Lok Sabha Question No. 2343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Assistance to Cowsheds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA QUESTION No. 2343

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JANUARY, 2018

## ASSISTANCE TO COWSHEDS

2343.   Dr. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a) whether any scheme is being implemented by the Government to provide financial assistance for cowsheds;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of funds allocated by the Government to various States under the said scheme during the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries has been implementing 'Dairy  Entrepreneurship  Development  Scheme'  (DEDS)  since  September  2010  through National  Bank  for  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development    (NABARD)  throughout  the  country under which back ended capital subsidy (25% of the total sanctioned project cost for General Category and 33.33%  for Schedule Tribe and Schedule Caste beneficiaries) is provided through eligible financial institutions, subject to the norms of the scheme. Under the scheme assistance is provided for establishment of small dairy units of 2 to 10 animals among other components. The unit cost for component of establishment of small dairy units includes purchase of cattle, cow shed, insurance etc. for proper care of cattle inducted under the component.  Department has also initiated scheme namely ' Rashtriya Gokul Mission'  for development and conservation of indigenous  bovines  as-  project  under  'National  Programme  for  Bovine  Breeding  and  Dairy Development'.  Establishment  of  cattle  sheds  is  integral  part  of  Gokul  Gram  as  one  of  the component  of  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission.    Both  the  schemes  of  the  Department  are  demand driven and funds are allocated as demanded by the States. State wise and year wise details of back ended capital subsidy disbursed to establish dairy units through NABARD under DEDS during last three years and current year (upto 31.10.2017) is given at Annexure-I and State wise and year wise funds released under Rashtriya Gokul Mission (upto 31.10.2017) is given at Annexure-II.

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Statement referred to part  (a) to (c) of the Parliament Question No. 2343 due for answer on 29.1.2017.

Annexure-I

State wise and Year wise details of back ended capital subsidy disbursed to establish dairy units through NABARD under Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme during last three years and current year (upto 31.10.2017)

(Amount, Rs in Lakh)

| S. No   |                     | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 (upto 31.10.2017)   | 2017-18 (upto 31.10.2017)   |
|---------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         | State               | Units     | Amount    | Units     | Units     | Units     | Amount    | Units                       | Amount                      |
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar | 9         | 2.93      | 8         | 4.54      | 16        | 2.48      | 23                          | 3.50                        |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh      | 9108      | 2844.14   | 2607      | 989.83    | 4121      | 1582.12   | 4352                        | 1818.81                     |
| 3       | Bihar               | 2790      | 1186.98   | 0         | 0.00      | 1326      | 643.94    | 527                         | 175.79                      |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh        | 264       | 188.78    | 463       | 342.76    | 178       | 186.22    | 6                           | 9.42                        |
| 5       | Delhi               | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0.00      | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 6       | Goa                 | 6         | 15.26     | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0.00      | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 7       | Gujarat             | 3970      | 2310.13   | 743       | 504.61    | 2664      | 1973.73   | 2715                        | 2142.43                     |
| 8       | Haryana             | 647       | 435.13    | 187       | 145.95    | 294       | 150.55    | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh    | 270       | 187.64    | 374       | 286.19    | 234       | 198.02    | 281                         | 274.40                      |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir     | 572       | 281.03    | 320       | 144.86    | 365       | 211.21    | 82                          | 42.19                       |
| 11      | Jharkhand           | 22        | 20.55     | 0         | 0.00      | 15        | 14.29     | 100                         | 67.84                       |
| 12      | Karnataka           | 2459      | 1086.14   | 439       | 224.58    | 964       | 423.79    | 276                         | 138.30                      |
| 13      | Kerala              | 2583      | 954.56    | 88        | 46.05     | 839       | 442.08    | 450                         | 254.17                      |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh      | 624       | 430.06    | 21        | 37.54     | 505       | 494.17    | 250                         | 176.49                      |
| 15      | Maharashtra         | 29        | 647.45    | 4532      | 2342.17   | 431       | 385.07    | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 16      | Orissa              | 524       | 192.15    | 175       | 51.33     | 192       | 92.89     | 70                          | 30.72                       |
| 17      | Punjab              | 1379      | 811.22    | 674       | 482.46    | 756       | 559.58    | 176                         | 87.98                       |
| 18      | Rajasthan           | 1165      | 690.08    | 43        | 47.41     | 92        | 74.72     | 108                         | 113.39                      |
| 19      | Tamil Nadu          | 11915     | 2076.65   | 2385      | 435.77    | 4098      | 904.42    | 2161                        | 533.60                      |
| 20      | Telangana*          |           |           | 914       | 305.51    | 265       | 125.55    | 4677                        | 2359.97                     |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh       | 567       | 314.11    | 975       | 555.51    | 996       | 588.15    | 2062                        | 1118.56                     |
| 22      | Uttarkhand          | 1432      | 655.98    | 1349      | 617.46    | 1161      | 560.17    | 1278                        | 616.92                      |
| 23      | West Bengal         | 277       | 131.93    | 1         | 0.67      | 229       | 139.14    | 53                          | 40.90                       |
|         | Total (A)           | 40,612    | 15462.90  | 16298     | 7565.18   | 19741     | 9752.25   | 19647                       | 10005.37                    |
|         | NEStates            |           |           |           |           |           |           |                             |                             |
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 9         | 15.69     | 59        | 113.90    | 58        | 101.20    | 24                          | 23.20                       |
| 2       | Assam               | 911       | 782.09    | 1350      | 1051.12   | 1522      | 1199.32   | 150                         | 144.71                      |
| 3       | Manipur             | 19        | 19.00     | 29        | 20.23     | 43        | 36.27     | 27                          | 16.77                       |
| 4       | Meghalaya           | 18        | 9.73      | 4         | 1.50      | 8         | 3.60      | 16                          | 9.70                        |
| 5       | Mizoram             | 225       | 202.99    | 22        | 17.10     | 32        | 33.60     | 65                          | 69.93                       |
| 6       | Nagaland            | 14        | 5.40      | 63        | 29.26     | 499       | 217.40    | 257                         | 119.00                      |
| 7       | Sikkim              | 64        | 64.69     | 66        | 50.06     | 472       | 267.54    | 242                         | 167.45                      |
| 8       | Tripura             | 103       | 39.16     | 286       | 127.83    | 151       | 76.23     | 190                         | 132.34                      |
|         | Total (B)           | 1363      | 1138.748  | 1879      | 1411.01   | 2785      | 1935.16   | 971                         | 683.10                      |
|         | G.Total (Total A+B) | 41975     | 16601.65  | 18177     | 8976.20   | 22526     | 11687.41  | 20618                       | 10688.47                    |

