Lok Sabha Question No. 4400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Dairy Research Technology
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal, Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4400

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  MARCH, 2023

## DAIRY RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY

## 4400.  SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि और षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of institutions engaged in the dairy research technology and education in the country;
- (b) whether the Government which has set up National Dairy Research Institute has contributed extensively for the development of animal husbandry sector and if so, the achievement made by NDRI since its inception;
- (c) the R&D activities under taken by the NDRI along with funds sanctioned during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether the Government has asked NDRI to adopt 100 villages of the country and develop animal husbandry;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the details of steps taken in this regard; and
- (f)  the  steps taken by the Government to increase per cattle milk production in the country during the last three years along with the impact thereof on per cattle milk production?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि और षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) Twenty-eight  Dairy  Science/Dairy  Technology  Colleges  have  been  setup across the country offering education and research in the dairy sector.
- (b) National  Dairy  Research  Institute  (NDRI)  Karnal,  established  in  1923,  has contributed significantly in the field of Research and Development in Indian Dairy and animal husbandry sector. As a result, milk production in the country has increased significantly over the years. Today India is the largest producer of milk.

Some of the major scientific achievements of the NDRI are as follows:

- i.  Karan Swiss and Karan Fries two crossbred cattle developed and adopted by the farmers.
- ii.  'PRATHAM' and 'GARIMA', the world's 1 st  In vitro fertilization (IVF) and cloned buffalo calves were produced.
- iii.  A male cloned buffalo calf 'Shreshtha' was produced from cryo-preserved semen of high pedigree dead bull.
- iv.  Development Technological packages for the industrial production of a variety of indigenous dairy products.
- v.  Development of High value added dairy products such as probiotic cheeses & dahi, sports drinks, low cholesterol ghee, herbal ghee, micronutrient fortified dairy products and low calories products.
- vi.  Development of Milk-Millet Composite foods viz. Bajra (Pearl millet) lassi , sorghum ( Jowar) lassi, Barley based fermented milk beverage; milk-millet composite based bakery, snack foods and low cost nutri-mix.
- vii.  Rapid  detection  kits  for  various  adulterants  and  contaminants  in  milk  &  milk products.
- viii.  Developed Paper Strip Tests for rapid detection of common adulterants in milk
- ix.  Area specific mineral mixture for animals, anionic & cationic mineral mixture for enhancing milk productivity was developed.
- x.  Development of Technologies for by-pass fat, by-pass proteins and CLA-enriched milk.
- xi.  Commercial Model Dairy Plant with a processing capacity of 60,000 L/ day that serve as an interface between Institute and Industry was established. Plant also offers 'Hands-on-Training' opportunities to UG students.
- xii.  Establishment of 'Feed Quality Control Laboratory' to ensure-strict quality check on feeds for bovine livestock.
- xiii.  Distributed 27.66 lakh frozen semen doses and 14.78 lakh ml of liquid semen of elite bulls of cattle and buffalo in field.
- xiv.  Initiated 'Dairy Education at Farmer's Door' and 'Farmers School' as innovative extension programmes.
15. (c) The  following  major  research  and  development  (R&D)  activities  have  been conducted by NDRI in the last three years and in the current year:
- i. Genetic Improvement of Milch Animals through Identification and Dissemination of Superior Germplasm by Application of Emerging Reproductive and Molecular Technologies.
- ii. Development of State-of-the-art Dairy Production Systems using better Housing and Fertility Management Practices.
- iii. Raising  Productivity  of  Dairy  Animals  through  Improved  Feeding  Strategies, Efficient Nutrient Utilization and Use of Non-Conventional Feed Resources
- iv. Research  on  Nutraceuticals  from  Milk,  Functional  Foods  with  Prebiotics, Probiotics, Micronutrients, and Other Bioactive Compounds for Improved Human Health.
- v. Value Addition to Dairy Products through Application of Emerging Technologies, Modelling  Approaches,  Process  Up-gradation,  Biotechnological  Interventions, Nutraceutical  enrichment,  Mechanized  Manufacturing  &  Novel  Packaging Systems.
- vi. Clean  Milk  Production  with  a  Focus  on  Emerging  Health  Concerns  and Development  of  New  Generation  Tools  for  Ensuring  Quality  Control  through Application of Newer Chemical and Biotechnological Concepts.

- vii. Promotion of Dairy Enterprise through Transfer of Technologies, Improved Farm Financing, Supply Chain Management, and Better Market Access.
- viii. Improvement of Bovines of the Southern Region for Productive and Reproductive Performance through Precision Management.
- ix. Strategic and Applied Research for Improvement of Production, Management and  Economic  Aspects  of  Dairying  and  Dissemination  of  High  Quality  Cattle Germplasm to the Farmers in Eastern India.

The funds sanctioned to the institute during last three years and the current year:

| Name of the Institute   |   2019-20 (in lakhs) |   2020- 2021 (in lakhs) |   2021- 2022 (in lakhs) |   2022- 2023 (in lakhs) |
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| ICAR-NDRI, Karnal       |                21491 |                 22830.3 |                   23450 |                   25185 |

(d) and (e) The project on Ration balancing was taken in Muzaffarnagar district of U.P. between 2016-18 funded by National Dairy Development Board under which 106 villages were adopted.

The  technologies  developed  by  NDRI  are  disseminated  to  the  farmers  in adopted villages. At present the activities are ongoing in 261 villages benefitting 5491 farmers of different states. The major aim of this field oriented approach is to promote the  'Direct  Interface'  of  Scientists  with  the  farmers  to  step  up  the  lab-to-land dissemination  process,  by  providing  the  required  information,  knowledge  and advisory services like Capacity building of women Self Help Groups, Natural farming practices, Climate resilient dairy farming practices, Training & Demonstration of the scientific dairy farming practices, Impact assessment of the adopted technologies, Dairy & Crop based interventions, Entrepreneurship development, Agromet advisory services, Farmers Farm School, on a regular basis to the farmers in the adopted villages.

(f): Some of the major steps taken by the Government to increase per cattle milk production are as below:

- i. The Government has taken steps under Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) for the development  and  conservation  of  indigenous  breeds  and  increase  the  milk production and productivity in the country.
- ii. The ICAR implements the Indigenous Breeds Project (IBP), which is aimed at genetic improvement of important milch breeds of cattle in the country such as Gir, Kankrej and Sahiwal for increasing their Per cattle milk production.

The milk production has increased by 33 percent in Gir, 44 percent in Kankrej and  24  percent  in  Sahiwal  through  use  of  improved male  germplasm  and  better management options.

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