Lok Sabha Question No. 3183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Accelerated Fodder Development Programme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3183

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  21 ST  MARCH, 2017

## ACCELERATED FODDER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

3183.  DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  still  operating  Accelerated  Fodder  Development Programme in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  allocations  made  by the  Government to various States of the country during the last three years and the current year under AFDP;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide quality fodder to various States of the  country  including  Tamil  Nadu  which  were  affected  by  severe  droughts  during  the recent years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): No, Madam. However, Government of India is providing assistance for Fodder Development as a special measures in the eventuality of declaration of drought for the drought  affected  Talukas/Districts  on  specific  demand  from  concerned  states  since 2014-15.
- (b): Central  fund  provided  for  this  Fodder  Development  programme  to  the  drought affected states on their request are annexed at Annexure-I.
- (c)  &  (d):          Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  has  not  submitted  any  specific  proposal  for seeking central assistance for Fodder Development till date for drought affected areas, so the question of providing special assistance to the State for this purpose does not arise.

Besides, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DADF), Government of India is implementing National Livestock Mission since 2014-15 with a Sub-Mission of  Feed  and  Fodder  Development.    Under  this  sub-mission  financial  assistance  is provided to the farmers/Co-operatives through the States/UTs under the components and state-wise funds released under Sub Mission on Feed and Fodder Development of National  Livestock  Mission  during  2014-15,  2015-16  and  2016-17  are  given  at Annexure-II (A&B).

## ANNEXURE-II (A)

|   Sl.No. | Name of the Components                                                                                                   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Fodder Production from Non-forest wasteland/rangeland/grassland/non-arable land                                          |
|        2 | Fodder production from Forest land                                                                                       |
|        3 | Fodder Seed Procurement/Production & Distribution                                                                        |
|        4 | Introduction of Hand Driven Chaff-Cutter                                                                                 |
|        5 | Introduction of Power Driven Chaff-Cutter                                                                                |
|        6 | Distribution of low capacity, tractor mountable Fodder Block Making units, hay baling machines/reapers/forage harvesters |
|        7 | Establishment of silage making Units                                                                                     |
|        8 | Establishment of by-pass protein production units                                                                        |
|        9 | Establishment of Area Specific Mineral Mixture/Feed Pelleting/Feed Manufacturing Unit.                                   |
|       10 | Establishment / modernization of Feed Testing Laboratories                                                               |

Annexure-I

## State wise Allocation and Release of funds under RKVY of the AFDP sub-scheme during 2014-15 to 2016-17 as on 16.03.2017 (Rs. in crore)

|    | Name of the States   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17    | 2016-17   |
|----|----------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|    | Name of the States   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh       | 10.00      | 10.00     | 2.41       | 1.21      | 11.52      | 5.76      |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh    |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 3  | Assam                |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 4  | Bihar                |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 5  | Chhatisgarh          |            |           | 0.96       | 0.48      |            |           |
| 6  | Goa                  |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 7  | Gujarat              |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 8  | Haryana 5.12         |            | 2.56      |            |           |            |           |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh     |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir      |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 11 | Jharkhand            |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 12 | Karnataka            | 7.68       | 3.84      | 12.50      | 6.25      | 10.08      | 10.08     |
| 13 | Kerala               |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh       |            |           | 0.97       | 0.49      |            |           |
| 15 | Maharashtra          | 12.50      | 12.50     |            |           |            |           |
| 16 | Manipur              |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 17 | Meghalaya            |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 18 | Mizoram              |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 19 | Nagaland             |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 20 | Odisha               |            |           | 14.40      | 14.40     |            |           |
| 21 | Punjab               |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 22 | Rajasthan            |            |           | 4.84       | 2.42      | 0.60       | 0.30      |
| 23 | Sikkim               |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu           |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 25 | Telangana            |            |           | 12.00      | 6.00      |            |           |
| 26 | Tripura              |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh        | 4.33       | 2.17      | 1.92       |           |            |           |
| 28 | Uttarakhand          |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 29 | West Bengal          |            |           |            |           |            |           |
|    | Total                | 39.63      | 31.07     | 50.00      | 31.25     | 22.20      | 16.14     |

## The State wise funds released under Sub Mission Feed and Fodder of National Livestock  Mission during 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17

(Rs in Lakhs)

| Name of the State& UTs   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 so far   |
|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar        |           |           | 2.25             |
| Andhra Pradesh           |           |           | 558.00           |
| Bihar                    | 343.00    | 0         |                  |
| Chhattisgarh             | 0         | 212.61    | 41.57            |
| Gujarat                  | 1,500.00  | 0         | 937.22           |
| Haryana                  | 490.00    | 0         |                  |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 74.99     | 0         |                  |
| Jharkhand                | 500.00    | 0         | 200.00           |
| Karnataka                | 0         | 422.00    | 1.04255          |
| Maharashtra              | 157.14    | 500.00    | 1338.205         |
| Nagaland                 | 39.94     | 23.25     |                  |
| Odisha                   | 178.50    | 72.60     | 131.40           |
| Rajasthan                | 0         | 338.817   | 177.45           |
| Sikkim                   | 7.65      | 15.11     |                  |
| Tamil Nadu               | 600.00    | 0         |                  |
| Tripura                  | 5.70      | 0         |                  |
| Uttarakhand              | 0         | 101.55    |                  |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 321.00    | 0         |                  |
| West Bengal              | 550.35    | 0         | 27.72            |
| Total                    | 4,768.27  | 1,685.937 | 3414.85          |

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