Lok Sabha Question No. 3703 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Rise in Prices of Milk
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SHAILESH (BULO MANDAL) KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3703 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  AUGUST 2016

## RISE IN PRICES OF MILK

## 3703. SHRI SHAILESH KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware about the continuous rise in the prices of milk in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether  it is a fact that milk producers are not getting the benefit of the rise in the prices of milk; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Consumer price index (Base 2012=100) for milk and milk products has increased from 128.2 in June 2015 to 132.6 in June 2016.
- (b) The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Government of India is implementing  following  schemes  to  enhance  milk  production  in  the  country  as  long  term measures for stability in price of milk.
1. National Dairy Plan (Phase-I)
2. National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development
3. Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
- (c) The whole sale price index (Base Year : 2004-05=100) for milk has increased from 249.9 in June 2015 to 258 in June 2016. This indicates that the milk producers by and large are getting the benefit of the rise in the prices of milk
- (d) Government does not control the price of milk.However, this department is implementing dairy development schemes as referred in the reply at part (b).

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AC(DD)

## Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Dairy Division

Subject:Lok  Sabha  admitted  unstarred  Question  No.3703  due  for answer  on  09.08.2016    by  SHRI  SHAILESH  KUMAR regarding  'Rise in Prices of Milk '

Admitted version of the question may kindly be seen at p- 2/cor .

2. In  this  regard,  it  may  be  mentioned  that  based  on  the  information available  in  this  Division  (p-4-  12/cor)  a  draft  reply  to  the  above  said  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3703 is attempted as under;

## QUESTION

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  about  the  continuous  rise  in  the prices of milk in the country;

(b) if so, the details of the steps taken by the Government in this regard;

(c) whether it is a fact that milk producers are not getting the benefit of the rise in the prices of milk; and

(d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

(a) The  Consumer  price  index  (Base  2012=100)  for  milk  and  milk products has increased from 128.2 in June 2015 to 132.6 in June 2016.

- (b) The Department  of  Animal  Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Government  of  India  is  implementing  following  schemes  to  enhance  milk production in the country as long term measures for stability in price of milk.
1. National Dairy Plan (Phase-I)
2. National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development
3. Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
- (c) The  whole  sale  price  index  (Base  Year  :  2004-05=100)  for  milk  has increased from 249.9 in June 2015 to 258 in June 2016. This indicates that the milk producers by and large are getting the benefit of the rise in the prices of milk
- (d) Government does not control the price of milk.However, this department  is  implementing  dairy  development  schemes  as  referred  in  the reply at part (b).

In  view  of  above,  draft  answer  attempted  is  placed  below  as  DFA  for consideration please.

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