Lok Sabha Question No. 1312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Livestock Census
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar, Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

ADMITTED UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1312

TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## ' LIVESTOCK CENSUS '

1312.  SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  livestock  census  some  time  ago  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details of estimated number of milch and hybrid animals in various States in the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether the number of milch animals have been steadily declining in the country;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  number  of  cattle  and  to improve their breed in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):Yes,  the  Government  has  conducted  the  latest  20 th Livestock  Census  in  2019. Livestock Census is being conducted in every five years interval and so far 20 Livestock Censuses had been conducted in the country. Moreover, the 20 th Livestock Census was the  first  Livestock  Census  conducted  with  the  use  of  mobile  technology  through  tablet computers and further transmitting the data online.
- (b):  The  details  of  number  of  milch  and  exotic/crossbred  animals  during  last  three censuses in various states is placed at Annexure (Table 1 & Table 2).
- (c)  &(d):There is no decline in the number of milch animals in the country over last two censuses.  Moreover,  the  number  of  milch  animals  in  19 th Livestock  Census  (LC)  is increased  of  3.79%  over  18 th LC  and  in  case  of  20 th LC  the  number  of  milch  animal showing an increase of  8.47% over 19 th LC.  The  state  wise  %  of  change  in  number  of milch animals over previous census is given in Annexure (Table 1). Further the number of exotic/crossbred animals has also increased over the period. The state wise % change in the number of exotic/crossbred animals are placed at Annexure (Table 2).
- (e): The following steps are taken by the Government to increase the number of cattle and to improve their breed in the country.

In order to compliment and supplement the efforts made by the States to increase number of cattle and to improve their breed in the country Government of India has been implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) since December, 2014.

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is one of economically important disease of animals and is globally recognized as the number one priority disease for control and eradication. Brucellosis, an economically important reproductive disease of livestock. National Animal Disease  Control  Programme  (NADCAP)  for  control  of  Foot  &  Mouth  Disease  and Brucellosis (NADCP) is a Central Sector Scheme, with an outlay of Rs 13,343 Cr for five years  and  was  launched  by  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  on  11 th September,  2019.  The programme aims to control FMD and Brucellosis by 2025 with vaccination and eventual eradication  of  FMD  by  2030  through  vaccinating  all  eligible  livestock  including  cattle, buffalo,  sheep,  goat  and  pig  biannually  against  Foot  and  Mouth  Disease  (FMD)  and vaccinate Female Bovine Calves (4-8 months old) annually against Brucellosis.

Livestock Insurance  Scheme  under  National  Livestock Mission (NLM)  is to encourage cattle farmers to be engaged in cattle rearing.

To  promote  scientific  knowledge  of  farmers  in  various  activities  such  as  training, farmers field school, ICT support is being provided under NLM.

For improving genetics, efforts are being made to produce genetically superior bulls through  Progeny  Testing  and  Pedigree  Selection  projects  for  various  Indian  cattle  and buffalo breeds. Presently 21 projects have been approved under Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) scheme of the Government of India. These programmes are targeted to produce bulls  with  better  genetic  capacity,  and  for  distribution  to  various  frozen  semen  stations across  the  country  for  production  of  frozen  semen  doses  and  are  used  in  Artificial Insemination programmes for faster genetic improvement of cattle and buffaloes.

Recently, Genomic Selection, a technology for early selection of cattle and buffalo breeds  is  under  progress.  INDUSCHIP  -  a  genotyping  chip  for  Indian  cattle  and  their crosses and BUFFCHIP for genotyping chip for buffalo breeds have also been prepared by NDDB for implementing genomic selection.

The DAHD has approved a National Bovine Genomic Centre for Indigenous cattle and buffaloes (NBGC-IB) scheme for supporting genomic selection activities under RGM.

Further,  modern  technologies  on  Sexed  Semen  and  Embryo  Transfer  through OPUIVF are also being popularized that will also help fast track genetic progress of dairy animals in the country.

Efforts  are  also  being  made  to  increase  the  coverage  of  Artificial  Insemination  in cattle  and  buffaloes  in  the  country  through  National  AI  Programme,  which  aims  at increasing AI coverage in various states.

