(a) the actual production of milk in the country and its position in the global ranking;
(b) whether the Government proposes to boost milk production in the country during the 12th
Five Year Plan; and
(c) if so, the amount allocated for the purpose and the Central schemes likely to be launched
for increasing the production of milk in the country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (Dr. CHARAN DAS MAHANT)
(a) The estimated production of Milk in the country during year 2011-12 is 127.9 million
tonnes. As per Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), India’s rank 1st in the global ranking.
(b) & (c) Government of India has approved the National Dairy Plan Phase-I (NDP-I) for a period
of six years from 2011-12 to 2016-17 on 16th March, 2012 as a Central Sector Scheme NDP-I is
being implemented with a total investment of about Rs. 2,242 crore comprising Rs. 1584 crore as
International Development Association (IDA) credit, Rs. 176 crore as Government of India share,
Rs. 282 crore as share of End Implementing Agencies (EIAs) that will carry out the projects in
the participating States and Rs. 200 crore by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). NDP-I
has the following objectives:
i. To help increase productivity of milch animals and thereby increase milk production to meet
the rapidly growing demand for milk.
ii. To help provide rural milk producers with greater access to the organized milk processing
sector.
NDP-I will focus on 14 major milk producing States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana,
Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar
Pradesh and West Bengal which account for over 90 percent of the country’s milk production,
have 87 percent of breedable cattle and buffalo population and 98 percent of the fodder
resources.
As regard, Central Schemes likely to be launched, this Department is envisaging merging of
the ongoing dairy development schemes namely Intensive Dairy Development Programme (IDDP),
Strengthening Infrastructure for Quality and Clean Milk Production (SIQ-CMP), Assistance to
Cooperatives (A to C) and National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB) for
implementation during 12th Five Year Plan.