Lok Sabha Question No. 3900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Livestock Census
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING LOK SABHA ADMITTED UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3900

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2021

## LIVESTOCK CENSUS

3900.DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has conducted livestock (cow, buffalo, goat, etc) census;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide nutritious animal food to cattlemen/cowsheds at an affordable or subsidized rates;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, whether the Government is likely to make provision to provide nutritious animal food in the same manner as food grains are provided to the people at affordable rates?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a):  Yes,  the  Government  has  conducted  the  latest  20 th Livestock  Census  in  2019  with  the participation  of  State/Union  Territory  Governments  for  total  16  livestock  species  including  cow, buffalo,  goat  etc.  Livestock  Census  is  being  conducted  in  every  five-year  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.The key results of the 20 th Livestock Census has also been released in the publication titled '20th Livestock Census-2019 All India Report'.
- (b): The State/UT-wise details of 20 th Livestock Census is given in Annexure-I .
- (c) to (e): Central Government in conjunction with the State Governments and Union Territories has already taken necessary steps to provide nutritional fodder to the animals through various ongoing Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  viz.,  National  Livestock  Mission  (NLM)  with  a  Sub  Mission  on

Fodder and Feed Development and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). Under these schemes, financial  assistance  is  provided  to  all  the  States  and  Union  Territories  for  various  fodder development activities planned by them. Under National Livestock Mission, assistance is mainly provided for quality fodder seed production thereby increasing nutritional green fodders as well as incentivizing entrepreneurs for silage making/ fodder blocks/hay bailing units.

In  addition,  Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF)  is  also  in operation  since  year  2020-21  for  incentivizing  investments  for  establishment  of  animal  feed manufacturing  units  including  establishment  of  animal  feed  testing  laboratories  thereby  ensuring nutritional fodder and feed to the livestock.