| Table 1: State wise Number of Milch Animals during Last Three Censuses and Their %Change   | Table 1: State wise Number of Milch Animals during Last Three Censuses and Their %Change   | Table 1: State wise Number of Milch Animals during Last Three Censuses and Their %Change   | Table 1: State wise Number of Milch Animals during Last Three Censuses and Their %Change   | Table 1: State wise Number of Milch Animals during Last Three Censuses and Their %Change   | Table 1: State wise Number of Milch Animals during Last Three Censuses and Their %Change   | Table 1: State wise Number of Milch Animals during Last Three Censuses and Their %Change   |
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| S.No.                                                                                      | State/ Union Territory                                                                     | Number of Milch Animal                                                                     | Number of Milch Animal                                                                     | Number of Milch Animal                                                                     | %Change in Milch Animal                                                                    | %Change in Milch Animal                                                                    |
| S.No.                                                                                      | State/ Union Territory                                                                     | 18th LC (2007)                                                                             | 19th LC (2012)                                                                             | 20th LC (2019)                                                                             | 19th LC over 18th LC                                                                       | 20th LC over 19th LC                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                          | A&N Islands                                                                                | 43964                                                                                      | 43775                                                                                      | 42120                                                                                      | -0.43                                                                                      | -3.78                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh*                                                                            | 13826742                                                                                   | 7028782                                                                                    | 7139915                                                                                    | -49.17                                                                                     | 1.58                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                          | 183863                                                                                     | 204796                                                                                     | 120123                                                                                     | 11.39                                                                                      | -41.35                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                      | 4425728                                                                                    | 5216480                                                                                    | 5091652                                                                                    | 17.87                                                                                      | -2.39                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                      | 10236039                                                                                   | 12492103                                                                                   | 15524620                                                                                   | 22.04                                                                                      | 24.28                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                 | 16145                                                                                      | 15257                                                                                      | 16220                                                                                      | -5.50                                                                                      | 6.31                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                               | 3902257                                                                                    | 4242083                                                                                    | 4838836                                                                                    | 8.71                                                                                       | 14.07                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                          | D&N Haveli                                                                                 | 25306                                                                                      | 10467                                                                                      | 5041                                                                                       | -58.64                                                                                     | -51.84                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                          | Daman &Diu                                                                                 | 2488                                                                                       | 1924                                                                                       | 1361                                                                                       | -22.67                                                                                     | -29.26                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                      | 233577                                                                                     | 144645                                                                                     | 144645                                                                                     | -38.07                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                        | 45219                                                                                      | 43812                                                                                      | 43371                                                                                      | -3.11                                                                                      | -1.01                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                    | 9372388                                                                                    | 11444035                                                                                   | 12323651                                                                                   | 22.10                                                                                      | 7.69                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                    | 3627478                                                                                    | 3729573                                                                                    | 2967755                                                                                    | 2.81                                                                                       | -20.43                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                           | 1960556                                                                                    | 1852630                                                                                    | 1793759                                                                                    | -5.50                                                                                      | -3.18                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                         | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                          | 2863036                                                                                    | 2565622                                                                                    | 2423687                                                                                    | -10.39                                                                                     | -5.53                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                  | 5342792                                                                                    | 5152403                                                                                    | 7072398                                                                                    | -3.56                                                                                      | 37.26                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                  | 9546209                                                                                    | 8328704                                                                                    | 8451134                                                                                    | -12.75                                                                                     | 1.47                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                     | 1584416                                                                                    | 1159827                                                                                    | 1255331                                                                                    | -26.80                                                                                     | 8.23                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                                | 21014                                                                                      | 17783                                                                                      | 18754                                                                                      | -15.38                                                                                     | 5.46                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                             | 14348957                                                                                   | 14305418                                                                                   | 17341331                                                                                   | -0.30                                                                                      | 21.22                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                | 13851816                                                                                   | 12774773                                                                                   | 14560897                                                                                   | -7.78                                                                                      | 13.98                                                                                      |
| 22                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                    | 129611                                                                                     | 115767                                                                                     | 75240                                                                                      | -10.68                                                                                     | -35.01                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                  | 414627                                                                                     | 428407                                                                                     | 375180                                                                                     | 3.32                                                                                       | -12.42                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                    | 19717                                                                                      | 21241                                                                                      | 21436                                                                                      | 7.73                                                                                       | 0.92                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                   | 204933                                                                                     | 105256                                                                                     | 25487                                                                                      | -48.64                                                                                     | -75.79                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                     | 5221425                                                                                    | 5926381                                                                                    | 5625530                                                                                    | 13.50                                                                                      | -5.08                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                 | 76741                                                                                      | 59447                                                                                      | 70222                                                                                      | -22.54                                                                                     | 18.13                                                                                      |
| 28                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                     | 3798794                                                                                    | 4109303                                                                                    | 3868852                                                                                    | 8.17                                                                                       | -5.85                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                  | 23307601                                                                                   | 24126853                                                                                   | 24772441                                                                                   | 3.51                                                                                       | 2.68                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                     | 75197                                                                                      | 90539                                                                                      | 83314                                                                                      | 20.40                                                                                      | -7.98                                                                                      |
| 31                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                 | 8918355                                                                                    | 7812745                                                                                    | 9202963                                                                                    | -12.40                                                                                     | 17.79                                                                                      |
| 32                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                  | -                                                                                          | 5462635                                                                                    | 5511950                                                                                    | -                                                                                          | 0.90                                                                                       |
| 33                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                    | 539324                                                                                     | 495303                                                                                     | 438009                                                                                     | -8.16                                                                                      | -11.57                                                                                     |
| 34                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                              | 23328705                                                                                   | 29111915                                                                                   | 30079642                                                                                   | 24.79                                                                                      | 3.32                                                                                       |
| 35                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                | 2075033                                                                                    | 1971964                                                                                    | 1897201                                                                                    | -4.97                                                                                      | -3.79                                                                                      |
| 36                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                | 10009259                                                                                   | 9542348                                                                                    | 12181625                                                                                   | -4.66                                                                                      | 27.66                                                                                      |
|                                                                                            | All India                                                                                  | 173579312                                                                                  | 180154996                                                                                  | 195405693                                                                                  | 3.79                                                                                       | 8.47                                                                                       |

