Milk production rises to 155.5 million tonnes in 2015-16

The country produced 155.5 million tonnes of milk last fiscal while the per capita availability stood at 337 per gram, the government today said.
"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," an official statement said.
The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DADF) is implementing various schemes to increase the production of milk.
The government 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.