Lok Sabha Question No. 259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Dairy Cooperatives in Rajasthan
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 259 TO BE ANSWERED ON  02 nd  DECEMBER, 2025

## Dairy Cooperatives in Rajasthan

## 259. Shri Dushyant Singh:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION ( सहकारिता मंत्री) be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  regarding  the  employment  generated  by  the  milk  chilling  plants  set  up  by cooperative societies in Rajasthan, during the last five years;
- (b) the details of the process followed by the major dairy cooperatives such as AMUL for setting up new milk chilling plants, including site selection, procurement and the necessary food safety compliances that need to be adhered to;
- (c) the rates per litre being paid to the dairy farmers by AMUL and other major dairy cooperatives in Rajasthan and the manner in which these rates are determined and communicated to the dairy farmers; and
- (d) whether the Government provides fiscal or technical support to milk cooperatives for setting up processing plants in underserved areas and whether any information is available regarding plans of AMUL or other major cooperatives to establish such plants in Rajasthan, particularly in the Jhalawar-Baran Lok Sabha constituency and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री ( SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a) As informed by National Dairy Development Board, No, milk chilling plants were set up by Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation (RCDF) and its affiliated milk unions in last five years. In place of milk chilling plants, bulk milk coolers are currently being provided to milk cooperative societies in the district milk unions of Rajasthan.
- (b) Dairy cooperative societies with high milk procurement, clusters of societies with lower procurement, with consideration of transportation costs, etc., are provided with Bulk Milk Coolers (BMCs) as per the RCDF BMC allotment policy 2024. Furthermore, these BMC societies are required to obtain a FSSAI food safety license.
- (c) The milk procurement price is decided by the RCDF/Milk Unions based on the basis of fat percentage  in  milk,  market  condition,  demand  supply  gap,  stock  position,  season/  weather

condition, availability of green fodder, etc. Milk procurement rate is communicated to dairy farmer by rate chart prepared by district milk union.

The average milk procurement price per litre of milk for the month of October 2025 by major Milk Unions in Rajasthan was Rs. 37.13  for Cow milk and Rs. 59.58 for buffalo milk (including Rs.5 per litre subsidy paid by the Rajasthan Govt).

- (d) The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy (DAHD), thorough its schemes provide financial and technical support to the milk cooperatives for setting of milk processing plants. The details are as under:

Animal Husbandry Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF)  Scheme: As a  lending  agency, NDDB has not sanctioned any project proposal under the AHIDF scheme in the state of Rajasthan.

Under  the  erstwhile  Dairy  Processing  and  Infrastructure  Development  Fund,  (merged  with AHIDF), one project proposal of Bhilwara Milk Union, Rajasthan has been sanctioned with project outlay of Rs. 79.33 Crore with loan sanctioned of Rs. 59.77 Crore under DIDF Scheme. As on 15 November 2025, loan of Rs. 55.35 Crore has been disbursed to Bhilwara Milk Union.

Project of Bhilwara Milk Union has been completed with creation of milk processing infrastructure facility of 5 LLPD. The details of financial and physical progress for the projects sanctioned in the State of Rajasthan under DIDF scheme are given below:

|                                |                                                           |              |                 | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)    |
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| End Borrower Name              | Project details                                           | Total Outlay | Loan sanctioned | EB Margin        | Loan Disbursed   | Project Status    |
| Bhilwara Milk Union, Rajasthan | Establishme nt of new dairy plant of 500 TLPD at Bhilwara | 79.33        | 59.77           | 19.55            | 55.35            | Project Completed |
| Total                          | Total                                                     | 79.33        | 59.77           | 19.55            | 55.35            |                   |

Further, currently, AMUL doesn't have any plant in Jhalawar-Baran region. AMUL is catering to this region through their contract manufacturing plant located in Kota.

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