Source: National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development

* Bifurcated data of Dairy units is not available for 2014-15  in Telangana is indicated in Andhra Pradesh

## Annexure-II

Statement referred to part  (a) to (c) of the Parliament Question No. 2343 due for answer on 29.1.2017. State wise and year wise funds released under Rashtriya Gokul Mission during last three years and current year

Rs in lakh

| S. No   | State/ UT          | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released       | Funds Released   |
|---------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
| S. No   | State/ UT          | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2016-17          | 2017-18 (31.10.2017) | Total            |
| 1       | 2                  | 4                | 5                | 6                | 7                    | 8                |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 600.00           | 0.00             | 675              | 437                  | 1712.00          |
| 2       | Arunanchal Pradesh |                  | 264.50           | 14.81            | 0                    | 279.31           |
| 3       | Assam              | 200.00           |                  | 287.15           | 0                    | 487.15           |
| 4       | Bihar              |                  | 750.00           | 0                | 2489.95              | 3239.95          |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh       | 1080.00          |                  | 0                | 100                  | 1180.00          |
| 6       | Goa                |                  |                  | 0                | 0                    | 0.00             |
| 7       | Gujarat            |                  | 873.22           | 100              | 0                    | 973.22           |
| 8       | Haryana            | 469.20           |                  | 1500             | 317.22               | 2286.42          |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh   | 571.00           |                  | 0                | 187                  | 758.00           |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir    |                  | 175.00           | 0                | 196.75               | 371.75           |
| 11      | Jharkhand          | 500.00           |                  | 1000             | 157.73               | 1657.73          |
| 12      | Karnataka          |                  | 1160.00          | 100              | 857                  | 2117.00          |
| 13      | Kerala             | 1000.00          | 500.00           | 1000             | 136                  | 2636.00          |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh     | 2400.40          | 1981.00          | 850              | 1619                 | 6850.40          |
| 15      | Maharashtra        | 100.00           |                  | 1500             | 300                  | 1900.00          |
| 16      | Manipur            | 650.00           | 534.02           | 350.5            | 200                  | 1734.52          |
| 17      | Meghalaya          |                  |                  | 20.29            | 0                    | 20.29            |
| 18      | Mizoram            | 250.00           | 177.95           | 63.52            | 0                    | 491.47           |
| 19      | Nagaland           | 648.30           | 475.10           | 245.66           | 300                  | 1669.06          |
| 20      | Odisha             | 1106.00          |                  | 1591.98          | 0                    | 2697.98          |
| 21      | Punjab             |                  | 600.00           | 100              | 500                  | 1200.00          |
| 22      | Rajasthan          | 500.00           |                  | 150              | 1246                 | 1896.00          |
| 23      | Sikkim             | 500.00           |                  | 11.79            | 0                    | 511.79           |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu         | 2376.40          |                  | 850              | 1200                 | 4426.40          |
| 25      | Telangana          | 500.00           |                  | 0                | 321.45               | 821.45           |
| 26      | Tripura            | 551.00           |                  | 671.38           | 0                    | 1222.38          |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh      | 1000.00          | 200.00           | 132.02           | 2000                 | 3332.02          |
| 28      | Uttarakhand        | 500.00           |                  | 661              | 0                    | 1161.00          |
| 29      | West Bengal        | 400.00           | 485.28           | 0                | 1079.29              | 1964.57          |
|         | Total              | 15902.30         | 8176.07          | 11875.10         | 13644.39             | 49597.86         |