63.6 percent increase in India’s milk production in 10 years, 25 percent stake in global production
India’s milk production has increased by 63.56 percent in the last 10 years to 239.2 million tonnes from 146.3 million tonnes to 2023-24 in 2014-15, with the annual growth rate of 5.7 percent while world milk production is growing at a rate of 2 percent per year. This information was given in Parliament on Tuesday. Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy, SP Singh Baghel said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that the availability of per capita milk in the country has increased by 48 percent in the last decade, which is more than 471 grams/person/day during the year 2023-24, while per capita availability in the world is 322 grams/person/day.
India ranks first in milk production since 1998 and now contributes 25 percent to global milk production. Minister of State SP Singh Baghel also informed about various schemes being implemented by the Government of India to promote the dairy area. The minister said that the National Dairy Development Program (NPDD) of the Center is being implemented across the country, so that the efforts made by the state governments for milk production and milk processing infrastructure can be successful.
NPDD’s component ‘A’ focuses on the manufacture and strength for the quality milk testing for state cooperatives and farmer producing organizations in the dairy sector. The objective of ‘B’ of Dairy ‘scheme’ through cooperatives is to increase the reach of farmers, upgrade dairy processing facilities and marketing infrastructure, as well as increase the capacity of productive-owned institutions and increase the sales of milk and dairy products.
He further stated that Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) is being implemented by individual entrepreneurs, dairy cooperatives, farmer productive organizations, private firms, MSMEs and Section 8 companies for funding established eligible projects for processing and value addition in animal husbandry sector.
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