Agriculture Minister Calls for Rapid Development of Dairy Sector

Union Agriculture Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has called for rapid development of dairy sector to meet the future demand of the country. He said that by 2020 demand of milk is going to touch more than 200 million tonne. The Minister said this while inaugurating a new plant of dairy project in Haryana today. The Minister highlighted on the National Dairy Development Board’s report which shows that during the year 2021-22, the demand of milk will surpass the earlier projection of 180 million tonne and it may go upto 210 million tonne. In next 10 years an increase of 6 million tonne per year is required to meet the growing demand. Shri Singh said that in last 10 years, Indian dairy sector grew by more than 4.2 % annually in comparison to world’s 2.2%. The per capita availability of milk in the country stands at 296 gram per day which is more than the world’s average.