Lok Sabha Question No. 46 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Protection of Cows
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING STARRED QUESTION NO. 46* TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.06.2019

## PROTECTION OF COWS

## *46. SHRI RAVINDRA SHYAM NARAYAN SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHA: SHRI

## MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of FISHERI, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND  DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the policy of the Government with respect to protection of cows;
- (b)
- whether the Government is considering to open 'gaushala(s)' in every district;
- (c) if so, the time by which these are likely to be set up; and
- (d) the details thereof, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(SHRI GIRIRAJ  SINGH)

(a) to (d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  46  PROTECTION  OF  COWS  TO  BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JUNE 2019.

(a) As  per  Article  246(3)  of  the  Constitution  of  India  Animal  Husbandry  is  a  State subject.  The relevant entry (Entry 15) of List II of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution reads  as  follows:    'Preservation  protection  and  improvement  of  stock  and  prevention  of animal  diseases;  veterinary  training  and  practice'.  However,  in  order  to  complement  and supplement the efforts of the States and Union Territories for protection of cows Government of India is implementing following schemes: (i) Rashtriya Gokul Mission; (ii) National Dairy Plan-I; (iii) Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (iv) Livestock Health and Disease Control;  (v)  National  Livestock  Mission  and    (vi)  Breed  Improvement  Institutes.  Through Animal  Welfare  Board  of  India  (AWBI)  Government  of  India  is  implementing  schemes namely (i) Provision of Shelter House for looking after animals in distress and (ii) Animal Welfare Board of India Plan Scheme for maintaining the stray animals in distress and their treatment, human education programmes for welfare of animals, etc. Details of these schemes is given at Annexure-I

(b) to (d) Government of India does not have any scheme for setting up New Gaushalas. However, scheme Provision of Shelter House for looking after animals in distress is being implemented through Animal Welfare Board of India. Under the scheme financial assistance is  provided  to  NGOs/  Animal  Welfare  Organization  (AWOs)  for  establishment  and maintenance  of  shelter  houses  for  the  Shelter  House  project  consisting  of  construction  of Boundary Wall, In- house Dispensary, Shelters, Water tanks, Drains, Contingency expenses and cost of Medical Equipments.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 46 PROTECTION OF COWS TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH JUNE 2019.

Details  of  the  Schemes  being  implemented  by  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying for protection of cows

|   S. No. | Name of the Scheme      | Details of the Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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|        1 | Rashtriya Gokul Mission | The Mission is being implemented with the aim of Development and conservation of indigenous breeds. Following interventions have been undertaken under the scheme: a) Establishment of Gokul Grams as integrated cattle development centres; b) Establishment of two National Kamdhenu Breeding Centres as repository of Germplasm of all indigenous breeds; c) Pashu Sanjivni for maintaining identification and traceability of animals in milk; d) Extension of AI coverage through strengthening of existing AI centres; training of existing AI workers and establishment of Multi Purpose AI technicians in Rural India (MAITRIs); e) Progeny testing programme and pedigree selection programme for production of high genetic merit bulls of indigenous breeds; f) Establishment of Embryo Transfer Technology and In- Vitro Fertilization labs for production of high genetic merit bulls; g) Sexed semen production facility for production of female calves by eliminating male calves through use of sexed semen; h) E Pashu Haat portal developed for giving details of indigenous germplasm available with institution and farmers in the country; i) Gopal Ratna and Kamdhenu Awards for creating awareness among the farmers for rearing of indigenous breeds; j) Artificial Insemination Programme in Aspirational districts for enhancing AI coverage in these districts and increasing milk production |

|    |                                                                   | and productivity and k) Government has constituted Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog to provide policy and direction to the cow conservation and development programmes in the country and for ensuring proper implementation of laws with respect to welfare of cows.                                                                                                                                  |
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|  2 | National Dairy Plan-I                                             | World Bank assisted programme has been implemented with the aim of enhancing productivity of milch animals and thereby increasing milk production and greater access to milk producers to organized milk processing sector. The Scheme has been implemented in 18 major dairy States and implementation of activities of the scheme will end by November 2019.                                 |
|  3 | Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS)                  | DEDS is implemented with the objective of generation of self-employment opportunities in the dairy sector, covering activities such as enhancement of milk production, procurement, preservation, transportation, processing and marketing of milk by providing back ended capital subsidy for bankable projects through NABARD.                                                               |
|  4 | Livestock Health and Disease Control                              | Livestock Health and Disease Control is being implemented for tackling the issues of livestock health. Assistance is released under the scheme to the States & UTs for implementation of control programme for Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis. Funds also made available to the States for control of all diseases of livestock including Haemorrhagic Septicaemia, Black Quarter etc. |
|  5 | National Livestock Mission                                        | National Livestock Mission having sub mission on Feed & Fodder Development for increasing fodder availability in the country and Livestock Development with the component for providing insurance coverage to bovines along with other livestock species.                                                                                                                                      |
|  6 | Breed Improvement Institutes                                      | Government has also established three subordinate organizations namely, (a) Central Cattle Breeding Farms (b) Central Herd registration Scheme and (c) Central Frozen Semen Production & Training Institute. These institutes are playing crucial role in supply of high genetic merit bulls and semen doses of indigenous breeds.                                                             |
|  7 | Provision of Shelter House for looking after animals in distress: | Under the scheme financial assistance is provided to NGOs/Animal Welfare Organizations (AWOs) for establishment and maintenance of shelter houses and the maximum entitlement of grant is 25.00 lakhs (including                                                                                                                                                                               |

|    |                                            | 10% share of AWOs) for the Shelter House project consisting of construction of Boundary Wall, In- house Dispensary, Shelters, Water tanks, Drains, Contingency expenses and cost of Medical Equipments..                                                                                                                                         |
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|  8 | Animal Welfare Board of India Plan Scheme: | Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided to animal welfare organizations for maintaining the stray animals in distress and their treatment, human education programmes for welfare of animals, etc. The grant is released to Animal Welfare Organizations (AWOs) based on the number of animals sheltered/treated/rescued by the AWOs. |