Milk Production and per capita Availabilty of Milk in the County

Milk Production and per capita Availabilty of Milk in the County

The total quantum of milk produced in the county during 2015-16 is 155.5 million tonnes and the per-capita availability of milk is 337 grams per day. The State/UTs- wise per capita availability of milk during 2015-16 is given below.

The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DADF) is implementing the following Dairy Development Schemes to increase the production of milk:

(i)        National Dairy Plan (Phase-I): The Government of India has approved National Dairy Plan Phase- I (NDP-I) with an outlay of Rs. 2,242 Crore for  implementation during 2011-12 to 2018-19 as a Central Sector Scheme in 18 major milk producing states.

(ii)      National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) under the Central Sector Scheme “National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development”.

(iii)       Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme: “Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS)” is implemented through National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) across the country.

The Government does not have any special scheme for setting up of high-tech dairies to boost milk production. However, the Department is implementing “Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme” (DEDS) from 1.09.2010 through National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in which back ended capital subsidy (25% of the project cost for General Category and 33.33% for SC & ST beneficiaries) is provided under bankable projects through eligible financial institutions, subject to the norms of the scheme for establishment of small dairy unit from 2 to 10 crossbred cows or indigenous cows/ buffaloes.

The mechanism for ensuring availability of quality milk in the country is governed under Food Safety & Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 which is implemented by the Food  Safety & Standards Authority of  India  through  the  State/Union  Territories’  Food  Safety  Commissioners. 

State-wise Per Capita  Availability of Milk During  2015-16
(gram/day)
Sl. No.	States/UTs	per capita availability
1	Andhra Pradesh#	475
2	Arunachal Pradesh	105
3	Assam	70
4	Bihar	219
5	Chhattisgarh	133
6	Goa	74
7	Gujarat	545
8	Haryana	877
9	Himachal Pradesh	505
10	Jammu & Kashmir	395
11	Jharkhand	152
12	Karnataka	282
13	Kerala	200
14	Madhya Pradesh	428
15	Maharashtra	239
16	Manipur	76
17	Meghalaya	83
18	Mizoram	57
19	Nagaland	89
20	Odisha	124
21	Punjab	1032
22	Rajasthan	704
23	Sikkim	282
24	Tamil Nadu	283
25	Tripura	109
26	Uttar Pradesh	335
27	Uttarakhand	434
28	West Bengal	145
29	A&N Islands	87
30	Chandigarh	93
31	Dadra & N. Haveli	72
32	Daman & Diu	10
33	Delhi	36
34	Lakshadweep	113
35	Puducherry	108
All India		337
#Included Telangana Note: Per capita availability is calculated  based on State estimates of production and projected population as on 1st March, based on Census of India 2001 of RGI