sir, the number of livestock count in the country including livestock in a state is made available by Livestock Census which is a quinquennial exercise of the Government. The last Livestock Census was conducted in 2019 and as per the Livestock Census conducted in 2019, the status of livestock in the country, in the state of Rajasthan and States are placed at Annexure I.
- (b)  Yes Sir, as per the information available made by the 'Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations', India is the world's largest milk producer country followed by United States of America (USA).
- (c) to (e) Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Government of India does not regulate the procurement and sale prices of milk in the country. The organized sector provides procurement prices of milk to the dairy farmers based on the fat and solid not fat (SNF) contents of the milk. Prices are decided by the cooperative and private dairies based on their cost of production and market forces. However, DAHD monitors the dairy industry in the country closely to undertake necessary policy measures/ interventions in consultation with stakeholders to support the interests of farmers.
- (f) to (g) Yes Sir, India exports milk and milk products to various countries of the world. The year-wise details of export during last three years and current year is as tabulated below:

|                                                                      | Quantity (In metric ton)   | Quantity (In metric ton)   | Quantity (In metric ton)   | Quantity (In metric ton)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Commodity with Harmonized System (HS) Code                           | 2021-22                    | 2022-23                    | 2023-24                    | 2024-25 (upto Nov 2024)    |
| Milk and cream (0401)                                                | 12,143.09                  | 14,768.32                  | 16,515.02                  | 13,671.97                  |
| Milk Powder (0402)                                                   | 49,653.89                  | 18,733.29                  | 6,952.95                   | 5,641.81                   |
| Fermented and Acidified Milk Products (0403)                         | 1,503.22                   | 1,574.18                   | 2,501.17                   | 1,970.40                   |
| Whey and Whey Products (0404)                                        | 165.67                     | 350.64                     | 336.16                     | 230.56                     |
| Butter/ Ghee/Butter Oil (0405)                                       | 37,682.94                  | 22,902.07                  | 27,837.30                  | 37,092.34                  |
| Cheese and Curd (0406)                                               | 7,623.67                   | 9,262.64                   | 9,590.78                   | 6,255.03                   |
| Casein, Caseinates and Other Casein Derivatives; Casein Glues (3501) | 8,768.48                   | 8,843.53                   | 2,044.34                   | 1,921.57                   |
| Total                                                                | 117,540.96                 | 76,434.67                  | 65,777.72                  | 66,783.68                  |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2023  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11.03.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BRIJENDRA  SINGH  OLA  ON  'MILK PRODUCTION'

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT              | Total Livestock 2019 (in numbers)   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands          | 1,45,394                            |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                    | 3,40,67,616                         |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 11,61,428                           |
| 4         | Assam                             | 1,80,92,201                         |
| 5         | Bihar                             | 3,65,40,820                         |
| 6         | Chandigarh                        | 26,990                              |
| 7         | Chhattishgarh                     | 1,58,72,302                         |
| 8         | Delhi                             | 3,60,397                            |
| 9         | Goa                               | 1,32,406                            |
| 10        | Gujarat                           | 2,68,93,274                         |
| 11        | Haryana                           | 70,46,091                           |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh                  | 44,12,846                           |
| 13        | Jammu &Kashmir (including Ladakh) | 83,25,324                           |
| 14        | Jharkhand                         | 2,36,14,545                         |
| 15        | Karnataka                         | 2,90,13,412                         |
| 16        | Kerala                            | 29,08,657                           |
| 18        | Lakshadweep                       | 45,697                              |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh                    | 4,06,37,375                         |
| 19        | Maharashtra                       | 3,30,79,818                         |
| 20        | Manipur                           | 5,50,719                            |
| 21        | Meghalaya                         | 20,39,103                           |
| 22        | Mizoam                            | 3,59,704                            |
| 23        | Nagaland                          | 5,53,803                            |
| 24        | Odisha                            | 1,81,70,309                         |
| 25        | Puduchery                         | 1,51,368                            |
| 26        | Punjab                            | 70,50,355                           |
| 27        | Rajasthan                         | 5,68,00,945                         |
| 28        | Sikkim                            | 2,74,332                            |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu                        | 2,45,00,621                         |
| 30        | Telengana                         | 3,26,40,639                         |
| 31        | Dadra Nagar Haveli&DD             | 51,688                              |
| 32        | Tripura                           | 13,17,892                           |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh                     | 6,80,12,945                         |
| 34        | Uttarakhand                       | 44,27,089                           |
| 35        | West Bengal                       | 3,74,83,238                         |
|           | Total                             | 53,67,61,343                        |