Lok Sabha Question No. 388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Nutritional Fodder to Animals
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 388 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## NUTRITIONAL FODDER TO ANIMALS

## 388. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  livestock  present  in  the  country  and  whether  the  livestock  sector  is increasing in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has plan of action to build new veterinary hospitals and clinics, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  maintains  any  data  of  total  number  of  animals  vaccinated  every year,  if  so,  details  thereof  and  whether  the  Government  has  sufficient  stock  of  vaccines  for animals;
- (d) whether the Government has any mechanism to provide nutritional fodder to the animals in the country, in view of the fact that hardly 5% of land is utilised to grow fodder in India, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps/  measures  to  promote  dairy  and  livestock industry in the country, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  As  per  the  latest  Livestock  Census  (i.e.,  20 th )  conducted  during  2019,  the  total  livestock population  in  the  country  is  536.76  Million  with  an  overall  growth  rate  of  4.82%  over  the previous Livestock Census (i.e., 19 th ). The state-wise details of Livestock population as per 20 th Livestock Census and its percentage change over 19 th Livestock Census is annexed.
- (b)  Animal Husbandry is a State subject. States / UTs are responsible for building veterinary infrastructure  including  hospitals,  dispensaries,  polyclinics,  etc.  The  Department  supplements the efforts of the States/UTs with regard to animal health and especially through ESVHD(Establishment  and  Strengthening  of  existing  Veterinary  Hospitals  and  Dispensaries) component of LH & DC (Livestock Health & Disease Control) scheme. In the current financial year (2021-2022) the focus of the Department is to increase access of veterinary services at the farmers'  doorstep  through  Mobile  Veterinary  Units  (MVUs).  100%  central  finance  will  be provided towards non-recurring costs of the MVUs, the recurring costs of operating the MVUs would be shared between Centre and the States (60:40 for other states; 90:10 for NE and hilly states; and 100% for UTs).
- (c)  Yes,  the  Government  maintains  data  of  total  number  of  animals  vaccinated  in  respect  of those vaccination programmes for which the Central Government provides funds to States and UTs. The details are as under:

(Count in Crores)

|   S.No. | Disease                                | 2019-2020   | 2020-2021   |   2021-2022 (till November 2021) |
|---------|----------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | Number of FMD vaccination done         | 18.25       | 16.91       |                            3.09  |
|       2 | Number of Brucellosis Vaccination done | Nil         | Nil         |                            0.25  |
|       3 | Number of PPR Vaccination done         | 3.89        | 8.68        |                            0.15  |
|       4 | Number of CSF vaccination done         | 0.03        | 0.067       |                            0.015 |

The  Central  Government  procures  vaccines  for  Foot  and  Mouth  Disease  &  Brucellosis  and supplies to States/UTs as per their requirement.

- (d) The Central Government in conjunction with the State Governments and Union Territories has  undertaken  necessary  steps  to  provide  nutritional  fodder  to  the  animals  through  various ongoing  Schemes  of  the  Department  viz.,  National  Livestock  Mission  (NLM),  Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF). Under NLM scheme (Sub-Mission on fodder  and  feed  development),  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  all  the  States  and  Union Territories  for  various  fodder  development  activities  planned  by  them.  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.

Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund is also operational 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.

- (e) Recently, the Government has revised and realigned the schemes of the Department in order to  promote  dairy  and  livestock  industry  in  the  country  with  focus  on  entrepreneurship development in the sector and providing veterinary services at farmer's doorstep.

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Livestock population as per 20th Livestock Census and its percentage change over 19th Livestock Census (figures are in numbers)

| State/UT                   |   2012(19 th Livestock Census) Total Livestock |   2019(20 th Livestock Census) Total Livestock |   %Change |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands   |                                         154750 |                                         145394 |     -6.05 |
| Andhra Pradesh + Telangana |                                       56099407 |                                       66708255 |     18.91 |
| Arunachal Pradesh          |                                        1412666 |                                        1161428 |    -17.78 |
| Assam                      |                                       19082171 |                                       18092201 |     -5.19 |
| Bihar                      |                                       32938601 |                                       36540820 |     10.94 |
| Chandigarh                 |                                          24197 |                                          26990 |     11.54 |
| Chhattisgarh               |                                       15043943 |                                       15872302 |      5.51 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli        |                                          50239 |                                          48404 |     -3.65 |
| Daman And Diu              |                                           4627 |                                           3284 |    -29.03 |
| Delhi                      |                                         360397 |                                         360397 |      0    |
| Goa                        |                                         145853 |                                         132406 |     -9.22 |
| Gujarat                    |                                       27128200 |                                       26893274 |     -0.87 |
| Haryana                    |                                        8819518 |                                        7046091 |    -20.11 |
| Himachal Pradesh           |                                        4844431 |                                        4412846 |     -8.91 |
| Jammu &Kashmir             |                                        9200842 |                                        8325324 |     -9.52 |
| Jharkhand                  |                                       18052746 |                                       23614545 |     30.81 |
| Karnataka                  |                                       27701896 |                                       29013412 |      4.73 |
| Kerala                     |                                        2735162 |                                        2908657 |      6.34 |
| Lakshadweep                |                                          49596 |                                          45697 |     -7.86 |
| Madhya Pradesh             |                                       36332627 |                                       40637375 |     11.85 |
| Maharashtra                |                                       32488652 |                                       33079818 |      1.82 |
| Manipur                    |                                         695772 |                                         550719 |    -20.85 |
| Meghalaya                  |                                        1957627 |                                        2039103 |      4.16 |
| Mizoram                    |                                         311856 |                                         359704 |     15.34 |
| Nagaland                   |                                         911162 |                                         553803 |    -39.22 |
| Odisha                     |                                       20732498 |                                       18170309 |    -12.36 |
| Puducherry                 |                                         119614 |                                         151368 |     26.55 |
| Punjab                     |                                        8117101 |                                        7050355 |    -13.14 |
| Rajasthan                  |                                       57732204 |                                       56800945 |     -1.61 |
| Sikkim                     |                                         291626 |                                         274332 |     -5.93 |
| Tamil Nadu                 |                                       22722984 |                                       24500621 |      7.82 |
| Tripura                    |                                        1936179 |                                        1317892 |    -31.93 |
| Uttar Pradesh              |                                       68715147 |                                       68012945 |     -1.02 |
| Uttarakhand                |                                        4794730 |                                        4427089 |     -7.67 |
| West Bengal                |                                       30348280 |                                       37483238 |     23.51 |
| Total                      |                                      512057301 |                                      536761343 |      4.82 |