Question : RATES OF MILK IN DMS

(a) whether the Government had revised the rates of milk during 2000-2001 to make up the annual loss suffered by the Delhi Milk Scheme (DMS);

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the rate at which the DMS has been buying milk alongwith the quantum thereof from the rural areas and contractors of milk, respectively during each of the last four years;

(d) the rate at which milk is supplied to retailers and the expenditure incurred thereon, per litre of milk; and

(e) the details of profit and loss to DMS during the said period alongwith the efforts made so far to make up the loss?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)

(a)&(b): The rates of DMS milk were revised with effect from 1-3-2000 as under:- (Rupees per litre)

Type of Milk	From	To
Toned Milk	7.00	14.00
Double Toned Milk	6.00	11.00


(c):	DMS has not been procuring milk directly from the rural areas as well as contractors of milk during each of the last four years.
(d):	The rates at which milk is supplied to retailers & cost of production per litre for the last four years is as under:-	(Figs. in Rupees)
Year	Average Sale price of milk (per litre)	Average cost of production (per litre)
1998-99	7.00	13.04
1999-2000	7.00 (upto 28.2.2000)	14.00 (w.e.f. 1.3.2000)	13.43
2000-01	14.00	16.38
2001-02	14.00	16.60

(e):	The losses incurred by DMS during the last four years are as under:-
(Rupees in crores)
1998-1999	76.14+
1999-2000	76.72+
2000-2001	19.58+
2001-2002	16.07+
+ Provisional