Lok Sabha Question No. 5277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Promotion of Poultry
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 5277

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  March, 2018

## PROMOTION OF POULTRY

## 5277. SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that poultry farms and their management are in crisis;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the current status ratio of annual quantum of eggs laid and poultry feed change in terms of feed consumption and weight gain in poultry sector;
- (d) whether a new poultry species with low input cost has been developed for production of meat and eggs to promote poultry; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and other steps taken by the Government for the promotion of poultry sector?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a) & (b) No, Madam. There are no reports from States that poultry farms and their management are in crisis.
- (c) It is estimated that for production of 83 billion eggs in 2015-16, around 11 million tons of feed is required. Similarly, for production of 3.26 million tons of poultry meat in 2015-16 around 9 million tons of feed is required. During the year 2016-17 the all India estimates of production of poultry meat is 3.5 million tonnes and total egg production is 88.14 billion numbers.
- (d) & (e) During last three years (2015-16 to 2017-18), the following low input backyard chicken varieties have been developed by ICAR:
- i. Kamrupa,  a  multi-coloured  bird  for  rural  poultry  production  developed  under  All  India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Poultry Breeding at Assam Agriculture University, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam.
- ii.   Narmadanidhi, a dual purpose coloured bird for rural poultry farming was developed under AICRP on Poultry Breeding at the Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, MP.
- iii. Jharsim,  a  multi-coloured  bird  suitable  for  rural  poultry  production  was  developed  under AICRP on Poultry Breeding at Birsa Agricultural University (BAU), Ranchi, Jharkhand.
- iv. Himsamridhi, a dual purpose location specific rural chicken variety suitable for rural/backyard poultry farming at hilly region was developed under AICRP on Poultry Breeding at Chaudhary Sarwan  Kumar  Himachal  Pradesh  Krishi  Visvavidyalaya  (CSKHPKV),  Palampur,  Himachal Pradesh.

In  addition  to  the  above,  Chabro,  Kalinga  Brown,  Kaveri,  Gramapriya,  Vanaraja,  Giriraja, Girirani, Swarnadhara, Nandanam 9, Gramalakshmi, Gramashree, Krishipriya, Rajasri  CARI-Nirbheek, UPCARI and HITCARI varieties  are also enlisted among the Low Input Technologies under National Livestock  Mission.  There  are  some  birds  of  low-input  technology  variety  also  developed  by  private sector like kuroiler, rainbow rooster, satpuda-desi and shipra.

To promote poultry there are programs under the National Livestock Missionfor strengthening the State Poultry farms in terms of modernization, automation and biosecurity to enable production of stocks  of  low-input  technology  chicken.  The  Productivity  Enhancement  component  provides  for supporting BPL families to encourage rearing of backyard poultry. Similarly, under the Entrepreneurship  Development  &  Employment  Generation  component  there  is  provision  for  a number of poultry farming and allied activities wherein back-ended capital subsidy is provided to the farmers.

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