GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

LOK SABHA

UNSTARREDQUESTION NO: 78

ANSWERED ON: 30.04.2013

PRICE OF MILK

(a) whether it is a fact that huge capital investment has been made by the domestic/ multinational companies for the expansion of the dairy industry; 

(b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year; 

(c) whether despite huge investment in the sector and increased production, the selling price of milk to the consumers is continuously increasing; 

(d) if so, the quantum of increase in milk production registered during the period from 2004-0 to 2012-13 along with the increase in milk prices; and 

(e) the other steps taken by the Government to increase the production and stabilise the price of milk in the country?

ANSWER

(a)  (b) Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying  Fisheries have no information regarding huge capital investment made by the domestic/multinational companies for the expansion of the dairy industry. 

(c)  (d) Increase in selling prices of milk is mainly attributed to increase in its cost of production. The details of milk production in India along with Wholesale Price Index of milk (base year 20040 100) from 2004-0 to 2012-13 is as given below;  a  ilk oution(million tonn)  olal i n 000  9     10000 0006  971     10101 00607  106     109 0070  1079     11 

0009  11     1 00910  116     161 01011  11     17 0111  179     1901 011  179     010  ntiiat   

(e) The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Government of India is implementing the following schemes to enhance the production of milk in the country which also contributes to stabilize the milk prices: 

 i) National Dairy Plan-Phase I 

 ii) Intensive Dairy Development Programme   

iii) Strengthening Infrastructure for Quality and Clean Milk Production 

 iv) Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme 

 v) National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding 

vi) Livestock Health and Disease Control 

 vii) Fodder and Feed Development scheme