Livestock Economics, Marketing and Business Management

DAIRYING

• India ranks first in the world in milk production, which rose from 17 MT in 1950- 51 to around 100 MT by 2006-07.
• Per capita availability of milk has also increased from 112 grams in 1968-69 to 230 grams per day in 2005-06 with ever increasing human population and is expected to reach about 245 grams per day in 2006-07.
• Presently, about 1.13 lakh village level co-operative societies spread over 265 districts in the country form part of the National Milk Grid.
• The Grid links the milk producers throughout India with consumers in over 700 towns and cities smoothing the seasonal and regional variations in the availability of milk, and ensuring a remunerative price to the producers and a reasonable price for quality milk and milk products to the consumers.
• Under Integrated Dairy Development Project, 73 projects with an outlay of Rs.407.58 crore and spread over 25 States and 1 UT have been approved.
• Cumulative expenditure incurred up to end-March 2006 was Rs.274.33 crore.
• By end-March 2006, the programme had benefited 10.56 lakh farmers through 16,469 village-level dairy cooperative societies procuring 13.6 lakh litres of milk per day.