The country's milk production has risen by 28 per cent in the past four years to 176.35 million tonne, while farmers are getting an average Rs 7 per litre higher price for their milk. The average price that farmers are getting has also risen to Rs 29 per litre from Rs 22 per litre. Addressing the gathering on the occasion of National Milk Day on Monday, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said that the country's milk production stood at 137.7 million tonne in 2013-14 and now it has risen to 176.35 million tonne in the previous financial year. He said the annual growth in milk production stood at 6.5 per cent during 2014-18, against 4.29 per cent during 2010-14.
"Besides, INDUSCHIP has been developed for genomic selection of indigenous breeds and 6,000 dairy animals have been genetically evaluated using it. Under the Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme, 3,31,314 dairy units have been established and the Government has provided subsidy of Rs 1,401.96 crore," he said.