Lok Sabha Question No. 5180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Milk Production
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5180 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  March, 2026

## Milk Production

## 5180. Shri Tejasvi Surya:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the current demand and supply position of milk in the country, along with total milk production during the last three years;
- (b) the details of the top milk producing States and their share in national milk production, State-wise;
- (c)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  milk  production  and  productivity,  including support for animal health, breed improvement and feed management;
- (d) the role of dairy cooperatives in strengthening milk procurement, ensuring remunerative prices and supporting dairy farmers along with the number of farmers associated with such cooperatives, Statewise;
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to promote value addition in the dairy sector, including processing infrastructure and milk-based products; and
- (f) whether the Government has taken initiatives to promote dairy exports and expand India's presence in global dairy markets and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Sir,  as  per  the  Working  Group  Report  on  'Crop  Husbandry,  Agriculture  Inputs,  Demand  & Supply' submitted in 2024 of NITI Aayog, the projected total milk demand (household and others) in India  under  Business-as-Usual  (BAU)  scenario  is  243  million  tonnes  for  2025-26.  The  total  milk production in the country during last three years was 230.58 million tonnes in 2022-23, 239.30 million tonnes in 2023-24 and 247.87 million tonnes in 2024-25.

(b) The details of State-wise milk production and their shares in national milk production are placed at Annexure-I.

(c) The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying  (DAHD),  GoI  has  taken  various measures/initiatives  to  increase  milk  production  and  productivity  by  supporting  the  States/UTs  for animal health, breed improvement and feed management. The initiatives are placed at Annexure-II.

(d) Dairy  Cooperatives  operate  within  the  purview  of  State's  Cooperative  Societies  Act. Dairy Cooperatives in India procure milk at remunerative prices from farmers and supply quality milk and milk products to consumers at affordable rates, thereby contributing to the socio-economic development of farmer families. Dairy provides a regular source of income, while cooperatives ensure market access and link farmers to national and international value chains. Further, Dairy Cooperatives transfer about 70-80% of their profits to the dairy farmers to facilitate remunerative prices to dairy farmers. Based on the  monthly milk situation report provided by the State Milk Federations/ Unions for the month of January 2026, the state-wise number of producer members associated with Dairy Cooperatives are given at Annexure-III.

(e) The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, (DAHD), GoI is implementing Rs.25,000 crore  Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund to incentivise the establishment of dairy processing and value addition infrastructure, meat processing and value addition, animal feed plants, breed multiplication farms, veterinary drugs and vaccines, waste to wealth infrastructure. 3% interest subvention  on  the  loan  amount  are  provided  to  the  eligible  beneficiaries  like  individuals,  Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), MSME, Dairy Cooperatives, Private companies, Section 8 companies. In  addition,  the  Central  Government  has  established  the  Credit  Guarantee  Fund  to  provide  Credit Guarantee to MSME and Dairy Cooperatives.

(f) Agricultural Products and Export Development Authority (APEDA) promotes dairy exports and expand India's presence in global dairy markets, which include - financial assistance to its registered member exporters including dairy and dairy products through its Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) under the components: Development  of Export Infrastructure; Quality Development; Market Development. Further, the different schemes implemented by the DAHD, GoI like Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM),  National Programmee  for Dairy  Development  (NPDD),  Animal  Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF), National Livestock Mission, Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) etc. help to focus on improving milk productivity of bovines, expanding and  strengthening  dairy  cooperatives,  enhancing  dairy  infrastructure,  improving  feed  and  fodder availability  and  ensuring  better  animal  health  thereby  improving  the  quality  milk  production  and indirectly support the promotion of dairy exports.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  5180  FOR  ANSWER  ON  24.03.2026  RAISED  BY  SHRI  TEJASVI  SURYA  ON  'MILK PRODUCTION'

