Lok Sabha Question No. 4110 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Poultry Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, P.R. SUNDARAM, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 4110 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2018

## POULTRY FARMING

4110 : SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV SHANKARRAO:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any policy to encourage poultry farming especially in dry and non-irrigated areas of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the schemes available to the farmers for poultry farming;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the actual demand for poultry products in the country, if so, the outcome thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to allocate more funds for growth of poultry industry in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  poultry  farming  in backward and non-irrigated areas in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The National Livestock Policy inter alia supports poultry farming across the country. However, there is no exclusive program for poultry farming for dry and non-irrigated areas of the country.
- (b) Department  of  Animal  Husbandry,  Dairying  &  Fisheries  (DADF)  is  implementing  National Livestock Mission (NLM) since 2014-15 in all State which includes poultry components also. The  various  poultry  components  are  Poultry  Venture  Capital  Fund  under  Entrepreneurship Development and Employment Generation component, Rural Backyard Poultry Development, Innovative Poultry Productivity Project, Modernisation and Development of Breeding Infrastructure (State and University Poultry farms) and Central farms Central Poultry Development Organisations (CPDOs).
- (c) There are no specific studies available on demand of poultry products in the country.
- (d) The  Department  under  National  Livestock  Mission  currently  addresses  various  aspects  of animal husbandry including feed, fodder development, sheep, goat, piggery, poultry, livestock insurance, skill development etc. for holistic animal husbandry development. Though there is no specification allocation for poultry,  the budget  estimate under NLM  increased to Rs. 425 crore in 2018-19 from Rs. 395 crore in 2017-18. Viable poultry projects as received from States and regions including dry and non-irrigated areas of the country will be considered under the same.
- (e) No specific steps has been taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to promote poultry farming  in  backward  and  non-irrigated  areas  in  the  country.  However  National  Livestock Mission is continuing for promotion of poultry farming across the country.

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