Lok Sabha Question No. 427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Development of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Poultry
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas, Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

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

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 427

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY.2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRY AND POULTRY

## 427 . MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

SHRI G. M. SIDDESHWAR.

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

## मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  various  schemes  being  implemented by the  Government for the development of animal husbandry, dairy and poultry in the country during the last two years and the current year;
- (b) the total number of farmers who have been benefited by these schemes so far;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  failed  to  achieve  the  growth  targets  in  the  animal  husbandry sector, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  some  States  regarding  animal husbandry and dairy projects under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes; and
- (e) the funds allocated and released to various States by the Government during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a). The  details  of  the  various  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  for  the development of animal husbandry, dairy and poultry in the country during the last two years and the current year are as follows:
- I. Rashtriya Gokul Mission(RGM)
- II. National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
- III. National Dairy Plan-I(NDP-I)(was closed on 29 Nov, 2019. No financial assistance was released during 2019-20)
- IV. Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS)(discontinued from 2020-21)
- V. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund(DIDF)

VI.

- VII. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities (SDC&FPO)
- VIII. National Livestock Mission(NLM)
- IX. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund(AHIDF)
- X. Livestock Health & Disease Control(LH&DC)
- XI. National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)

(b).    Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  is  not  a  beneficiary  oriented  scheme.  However,  benefits  of  the scheme are being accrued to all farmers engaged in rearing of cattle and buffaloes in the form of enhancement in milk productivity.

Under NPDD, total 3,65,475 milk producers have been covered. Under NDP-I, Market access was provided to more than 16.88 Lakh milk producers. Overall, the project covered around 59 Lakh beneficiaries  across  97,000  villages.4,21,157  beneficiaries  have  been  assisted  with  a  subsidy amount of Rs 1892.28 crore under DEDS.

Under  NLM,  47,550  farmers  have  been  benefitted  under  the  components  of  Poultry Development, and 72,175 farmers have been benefitted under components of Distribution of hand and power driven  chaff  cutters  and  silage  making  units.  Under  Rural  Backyard  Sheep  and  Goat Development, no. of beneficiaries are 33,370. Under Rural Backyard piggery Development, no. of beneficiaries  are  18,853.  28,34,308  farmers  have  been  benefitted  under  Livestock  Insurance  and 3,72,018 farmers have been benefitted under Training & Capacity Building.

Around 4.03 crore farmers have benefited from the vaccination of their livestock against Foot and Mouth Disease under NADCP programme. So far, 16.91 crore animals have been vaccinated against FMD as per information received from the States/UTs.

(c)  No,  Sir.  Milk  production  in  the  country  is  growing  at  the  compound  annual  growth  rate  of 6.28% during the last 6 years.  As per National Account Statistics 2021, the value of output of milk in 2019-20 is Rs 8.39 lakh crore (at current prices) surpassing total value of output from cereals.

(d) & (e) Yes, Sir. Government receives proposal from the States regarding animal husbandry and dairy  projects  under  these  schemes.  The  details  of  fund  allocation  and  released  to  various  States under  the  scheme  by  the  Central  Government  during  the  last  two  years  and  current  year  are  as under:

(Rs. In Crore)

| S. No.   | Name of    | Fund allocated/released   | Fund allocated/released   | Fund allocated/released   | Fund allocated/released   | Fund allocated/released   | Fund allocated/released   |
|----------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|          | the Scheme | 2019-20                   |                           | 2020-21                   |                           | 2021-22                   | (till June,               |
|          |            |                           |                           |                           |                           | 2021)                     |                           |
|          |            | Allocated                 | Released                  | Allocated                 | Released                  | Allocated                 | Released                  |

|   1. | RGM   |   270.00 |   269.73 | 400.00   |   399.90 | 502.00   |   64.02 |
|------|-------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|
|    2 | NPDD  |   325    |   266.17 | 300.00   |   285.86 | 255.00   |   30.79 |
|    3 | NLM*  |   373.27 |   398.74 | -        |   415.49 | -        |  165.93 |
|    4 | LH&DC |   456.93 |   334.18 | 435.89   |   247.37 | 370.00   |   52.67 |
|    5 | NADCP |   500    |   811.02 | 1300.00  |   858    | 1470.00  |   54.38 |

* State-wise allocation was not made during the FY 2020-21 & 2021-22

## Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme

(Rs. In lakh)

| 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21*   | 2020-21*   |
|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|
| Units     | Amount    | Units      | Amount     |
| 28708     | 18319.07  | 23060      | 13783.94   |

## Year-wise loan disbursement under DIDF as on 31.05.2021

(Rs in Crore)

| No of    | Project Cost   | Project Cost   | Loan disbursed   | Loan disbursed   | Loan disbursed   | Loan disbursed   |
|----------|----------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Projects | Total          | Loan           | 2019-20          | 2020-21          | 2021-22          | Total            |
| 40       | 4957           | 3381           | 466              | 227              | 25.34            | 1157             |

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