Lok Sabha Question No. 2738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Milk Production Centres
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER, HARISH DWIVEDI, B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DAIRYING AND FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2738

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2016

## MILK PRODUCTION CENTRES

2738.   SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER: SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI: SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और कृ िक कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of milk production centres in the country;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  milk  production  along  with  the  demand  and  consumption  of  milk  in  the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise
- (c) whether there is a decline in the production of milk especially cow milk in the country, if so, the reasons therefor along with the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government has initiated/planning to initiate action to replicate the success of the northern  States  with  regard  to  production  of  milk  and  milk  products  in  the  eastern  and  southern States, if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the  effective  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  breed  of  milch  cows  and buffaloes; and
- (f) the details the various steps taken by the Government including giving of subsidies to farmers to increase milk production in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRI  SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a) The  country  has  unique  distinction  for  having  small  holder  dairy  system  and  as  per Economic Survey (2014-15) 70 million rural households engaged in dairying.
- (b) The details of milk production along with consumption of milk during the last three years is given  at  Annexure-IA and  I  B.  Data  on  demand  of  milk  is  not  calculated  by  Animal  Husbandry Statistics Division of this Department.
- (c) There  is  no  decline  in  the  milk  production  especially  of  cow  milk  in  the  country.  Milk production from the cows during the last three years is as under:

## Milk production in million tonnes from cows

| Year    |   Crossbred cattle |   Indigenous cattle |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------|
| 2012-13 |              32.38 |               27.4  |
| 2013-14 |              33.88 |               28.3  |
| 2014-15 |              36.94 |               29.48 |

- (d) The  Government  of  India  has  been  implementing  following  schemes  for  enhancing  milk production and milk products in the country: (i) National Programme for Bovine Breeding & Dairy Development  (NPBBDD)  in  all  States;  (ii)  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  (part  of  NPBBDD)  in  all States;  (iii)  National  Dairy  Plan-I  in  18    major  dairy  States  and  (iv)  Dairy  Entrepreneurship Development scheme in all States of the country.
- (e) The effective steps taken by the Government of India to for genetic upgradation of breeds of cows and buffaloes are as under:
- i) Delivery of quality breeding inputs at farmers doorstep
- ii) Implementation of progeny testing and pedigree selection
- iii) Strengthening of semen stations
- iv) Induction of bulls for natural service and AI
- (f) Government  is  implementing  Dairy  Entrepreneurship  Development  Scheme  under  which back ended subsidy is made available to the farmers for induction of 2 to 10 milch animals. The subsidy is made available at the rate of 25% of the project cost (33.33% in case of SC/ST farmers). The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development is the nodal implementing agency.

Annexure-IA

## State Wise Milk Production during last three years in 000 tonnes

| SN        | States            | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 13,007    | 9,656     | 10,817    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 43        | 46        | 50        |
| 3         | Assam             | 815       | 829       | 844       |
| 4         | Bihar             | 7,197     | 7,775     | 8,288     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 1,209     | 1,232     | 1,277     |
| 6         | Goa               | 68        | 67        | 54        |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 11,112    | 11,691    | 12,262    |
| 8         | Haryana           | 7,442     | 7,901     | 8,381     |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 1,151     | 1,172     | 1,283     |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1,615     | 1,951     | 2,273     |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 1,700     | 1,734     | 1,812     |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 5,997     | 6,121     | 6,344     |
| 13        | Kerala            | 2,655     | 2,711     | 2,650     |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 9,599     | 10,779    | 12,148    |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 9,089     | 9,542     | 10,153    |
| 16        | Manipur           | 82        | 82        | 79        |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 82        | 83        | 84        |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 15        | 20        | 22        |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 81        | 76        | 77        |
| 20        | Odisha            | 1,861     | 1,903     | 1,931     |
| 21        | Punjab            | 10,011    | 10,351    | 10,774    |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 14,573    | 16,934    | 18,500    |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 46        | 50        | 67        |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 7,049     | 7,132     | 7,244     |
| 25        | Telangana         |           | 4,207     | 4,443     |
| 26        | Tripura           | 130       | 141       | 152       |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 24,194    | 25,198    | 26,387    |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 1,550     | 1,565     | 1,656     |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 4,906     | 4,961     | 5,039     |
| 30        | A&N Islands       | 14        | 16        | 15        |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 44        | 44        | 43        |
| 32        | D&N Haveli        | 11        | 9         | 9         |
| 33        | Daman &Diu        | 1         | 1         | 1         |
| 34        | Delhi             | 284       | 280       | 281       |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 6         | 4         | 3         |
| 36        | Puducherry        | 47        | 48        | 48        |
| All India | All India         | 1,37,685  | 1,46,314  | 1,55,491  |

