Lok Sabha Question No. 3377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-01
Subject: Rural Backyard Poultry Development Programme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3377

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  JANUARY, 2018

## RURAL BACKYARD POULTRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

## 3377 : SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTUREAND FARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry,  Dairying  &  Fisheries  has  issued directives to the State Governments to come up with proposals wherein they may like to  upscale the Rural Backyard Poultry Development program under NLM with 150 birds distribution to be done in a focussed manner in one block of one district of the State;
- (b) if so, the details of the revised scheme thereof; and
- (c)  whether  the  Department  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  State  Government  of Telangana in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

(a) & (b) The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries has not issued any such directives to the State Governments to upscale the Rural Backyard Poultry Development  program  under  NLM  with  150  birds  distribution  to  be  done  in  a focussed manner in one block of one district of the State.

However, during 2017-18, a new component has been introduced under Innovative Project of Productivity Enhancement (IPPP) component of Sub-Mission on Livestock Development  under  National  Livestock  Mission  (NLM)  on  pilot  basis  for  Broiler Rearing  and  Low-Input  Technology  (LIT)  bird  rearing  namely  Innovative  Poultry Productivity Project for Low Input Technology Bird and Broiler. The objective of the scheme  is  to  encourage  poultry  entrepreneurship  in  rural  areas  especially  amongst educated  and  unemployed  youth.  The  Eligible  Beneficiaries are f armers  preferably belong  to  Scheduled  Castes/  Scheduled  Tribes,  Below  Poverty  Line  and  Women, Beneficiary  Groups  (Self-Help  Groups,  Joint  Liability  Groups,  Farmers  Producers Organizations, Co-operative, etc.)

Under  IPPP -Broiler  scheme,  600  broiler  chicks  in  4  batches  (150  each  every  2-3 months in a year- 4 batches), shed, equipment (feeder, drinker etc.), Feed for 6 weeks, Miscellaneous items like litter, medicine etc., Technical training on rearing of birds and hand-holding through State Government are provided.

Under IPPP-Low Input Technology, 4-week old 400 low-input technology (LIT) birds (dual purpose: egg and meat: 50:50 ratio of hens and cock) in 2 batches with a gap of one and a half years or 18 months (Batches of 200 each), Night shelter and other miscellaneous items like feeder, drinker etc., are provided. Technical training on rearing  of  birds  is  also  imparted  along  with  hand-holding.  Interested  farmers/ individuals may approach the Block Development Officer/ Block Animal Husbandry Officers for further details of the program.

(c) No.  Madam.  There  has  been  no  proposal  received  from  Government  of Telangana  under  Rural  Backyard  Poultry.  However,  Telangana  Government  has submitted  proposal  for  'Innovative  Poultry  Productivity  Project  for  Broiler  (IPPPBroiler)'  and  'Innovative  Poultry  Productivity  Project  for  LIT  (IPPP-LIT)'  during 2018-19 under National Livestock Mission.

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