Lok Sabha Question No. 233 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Doubling of Farmer&#39;s Income
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

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

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. *233

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## DOUBLING OF FARMER'S INCOME

*233. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  announced  any  steps/schemes/policies  in  Animal  Husbandry towards doubling of farmer's income by 2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and budgetary allocation for the same;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  any  focus  areas  in  achieving  the  mission  of  doubling farmer's income across animal husbandry, poultry farming, fisheries and dairying; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  commissioned  any  studies  to  integrate  animal  husbandry  with agriculture for greater synergies for the farmer and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the table of the house.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *233 PART (A) TO (D) FOR ANSWER ON 14.12.2021 ASKED BY SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY, REGARDING 'DOUBLING OF FARMER'S INCOME'

- (a)    Yes  Sir.  The  Government  is  implementing  various  animal  husbandry  and  dairying  related schemes to  enhance  production  and  productivity  of  bovines  &  small  ruminants  (sheep  &  goat), piggery & poultry thereby doubling the income of farmers across the country namely:
- i. Rashtriya Gokul Mission(RGM)
- ii. National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
- iii. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund(DIDF)
- iv. Supporting  Dairy  Cooperatives  and  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  engaged  in dairy activities (SDC&FPO)
- v. National Livestock Mission(NLM)
- vi. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund(AHIDF)
- vii. Livestock Health & Disease Control(LH&DC)
- viii. National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)
- (b)  The  details  of  budgetary  allocation  under  the  various  schemes  implemented  by  the  Central Government during the last two years and current year are as under:

(Rs. In Crore)

| S. No.   | Name of the Scheme   | Revised estimate (RE)   | Revised estimate (RE)   | Budget Estimate (BE)   |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the Scheme   | 2019-20                 | 2020-21                 | 2021-22                |
| 1.       | RGM                  | 270.00                  | 400.00                  | 502.04                 |
| 2.       | NPDD                 | 266.46                  | 286.00                  | 255.00                 |
| 3.       | NLM                  | 405.39                  | 425.00                  | 350.00                 |
| 4.       | DIDF                 | 34.59                   | 10.00                   | 283.00                 |
| 5.       | SDC&FPO              | 100.00                  | 100.00                  | 283.00                 |
| 6.       | AHIDF                | 0.00                    | 77.00                   | 283.00                 |
| 7.       | LH&DC                | 346.00                  | 250.00                  | 1470.00                |
| 8.       | NADCP                | 811.07                  | 858.00                  | 1470.00                |

- (c)  The  Government  is  implementing  the  following  fisheries,  animal  husbandry  and  dairying schemes to enhance production and productivity of fish, bovines & small ruminants (sheep & goat), piggery & poultry in achieving the mission of doubling farmer's income across animal husbandry, poultry farming, fisheries and dairying. This  helps in creating entrepreneurship, direct  &  indirect employment and better livelihood opportunities for unemployed youth and farmers in cattle, dairy, poultry, sheep, goat, piggery, feed and fodder sector.
- (i). Rashtriya Gokul Mission(RGM) :  For development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds.
- (ii). National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD): For creating/strengthening of infrastructure for production of quality milk, procurement, processing and marketing of milk and milk products by State Implementing Agency.
- (iii). Dairy  Processing  and  Infrastructure  Development  Fund(DIDF): For  creation /modernization /expansion of dairy processing, chilling and value addition infrastructure.
- (iv). Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities (SDC&FPO): To assist the Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer organisations by providing soft loan for working capital and to provide stable market access to the dairy farmers.
- (v). National Livestock  Mission(NLM): Entrepreneurship development and breed improvement  in poultry, sheep, goat and piggery including feed and fodder development.
- (vi). Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund(AHIDF): Incentivizing investments by individual entrepreneurs, private companies, MSME,  Farmers Producers  Organizations  (FPOs)  and  Section  8  companies  to  establish  (i)  dairy processing and value addition infrastructure, (ii) meat processing and value addition infrastructure and (iii) Animal Feed Plant.
- (vii). Livestock  Health  &  Disease  Control(LH&DC): For  control  and  containment  of livestock diseases.
- (viii). National  Animal  Disease  Control  Programme  (NADCP): To  control  Foot  & Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis and eventual eradication of FMD.
- (ix). Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY): For promotion and overall development of Fisheries sector.
- (x). Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF): To assist in creating several infrastructural needs of the fisheries sector in the country.

(d)          Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research,  through  its  Indian  Institute  of  Farming  Systems Research,  Modipuram  under  All  India  Coordinated  Research  Project  on  Integrated  Farming Systems is undertaking research (on-station research) and technology validation through farmers' participatory research (on-farm research) on crop diversification and integrated farming systems in 25  States/  1  Union  Territory  with  the  participation  of  State  Agricultural  Universities,  ICAR institutes  and  Central  University.  In  addition,  the  Directorate  of  Poultry  Research,  Hyderabad  is conducting research projects by integrating poultry rearing with agriculture to fetch better income. Also, National Research Centre on Pig has developed Integrated farming module of Piggery with Fish and Agriculture.

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