| Source AHS Division of DAHDF   |
|--------------------------------|

## State wise per capita milk consumption per month in litre

|           |                | 2004-05   | 2004-05   | 2011-12   | 2011-12   |
|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| SN        | States         | Rural     | Urban     | Rural     | Urban     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 3.1       | 4.4       | 3.6       | 4.5       |
| 2         | Arunachal      | 0.6       | 1.5       | 1         | 1.4       |
| 3         | Assam          | 1.3       | 2         | 1.4       | 1.7       |
| 4         | Bihar          | 3         | 3.8       | 3.9       | 4.1       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh   | 0.7       | 3         | 0.7       | 2.4       |
| 6         | Delhi          | 6.5       | 8.2       | 7.6       | 8.5       |
| 7         | Goa            | 3.2       | 3.9       | 4.2       | 5.7       |
| 8         | Gujarat        | 5         | 6.7       | 5.5       | 6.7       |
| 9         | Haryana        | 13.1      | 9.6       | 14.8      | 11        |
| 10        | Himachal       | 8.7       | 8.2       | 9.4       | 8.3       |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir | 8         | 8.3       | 8.1       | 8.6       |
| 12        | Jharkhand      | 1.4       | 3.9       | 2         | 3.9       |
| 13        | Karnataka      | 3.3       | 4.9       | 3.4       | 4.7       |
| 14        | Kerala         | 2.8       | 3.7       | 3         | 3.6       |
| 15        | Madhya         | 3.4       | 4.3       | 4         | 5.1       |
| 16        | Maharashtra    | 2.7       | 4.4       | 3.3       | 5         |
| 17        | Manipur        | 0.2       | 0.3       | 0.3       | 0.4       |
| 18        | Meghalaya      | 0.8       | 1.9       | 1         | 1.6       |
| 19        | Mizoram        | 0.4       | 1.8       | 0.5       | 2.1       |
| 20        | Nagaland       | 0.3       | 0.9       | 0.2       | 0.2       |
| 21        | Odisha         | 0.8       | 2.2       | 1.2       | 2.7       |
| 22        | Punjab         | 11.5      | 10.6      | 12        | 10.8      |
| 23        | Rajasthan      | 9.5       | 7.4       | 9.3       | 8.7       |
| 24        | Sikkim         | 5.6       | 4.9       | 6.4       | 5.5       |
| 25        | Tamil          | 2.5       | 4.8       | 3.7       | 5         |
| 26        | Tripura        | 1.1       | 2.1       | 0.9       | 1.4       |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh  | 4.6       | 5.1       | 5         | 5.9       |
| 28        | Uttarakhand    | 6.6       | 6.4       | 7.7       | 6.7       |
| 29        | West Bengal    | 1.5       | 2.6       | 1.4       | 2.6       |
| 30        | A&N Islands    | 1.4       | 1.6       | 1.1       | 2.3       |
| 31        | Chandigarh     | 8.2       | 10.5      | 9.8       | 8.5       |
| 32        | D&N Haveli     | 0.9       | 5.7       | 0.5       | 6         |
| 33        | Daman &Diu     | 4.8       | 1.2       | 3.3       | 5.2       |
| 34        | Lakshadweep    | 0.2       | 0.3       | 0.1       | 0.3       |
| 35        | Puducherry     | 2.9       | 4.9       | 4.7       | 6.2       |
| All India | All India      | 3.9       | 5.1       | 4.3       | 5.4       |

Source: NSSO, GoI

Annexure-IB