| States/UTs wise Milk Production and their percentage share to National Milk Production   | States/UTs wise Milk Production and their percentage share to National Milk Production   | States/UTs wise Milk Production and their percentage share to National Milk Production   | States/UTs wise Milk Production and their percentage share to National Milk Production   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                  | State/UTs.                                                                               | 2024-25                                                                                  | 2024-25                                                                                  |
|                                                                                          |                                                                                          | Milk Production in ('000 Tonnes)                                                         | Percentage share                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 38,815.34                                                                                | 15.660                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                | 36,741.37                                                                                | 14.823                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 22,595.53                                                                                | 9.116                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                  | 19,293.64                                                                                | 7.784                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                              | 16,625.59                                                                                | 6.707                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                   | 14,874.74                                                                                | 6.001                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                           | 13,946.13                                                                                | 5.626                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                | 13,897.53                                                                                | 5.607                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                    | 13,397.69                                                                                | 5.405                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                  | 12,592.75                                                                                | 5.080                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 11,442.91                                                                                | 4.616                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                              | 7,954.17                                                                                 | 3.209                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                | 5,935.12                                                                                 | 2.394                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                | 3,114.66                                                                                 | 1.257                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                       | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                           | 2,973.89                                                                                 | 1.200                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                   | 2,700.96                                                                                 | 1.090                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                   | 2,560.58                                                                                 | 1.033                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                             | 2,162.16                                                                                 | 0.872                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                              | 1,957.25                                                                                 | 0.790                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | 1,823.89                                                                                 | 0.736                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                    | 1,224.08                                                                                 | 0.494                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                    | 413.51                                                                                   | 0.167                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                  | 263.69                                                                                   | 0.106                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                | 93.95                                                                                    | 0.038                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                   | 89.35                                                                                    | 0.036                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                      | 67.39                                                                                    | 0.027                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                               | 63.77                                                                                    | 0.026                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                               | 58.05                                                                                    | 0.023                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                 | 49.19                                                                                    | 0.020                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                  | 48.89                                                                                    | 0.020                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                        | 26.70                                                                                    | 0.011                                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                       | Ladakh                                                                                   | 23.58                                                                                    | 0.010                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                  | 23.51                                                                                    | 0.009                                                                                    |
| 34                                                                                       | A&N Islands                                                                              | 16.17                                                                                    | 0.007                                                                                    |
| 35                                                                                       | Daman &Diu &D&NHaveli                                                                    | 1.84                                                                                     | 0.001                                                                                    |
| 36                                                                                       | Lakshadweep                                                                              | 0.42                                                                                     | 0.000                                                                                    |
|                                                                                          | All India                                                                                | 247,869.98                                                                               | 100.000                                                                                  |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  5180  FOR  ANSWER  ON  24.03.2026  RAISED  BY  SHRI  TEJASVI  SURYA  ON  'MILK PRODUCTION'

The measures taken by the Government to increase the milk production and productivity including support for animal health, breed improvement and feed management are -

- i. Support  for  animal  health:  Under  Livestock  Health  and  Disease  Control  Programme  (LHDCP) scheme, 100% central assistance is provided for vaccination of animals against four major diseases, namely  FMD,  Brucellosis,  Peste  des  Petits  Ruminants  (PPR)  and  Classical  Swine  Fever  (CSF) including  centralized  procurement  of  quality  vaccine  and  supply  as  per  requirement  including awareness  generation  amongst  stakeholders.  Further,  under  Establishment  and  Strengthening  of Veterinary Hospital & Dispensary (ESVHD-MVU) of LHDCP, the recurring financial assistance is provided to States/UTs for ground operation of MVUs on sharing basis. Till now, total 4019 numbers of Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) have been made operational in the Country in 29 States/UTs. The 'Standard Veterinary Treatment Guidelines (SVTGs) has been developed for Livestock and Poultry' for best practices in veterinary care to enhance livestock health and disease control while ensuring the responsible use of drugs including antimicrobials.
- ii. Support for Breed Improvement: To supplement the efforts of the State and Union Territories, DAHD, Government of India is implementing 'Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)' since December 2014 for development and conservation of indigenous breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancement of milk production and productivity thereby making milk production more remunerative to farmers. The various steps taken under Rashtriya Gokul Mission to enhance milk production & productivity  of  Indigenous  bovine  breeds  includes -(a)  implementation  of  Nationwide  Artificial Insemination  Programme  (NAIP)  using  semen  of  high  merit  bulls  including  bulls  of  indigenous breeds.  Under  the  component  Artificial  Insemination  (AI)  services  are  delivered  free  of  cost  at farmers'  doorstep  in  the  districts  with  less  than  50%  AI  coverage,  The  Department  of  Animal Husbandry  and  Dairying,  GoI  has  established  sex  sorted  semen  production  facilities, (b) implementation of Accelerated Breed Improvement Programme using sex sorted semen with the aim to  produce  female  calves  up  to  90%  accuracy  thereby  enhancing  milch  cattle  population,  breed improvement  and  farmers'  income,  Implementation  of  progeny  testing  and  pedigree  selection  for production of high genetic merit bulls, (c) implementation of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technology, The technology has important role in genetic upgradation of bovine population in single generation. To deliver technology at reasonable rates to farmers Government of India has launched indigenous IVF media, To select High Genetic Merit (HGM) animals and to accelerate genetic improvement of cattle and buffaloes, the Department has developed unified genomic chips Gau Chip for indigenous cattle and Mahish Chip for indigenous buffaloes specifically designed for initiating genomic selection of high genetic merit animals in the country and (d) in addition, Community resource persons /Multipurpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRIs) are trained and equipped to deliver quality Artificial Insemination services at farmers' doorstep.

