Question : GAP BETWEEN PURCHASE AND SELLING PRICE OF MILK

(a) whether a large number of milkmen from the neighbouring States i.e., Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi has recently protested in New Delhi against the huge gap between the purchase and selling price of milk;

(b) if so, whether the Government is aware that big companies engaged in selling milk such as Mother Dairy, Parag, DMS etc. are buying milk from small milkmen and cooperatives at a very low price and selling the same to consumers at a much higher price;

(c) if so, whether the Government proposes to take any concrete steps to keep a check on the price of milk by big companies and exploitation of farmers; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE & FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (DR.CHARAN DAS MAHANT)

(a) & (b) Press and media have reported about protests by some farmers claiming huge gap between purchase and sale of milk.

Present procurement price (paid to farmers at village level) and consumer price of milk by Mother Dairy, Delhi; Delhi Milk Scheme and Pradeshik Co-operative Dairy Federation (Parag) is given below:

Organization	Procurement	Sale	Price(Rs/Kg)	Price(Rs/litre)
Mother Dairy, Delhi	28.75	37.00
Delhi Milk Scheme	28.68	37.00
Pradeshik Co-operative	26.00#	37.00
Dairy Federation
(Parag)