## Annexure-I

| State-wise Number of Livestock (figures in actual number)   | State-wise Number of Livestock (figures in actual number)   | State-wise Number of Livestock (figures in actual number)   | State-wise Number of Livestock (figures in actual number)   | State-wise Number of Livestock (figures in actual number)   | State-wise Number of Livestock (figures in actual number)   | State-wise Number of Livestock (figures in actual number)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                       | State/UT                                                    | Cattle                                                      | Buffalo                                                     | Goat                                                        | Other Animals                                               | Total Livestock                                             |
| 1                                                           | A &NIslands                                                 | 36438                                                       | 3700                                                        | 64761                                                       | 40495                                                       | 145394                                                      |
| 2                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                              | 4600087                                                     | 6219499                                                     | 5522133                                                     | 17725897                                                    | 34067616                                                    |
| 3                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                           | 339221                                                      | 6379                                                        | 159740                                                      | 656088                                                      | 1161428                                                     |
| 4                                                           | Assam                                                       | 10909239                                                    | 421715                                                      | 4315173                                                     | 2446074                                                     | 18092201                                                    |
| 5                                                           | Bihar                                                       | 15397980                                                    | 7719794                                                     | 12821216                                                    | 601830                                                      | 36540820                                                    |
| 6                                                           | Chandigarh                                                  | 13440                                                       | 12177                                                       | 998                                                         | 375                                                         | 26990                                                       |
| 7                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                | 9983954                                                     | 1174722                                                     | 4005657                                                     | 707969                                                      | 15872302                                                    |
| 8                                                           | Dadra And Nagar Haveli                                      | 39736                                                       | 997                                                         | 7548                                                        | 123                                                         | 48404                                                       |
| 9                                                           | Daman And Diu                                               | 1840                                                        | 374                                                         | 987                                                         | 83                                                          | 3284                                                        |
| 10                                                          | Delhi                                                       | 86433                                                       | 162142                                                      | 30470                                                       | 81352                                                       | 360397                                                      |
| 11                                                          | Goa                                                         | 60247                                                       | 27207                                                       | 9446                                                        | 35506                                                       | 132406                                                      |
| 12                                                          | Gujarat                                                     | 9633637                                                     | 10543250                                                    | 4867744                                                     | 1848643                                                     | 26893274                                                    |
| 13                                                          | Haryana                                                     | 1928682                                                     | 4368023                                                     | 334640                                                      | 414746                                                      | 7046091                                                     |
| 14                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                            | 1828017                                                     | 646565                                                      | 1108413                                                     | 829851                                                      | 4412846                                                     |
| 15                                                          | Jammu And Kashmir                                           | 2539240                                                     | 690829                                                      | 1730218                                                     | 3365037                                                     | 8325324                                                     |
| 16                                                          | Jharkhand                                                   | 11223052                                                    | 1350313                                                     | 9121173                                                     | 1920007                                                     | 23614545                                                    |
| 17                                                          | Karnataka                                                   | 8469004                                                     | 2984560                                                     | 6169392                                                     | 11390456                                                    | 29013412                                                    |
| 18                                                          | Kerala                                                      | 1341996                                                     | 101504                                                      | 1359161                                                     | 105996                                                      | 2908657                                                     |
| 19                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                 | 2493                                                        | 16                                                          | 43188                                                       | 0                                                           | 45697                                                       |
| 20                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                              | 18750828                                                    | 10307131                                                    | 11064524                                                    | 514892                                                      | 40637375                                                    |
| 21                                                          | Maharashtra                                                 | 13992304                                                    | 5603692                                                     | 10604883                                                    | 2878939                                                     | 33079818                                                    |
| 22                                                          | Manipur                                                     | 224472                                                      | 36230                                                       | 38697                                                       | 251320                                                      | 550719                                                      |
| 23                                                          | Meghalaya                                                   | 903570                                                      | 15714                                                       | 397503                                                      | 722316                                                      | 2039103                                                     |
| 24                                                          | Mizoram                                                     | 45701                                                       | 2109                                                        | 14820                                                       | 297074                                                      | 359704                                                      |
| 25                                                          | Nagaland                                                    | 78296                                                       | 15654                                                       | 31602                                                       | 428251                                                      | 553803                                                      |
| 26                                                          | Odisha                                                      | 9903970                                                     | 458324                                                      | 6393452                                                     | 1414563                                                     | 18170309                                                    |
| 27                                                          | Puducherry                                                  | 71984                                                       | 2395                                                        | 73630                                                       | 3359                                                        | 151368                                                      |
| 28                                                          | Punjab                                                      | 2531460                                                     | 4015947                                                     | 347949                                                      | 154999                                                      | 7050355                                                     |
| 29                                                          | Rajasthan                                                   | 13937630                                                    | 13693316                                                    | 20840203                                                    | 8329796                                                     | 56800945                                                    |
| 30                                                          | Sikkim                                                      | 148010                                                      | 1144                                                        | 90506                                                       | 34672                                                       | 274332                                                      |
| 31                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                  | 9518660                                                     | 518795                                                      | 9888746                                                     | 4574420                                                     | 24500621                                                    |
| 32                                                          | Telangana                                                   | 4232539                                                     | 4226306                                                     | 4934673                                                     | 19247121                                                    | 32640639                                                    |
| 33                                                          | Tripura                                                     | 739031                                                      | 7131                                                        | 360204                                                      | 211526                                                      | 1317892                                                     |
| 34                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                               | 19019641                                                    | 33016785                                                    | 14480025                                                    | 1496494                                                     | 68012945                                                    |
| 35                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                 | 1852123                                                     | 866318                                                      | 1371971                                                     | 336677                                                      | 4427089                                                     |
| 36                                                          | West Bengal                                                 | 19077916                                                    | 630921                                                      | 16279340                                                    | 1495061                                                     | 37483238                                                    |
|                                                             | All India                                                   | 193462871                                                   | 109851678                                                   | 148884786                                                   | 84562008                                                    | 536761343                                                   |