iii. Support for Feed Management:  The State Government is responsible for meeting the demand for feed and fodder for their livestock population. The Central Government is taking various initiatives for fodder development in the country. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Government and Union Territories, the Union Government is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'National Livestock Mission' with a Sub Mission on Feed and Fodder Development. The Sub -Mission on feed and fodder includes -(a) Assistance for Quality Fodder Seed Production, Entrepreneurial activities in feed  and  fodder,  (b)  Establishment  of  Entrepreneurs  for  Fodder  Seed  processing  Infrastructure (processing and grading unit/ fodder seed storage godown), (c) Fodder production from Non-Forest Wasteland/Rangeland/Nonarable  Land'  and  'Fodder  Production  from  Forest  Land. Further,  the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, GoI has requested all the States and Union Territories to establish fodder task force to increase the fodder cultivation areas and convergence of other schemes of the States and Central Government. Besides, ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute Jhansi has prepared Fodder Resource Development Plans for 28 States and UT of Jammu & Kashmir which has been circulated to them for its implementation.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  5180  FOR  ANSWER  ON  24.03.2026  RAISED  BY  SHRI  TEJASVI  SURYA  ON  'MILK PRODUCTION'

## State-wise number of producer members associated with Dairy Cooperatives

| S. No.   | State/UTs.            | Number of producer members associated (Number in Thousands)   |
|----------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Uttar Pradesh         | 718                                                           |
| 2        | Rajasthan             | 1,129                                                         |
| 3        | Madhya Pradesh        | 407                                                           |
| 4        | Gujarat               | 3,754                                                         |
| 5        | Maharashtra           | 1,560                                                         |
| 6        | Punjab                | 402                                                           |
| 7        | Andhra Pradesh        | 689                                                           |
| 8        | Karnataka             | 2,702                                                         |
| 9        | Bihar                 | 1,426                                                         |
| 10       | Haryana               | 328                                                           |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu            | 1,704                                                         |
| 12       | West Bengal           | 204                                                           |
| 13       | Telangana             | 271                                                           |
| 14       | Jharkhand             | 40                                                            |
| 15       | Jammu &Kashmir        | 63                                                            |
| 16       | Odisha                | 336                                                           |
| 17       | Kerala                | 1,064                                                         |
| 18       | Chhattisgarh          | 38                                                            |
| 19       | Uttarakhand           | 169                                                           |
| 20       | Himachal Pradesh      | 48                                                            |
| 21       | Assam                 | 58                                                            |
| 22       | Delhi                 | 0                                                             |
| 23       | Tripura               | 6                                                             |
| 24       | Meghalaya             | 1                                                             |
| 25       | Sikkim                | 18                                                            |
| 26       | Goa                   | 19                                                            |
| 27       | Chandigarh            | 0                                                             |
| 28       | Puducherry            | 42                                                            |
| 29       | Nagaland              | 2                                                             |
| 30       | Manipur               | 4                                                             |
| 31       | Arunachal Pradesh     | 0                                                             |
| 32       | Ladakh                | 0                                                             |
| 33       | Mizoram               | 1                                                             |
| 34       | A&N Islands           | 0                                                             |
| 35       | Daman &Diu &D&NHaveli | 0                                                             |
| 36       | Lakshadweep           | 0                                                             |
|          | All India             | 17,203                                                        |