Lok Sabha Question No. 3782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Start-up India Scheme regarding Animal Husbandry
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Pratima Bhoumik

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3782 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2020

## START-UP INDIA SCHEME REGARDING ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

3782.  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  names  of  the  schemes  being  run  by  the  Government  related  to  animal husbandry and dairying under which the youths are encouraged to start small business in the country including Madha Lok Sabha Constituency of Maharashtra;
- (b) whether these businesses are included under the start up schemes;
- (c) if so, the details of the total number of start-ups provided funds during the last three years, State-wise;
- (d) the assistance being provided by the Government at infrastructural level regarding funds and food grains; and
- (e) the details of the manner in which this assistance is being provided?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) to (c) For employment generation and promotion of entrepreneurship in dairy and small  ruminant  sector  especially  in  rural  areas,  the  Government  is  implementing  two schemes, namely; Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS), and Entrepreneurship  Development  and  Employment  Generation  (EDEG)  across  the country including Madha Lok Sabha Constituency of Maharashtra. Besides, in order to complement  and  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  States/UTs  for  promotion  of  animal husbandry  and  dairy  sectors,  the  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes namely:
- i. Rashtriya Gokul Mission,
- ii. National Programme for Dairy Development,
- iii. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund,
- iv. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities
- v. National Livestock Mission,
- vi. Livestock Health and Disease Control

The  various  sub-components  under  the  said  schemes  have  encouraged  the unemployed youths to start-up business in the animal husbandry and dairy sector. In addition  to  this,  the  Government  in  partnership  with  Startup  India,  launched  the 'Animal  Husbandry  Startup  Grand  Challenge'  on  11 th September,  2019  which provides  a  unique  opportunity  in  Animal  Husbandry  Sector  having  a  commercially viable  and  innovative  solution  to  address  the  key  challenges  in  the  Sector.  The objective  of  the  programme  is  to  address  the  problems  faced  by  the  Animal Husbandry sector and scout for innovative solutions. The challenge will provide startups with access to the required infrastructure, mentorship and support with an aim to make  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  an  attractive  Sector.  The  challenge  was launched  recently  in  September  2019,  therefore  no  start-ups  were  provided  funds during the last three years (i.e. 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19).

(d)  &  (e)  Department  of  Food  and  Public  Distribution  deals  with  the  storage  of foodgrains (rice and wheat) post procurement by Food Corporation of India (FCI) and State  Agencies.  This  Department  is  implementing  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  for construction of godowns in the North Eastern States along with a few other States. Funds from annual budgetary allocation are released by the Government of India to FCI and also to the State Governments for construction of godowns.

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