Lok Sabha Question No. 2502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Encouraging Farmers to Adopt Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Kavita Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2502

TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2019

## ENCOURAGING FARMERS TO ADOPT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES

## 2502.  SHRIMATI KAVITA SINGH:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  any  scheme  to  encourage  the  farmers  to  adopt Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries instead of depending on traditional farming in view of the target set by the Government for doubling the income of the farmers by 2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the area-wise incentives being provided to the farmers;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to undertake research for reproduction of better breed of milch animals and has set up reproduction centres at various locations in the country; and
- (d) if so, whether the Government proposes to set up such a reproduction centre in Siwan of Bihar State to provide adequate facilities for treatment of diseases of animals along with reproduction?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) &  (b)  In  order  to  complement  and  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  States/UTs    to  encourage farmers to adopt animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries thereby doubling the income of farmers, the Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  to  enhance  production  and  productivity  of  bovines, small ruminants, piggery & poultry across the country namely:
- i. Rashtriya Gokul Mission,
- ii. National Programme for Dairy Development,
- iii. National Dairy Plan-I,
- iv. Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
- v. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund,
- vi. National Livestock Mission,
- vii. Livestock Health and Disease Control
- viii. Breed Improvement Institutes
- ix. Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries
- x. Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure  Development fund (FIDF)

Breed Improvement Institutes play a crucial role in production of High Genetic Merit Bulls and semen doses produced from bulls with high genetic potential.

The  above  said  schemes  focus  on  adoption  of  modern  techniques  for  developing  the  dairy, poultry and fish production with upgraded technology.

The scheme namely Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) is being implemented  through  National  Bank  for  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  (NABARD)  which provides  financial  assistance  to  commercially  bankable  projects  with  loans  from  Commercial, Cooperative,  Urban  and  Rural  banks  with  a  back  ended  subsidy  of  25%  of  the  project  cost  to  the beneficiaries  of  general  category  and  33.33%  of  the  project  cost  to  Scheduled  Caste  &  Scheduled Tribes Category for purchase of milk cattle with unit size from 2 to 10 per beneficiary.  .

Under a component of Entrepreneurship Development and Employment Generation (EDEG) of sub-mission Livestock Development under National Livestock Mission (NLM), the activities relating to poultry, small ruminants and pig are supported with subsidy at the rate of 25% for General category members and 33% for SC/ST and BPL category members. The area-wise subsidies are as under:

## (i) NORMAL AREAS:

| Category                                                             | Back ended subsidy   | Credit   | Beneficiary Share / Margin Money   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------|------------------------------------|
| Below Poverty Line (BPL) / Schedule Caste (SC) / Schedule Tribe (ST) | 33.33%               | 56.67%   | 10%                                |
| Above Poverty Line (APL)                                             | 25%                  | 65%      | 10%                                |

## (ii) NORTH EAST REGION / HILL AREAS / LWE AFFECTED DISTRICTS

| Category      | Back ended subsidy   | Credit   | Beneficiary Share Margin Money   |
|---------------|----------------------|----------|----------------------------------|
| BPL / SC / ST | 50%                  | 40%      | 10%                              |
| APL           | 35%                  | 55%      | 10%                              |

## (iii)  DIFFICULT AREAS

| Category      | Back ended Subsidy   | Credit   | Beneficiary Share   |
|---------------|----------------------|----------|---------------------|
| BPL / SC / ST | 60%                  | 30%      | 10%                 |
| APL           | 45%                  | 45%      | 10%                 |

(c) & (d) Government is not undertaking research for reproduction of better breed of cows. However, funds have been released to the States/UTs/Implementing Agencies for genetic upgradation of bovine population in the country under Rashtriya Gokul Mission. The mission is leading to enhancement of milk production and productivity of bovines through production of bovines with high genetic potential for  milk  production.  In  order  to  produce  high  genetic  merit  bulls,  funds  are  also  released  under Rashtriya Gokul Mission for setting up of Embryo Transfer Technology/In Vitro fertilization labs, sex sorted semen production facility, centre of excellence and Gokul Grams in different parts of country including Bihar.

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