Lok Sabha Question No. 1104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: MSP for Chicken
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

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

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1104

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER 2022

## MSP FOR CHICKEN

1104:  SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

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

मत्स्यपालन

,

पशुपालनऔरडेयरीमंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the amount of losses incurred by the poultry sector because of the rumours spread about Chicken consumption causing COVID-19 in the year 2019 and 2020, if so, the details of the losses incurred, State-wise and month and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the losses incurred by the sector because of the restriction caused during the lockdown, if so, the details thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is taking any steps to promote poultry (including eggs) as a significant source of protein, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  a  Minimum  Selling  Price  for  chicken  in  the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER HON'BLE MINISTER FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b) It has been claimed by the Poultry sector that they have incurred lossesin the year 2019 and 2020 due to spreading of misleading facts through social media and print media regarding spread of infection  of  coronavirus  through  consumption  of  chicken  meat  and  egg.  The  poultry  sector  suffered further losses due to lock down wherein the sale of eggs, chicken meat and transportation of feed were banned by many States.However no such assessment of losses has been done by this Department.
- (c)    Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  has  taken  various  steps  to  promote  poultry (including eggs), and the are as follows:
1. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) of  Rs  15000  Cr  is  being implemented since June 2020. One of the objectives of the scheme is to fulfill the objective of protein enriched quality food requirement of the growing population of the country and prevent malnutrition.  As  far  as  Poultry  development  is  concerned,  the  following  activities  have  been included for availing credit under AHIDF.
- i. Technologically  assisted  Poultry  Farms  (Technologically  assisted,  Layer  Farm  with environmentally controlled system, Broiler Breeder Farm with environmentally controlled system and Hatcheries with environmentally controlled facilities)
- ii. Meat processing and value addition infrastructure,
- iii. Establishment of animal feed plant (Poultry feed).

Eligible  beneficiaries  like  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs),  Micro  Small  and  Medium Enterprises,  Section  8  Companies,  Private  Companies  and  individual  entrepreneur  availing  credit facilities will get 90% loan    for which 3% interest subvention are provided by the Central Government. The  Central  Government  is  also  providing  Credit  Guarantee  of  25%  of  total  borrowingsfor  those projects which are fulfilling the definition of MSME projects.

2. Further, under National Livestock Mission ,fordevelopment of Entrepreneurs in Rural Poultry, the central  Government  is  providing  50%  subsidy  uptoRs  25.00  Lakh  to  establish  Parent  Farm,  Rural Hatchery, brooder cum mother unit for Production of Hatching Eggs with minimum 1000 parent layers and Chicks and rearing of the said chick upto four week in the mother unit. The eligible entities are Self Help Group (SHG)/Farmers Producer Organizations  organisations(FPO)/Farmers  Cooperativesorganisations  (FCOs)/Joint  Liability  Groups (JLGs) and Section 8 companies. Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has developed an online portal for a completely digitized Process with all the important documents to be uploaded on the portal nlm.udyamimitra.in.

(d) No, theGovernment is not proposing any Minimum Selling Price for chicken in the country, as it is completely regulated through market forces, being a perishable itemsas well as due to varied cost of production is in different of the country.

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