Milk: Alarming Gap Between Demand & Supply

     Milk is one of the widely and extensively used items in Indian cuisine throughout country, but it is alarming signal for the government as recently report present in the parliament says in the country production of milk is one hundred and twelve million ton and there is increase of production of milk in the country at the rate of 3.5 million ton per year but shockingly it is not enough to meet the demand in the country of milk which is increasing at the rate of six million ton per year, so this is a signal for the ruler to take immediate initiatives to bridge the massive gap as shortage of milk not only increase its prices but crooked mind will take advantage of shortage and will supply synthetic milk in the country which is not more then a slow poison, and by no mean good for anyone to intake. Considering this as per news central government has taken few steps to control the shortage of milk as milk can become one of the reasons in igniting further the flame of inflation but probably thanks to the four states which are at the doorsteps of Assemblies’ elections and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) don’t want to give opposition parties a chance to get an issue before the elections, we are shortly going to enter in the summer season and this is the time when milk production of animals effect and demand increase of milk, all factors are going to create massive gap of demand and supply in coming months not only it will increase price of milk and milk products but supply of synthetic milk will increase, certainly not good for any human being to consume and it’s the hard fact general public will effective directly from it, then it will be tough situation for government to handle, so government has taken steps to curb the shortage in the country of milk by banning export of milk powder along with it allow tax free import of thirty thousand ton of skimmed milk powder and fifteen thousand ton butter and butter oil, plus food ministry of India directed milk federations of states to have adequate stock of milk powder in view of shortage of milk in summer season and if we go through the stats available of last year, then during the period of year 2009 to year 2010 prices of milk products are dearer by 17.75 percent and prices increase in the country of well known brands milk from 10 to 15 percent. Prices are bound to increase further if government will not take immediate steps to expand the production of milk in the country as above coded initiatives are for creating alternative of milk. Government can start schemes for the promotion of diary and products relating to diary by announcing loan at very cheap rates or subsidies on to diary loans, import free equipments related to diary and harsh tax on to export of animals feed.
    May be government has taken steps but its are short terms and it will not solve the problem of shortage of milk in the country, thus need to take long term measures which is worrying factor that is shortage of milk, moreover government has enough time to get rid on the problem, then instead later on pointing fingers towards anybody, as it is the responsibilities of the government to make available every basic requirement to its citizen at affordable price, effect of shortage will have to face by common people of this country as in the absence of sufficient supply of milk synthetic milk supply will increase..
    Hopefully in the coming days we will see government action towards increase the production of milk as everybody knows it is basic items that goes into score of items of Indian cuisine and if massive shortage between demand and supply face by country then not only prices of milk and milk products will further rise but also producers of synthetic milk are bound to increase the supply which be fatal for the innocent lives of citizen as it is just a poison.