Parliament Question: Dairy cooperatives and farmer remuneration

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4167 ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026 DAIRY COOPERATIVES AND FARMER REMUNERATION 4167 # SHRI RAGHAV CHADHA: Will the Minister of COOPERATION be pleased to state: (a) details of the share of cooperative dairies in national milk procurement and processing over the last five years, State-wise; (b) whether cooperative members are receiving better, worse or similar milk prices compared to private dairies in major States and if so, the reasons therefor; (c) whether Government monitors delays in payment to dairy farmers by cooperatives and if so, the reasons therefor; and (d) what steps are being taken by Government to ensure dairy cooperative remain farmer centric and competitive in a rapidly changing market? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION (SHRI AMIT SHAH) (a): The state-wise details of milk procurement and liquid milk sales by dairy cooperatives over the last five years are enclosed at Annexure. (b) to (c): Prices are decided by the dairy cooperatives and other dairies themselves based on their cost of production and market forces. The dairy cooperatives ensure a remunerative and stable price structure for milk producer members by revising the milk procurement price to compensate for increase in cost of production. In most of the dairy cooperatives, the procurement and payment thereof are automated and the payment is credited directly in the bank account of the dairy farmers. (d): The Government of India is implementing the following major schemes to ensure that the dairy cooperatives remain farmer centric and competitive are: i. White Revolution 2.0: Ministry of Cooperation has launched White Revolution 2.0, a cooperative-led initiative aimed at expanding cooperative coverage, employment generation and women’s empowerment while promoting sustainability and circularity practices with an objective "To increase the procurement of dairy cooperatives by 50%from the present level over the next five years by providing market access to dairy farmers in uncovered areas and increasing the share of dairy cooperatives in organised sector. The activities envisaged under White Revolution 2.0 are funded under the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD). So far, 24,350 new Multi purpose Dairy Cooperative Societies (M-DCS) have been formed and 19,592 Dairy Cooperative Societies have been strengthened. ii. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO): To assist the State Dairy Cooperative Federations by providing interest subvention (regular 2% and additional 2% on prompt repayment) with respect to soft working capital loan to tide over the crisis on account severely adverse market conditions or natural calamities. iii. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF): AHIDF provides interest subvention at the rate 3% per annum for creation/ strengthening of livestock product processing and diversification infrastructure thereby providing greater access for unorganized producer members to organized market. iv. National Livestock Mission (NLM): To bring sharp focus on entrepreneurship development and breed improvement in poultry, sheep, goat, piggery and fodder by providing the incentivization to the individual, FPOs, SHGs, Section 8 companies (for entrepreneurship development) and also to the State Government for breed improvement infrastructure. v. Sustainability and Circularity in Dairy Sector: A key focus under White Revolution 2.0 is the promotion of sustainability and circularity across the dairy value chain through adoption of climate-smart practices, efficient resource utilisation, and renewable, low- emission solutions, in line with the vision of “Gold out of Garbage (कचरे से कंचन)”. In this regard, two multi-State cooperative societies have been established, namely: (i) Cooperative Inputs and Services Delivery Multi-State Limited registered under Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2005 on 31.12.2025 for provision of quality inputs and services such as animal feed, disease control and artificial insemination; (ii) Gomay Sahkari Samiti Multi-State Limited registered under MSCS Act, 2005 on 31.12.2025 for scientific management and utilisation of cattle dung; and These initiatives aim to enhance productivity, promote circular economy and generate additional income and employment opportunities for rural households. *****Annexure A. Milk procurement by Dairy Cooperatives Milk Procurement by Dairy Cooperatives (TKgPD) State 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Andhra Pradesh 2028 2320 2618 2787 2749 Assam 43 49 52 92 155 Bihar 1295 1766 2391 2344 2359 Chhattisgarh 66 57 69 70 59 Goa 55 49 41 39 39 Gujarat 27393 27315 31383 31512 31422 Haryana 515 458 570 509 476 Himachal Pradesh 107 109 98 158 223 Jammu and Kashmir 122 116 158 187 168 Jharkhand 154 181 259 257 288 Karnataka 8155 8026 8305 8807 9939 Kerala 1565 1437 1293 1141 1294 Ladakh 1 2 5 Madhya Pradesh 981 921 1167 1008 1081 Maharashtra 3865 3638 4081 4385 4169 Manipur 3 4 2 1 1 Meghalaya 14 13 11 10 11 Mizoram 4 3 2 2 2 Nagaland 3 3 3 2 3 Odisha 416 410 492 514 525 Puducherry 68 68 56 47 43 Punjab 2252 2173 2365 2577 2650 Rajasthan 3984 4286 4727 4468 4422 Sikkim 53 52 50 52 61 Tamil Nadu 3560 3469 2930 3367 3468 Telangana 460 491 676 734 640 Tripura 5 5 5 5 5 Uttar Pradesh 1630 1438 1957 2023 2309 Uttarakhand 201 187 189 212 231 West Bengal 180 224 263 260 292 Total 59178 59267 66213 67573 69090B. Liquid Milk Sales by the Dairy Cooperatives. Liquid Milk Sales by the Dairy Cooperatives (TLPD) State 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Andhra Pradesh 1358 1400 1427 1397 1395 Assam 64 74 83 94 112 Bihar 1464 1557 1480 1536 1680 Chhattisgarh 199 242 259 266 295 Delhi 6943 7521 7806 8062 8575 Goa 58 50 52 48 47 Gujarat 6044 6420 6599 6726 6893 Haryana 297 309 278 268 261 Himachal Pradesh 22 24 24 23 25 Jammu & Kashmir 98 120 130 129 146 Jharkhand 418 444 423 432 462 Karnataka 4472 5041 5311 5408 5372 Kerala 1429 1589 1623 1635 1694 Ladakh 1 4 7 Madhya Pradesh 853 951 951 932 980 Maharashtra 4631 4982 4961 4935 5125 Manipur 5 3 2 2 5 Meghalaya 12 13 11 10 11 Mizoram 4 3 3 4 4 Nagaland 5 5 5 7 7 Odisha 327 350 333 314 313 Puducherry 92 91 92 97 103 Punjab 1124 1230 1288 1255 1256 Rajasthan 2329 2883 2989 2988 3209 Sikkim 47 44 51 57 56 Tamil Nadu 2613 2880 3009 3009 3154 Telangana 930 963 969 984 1035 Tripura 7 7 7 6 5 Uttar Pradesh 1699 1928 2106 2250 2524 Uttarakhand 157 161 154 158 168 West Bengal 1388 1423 1432 1366 1379 Total 39087 42708 43856 44403 46295