| S.No.   | State/ Union Territory   | Number of      | Number of      | Number of      | during Last Three Censuses and Their %Change in Exotic/Crossbred   | during Last Three Censuses and Their %Change in Exotic/Crossbred   |
|---------|--------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State/ Union Territory   | 18th LC (2007) | 19th LC (2012) | 20th LC (2019) | 19th LC over 18th LC                                               | 20th LC over 19th LC                                               |
| 1       | A&N Islands              | 13825          | 16113          | 15519          | 16.55                                                              | -3.69                                                              |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh*          | 1897584        | 1938957        | 2262229        | 2.18                                                               | 16.67                                                              |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 29180          | 23226          | 6987           | -20.40                                                             | -69.92                                                             |
| 4       | Assam                    | 410472         | 395902         | 768949         | -3.55                                                              | 94.23                                                              |
| 5       | Bihar                    | 1976279        | 3475122        | 4100467        | 75.84                                                              | 17.99                                                              |
| 6       | Chandigarh               | 5268           | 7228           | 9002           | 37.21                                                              | 24.54                                                              |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh             | 185936         | 178159         | 267025         | -4.18                                                              | 49.88                                                              |
| 8       | D&N Haveli               | 1384           | 700            | 1170           | -49.42                                                             | 67.14                                                              |
| 9       | Daman & Diu              | 108            | 141            | 244            | 30.56                                                              | 73.05                                                              |
| 10      | Delhi                    | 44483          | 60987          | 60987          | 37.10                                                              | 0.00                                                               |
| 11      | Goa                      | 16318          | 17526          | 27529          | 7.40                                                               | 57.08                                                              |
| 12      | Gujarat                  | 1142189        | 1926703        | 3407189        | 68.69                                                              | 76.84                                                              |
| 13      | Haryana                  | 566219         | 996103         | 979141         | 75.92                                                              | -1.70                                                              |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh         | 792981         | 983928         | 1068935        | 24.08                                                              | 8.64                                                               |
| 15      | Jammu And Kashmir        | 1677437        | 1469687        | 1443227        | -12.38                                                             | -1.80                                                              |
| 16      | Jharkhand                | 190948         | 256173         | 626193         | 34.16                                                              | 144.44                                                             |
| 17      | Karnataka                | 2193042        | 2912517        | 3908162        | 32.81                                                              | 34.19                                                              |
| 18      | Kerala                   | 1621245        | 1251582        | 1259304        | -22.80                                                             | 0.62                                                               |
| 19      | Lakshadweep              | 3630           | 842            | 1196           | -76.80                                                             | 42.04                                                              |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh           | 474744         | 840977         | 1694975        | 77.14                                                              | 101.55                                                             |
| 21      | Maharashtra              | 3122291        | 3650877        | 4607730        | 16.93                                                              | 26.21                                                              |
| 22      | Manipur                  | 65694          | 44307          | 17926          | -32.56                                                             | -59.54                                                             |
| 23      | Meghalaya                | 26848          | 35247          | 33405          | 31.28                                                              | -5.23                                                              |
| 24      | Mizoram                  | 10725          | 11296          | 21455          | 5.32                                                               | 89.93                                                              |
| 25      | Nagaland                 | 253994         | 128952         | 18401          | -49.23                                                             | -85.73                                                             |
| 26      | Odisha                   | 1703258        | 1305773        | 1580380        | -23.34                                                             | 21.03                                                              |
| 27      | Puducherry               | 78002          | 57444          | 66239          | -26.36                                                             | 15.31                                                              |
| 28      | Punjab                   | 1278448        | 2064629        | 2105587        | 61.49                                                              | 1.98                                                               |
| 29      | Rajasthan                | 815675         | 1735072        | 2323033        | 112.72                                                             | 33.89                                                              |
| 30      | Sikkim                   | 72974          | 126519         | 116850         | 73.38                                                              | -7.64                                                              |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu               | 7382678        | 6354494        | 7724719        | -13.93                                                             | 21.56                                                              |
| 32      | Telangana                | -              | 458494         | 610813         | -                                                                  | 33.22                                                              |
| 33      | Tripura                  | 79317          | 133107         | 128837         | 67.82                                                              | -3.21                                                              |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh            | 1945313        | 3579015        | 6122628        | 83.98                                                              | 71.07                                                              |
| 35      | Uttarakhand              | 339427         | 497592         | 576820         | 46.60                                                              | 15.92                                                              |
| 36      | West Bengal              | 2642144        | 2796419        | 3393152        | 5.84                                                               | 21.34                                                              |
| All     | India                    | 33060060       | 39731810       | 51356405       | 20.18                                                              | 29.26                                                              |