Lok Sabha Question No. 3710 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Modernisation of Poultry Farming
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Supriya Sadanand Sule

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3710

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2021

## MODERNISATION OF POULTRY FARMING

## 3710:    DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  policy  to  encourage  modernization  of  poultry  farming especially in dry and non-irrigated areas of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has assessed the actual demand for poultry products in the country, if so, the outcome thereof;
- (c)  whether  any  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  fight  against  poultry  disease outbreaks and diagnosis, waste management and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that the poultry farmers bear huge losses every year ;and
- (e) if so, the details of the estimated loss incurred by the poultry farmers in each of the last three years and the current year and the amount of compensation paid by the Government to poultry farmers thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  The Central Government has no specific policy to encourage the modernization of poultry farms in the dry and non-irrigated areas. However, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying has recently introduced technologically assisted (modern technology based integrated/ advanced poultry farms) under Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) to encourage modernization of poultry farming in the country.
- (b) No such assessment has been done for estimating the actual demand for poultry products in the country.
- (c) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing a scheme namely 'Assistance to States for control of Animal Diseases' (ASCAD) under 'Livestock Health and Disease Control' (LH&DC) which covers the vaccination of economically important poultry diseases, including control and containment of emergent and exotic diseases like Avian Influenza. Department has developed Action plan for Preparedness, Control and Containment of Avian Influenza which was formulated in 2005 and revised in 2006, 2012, 2015, 2021 Under the LH&DC Scheme financial assistance is provided to the States for upgradation of Diagnostic Laboratories at the district level. In  addition,  there  are  six  Regional  Disease  Diagnostic  Laboratories  for  prompt  and  effective diagnosis  of  different  Livestock  and  poultry  Diseases.  A  National  Institute  of  High  Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has been specially designated as National Referral Laboratory for diagnosis of Avian Influenza which is also financially assisted by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying for diagnosis of Avian Influenza. As regards to waste management, the ICAR -Central Avian Research Institute (CARI), Izatnagar, Bareilly has developed two pilot scale technologies for waste management and adoption  of  new  renewable  energy:  I.  Dilution,  Acidification  and  Carbonization  (DAC) technology: used for all weather biogas generation exclusively from poultry excreta and further utilization of it is used as manure in agriculture. The signifying point of this technology is that only poultry  excreta  are  required  for  biogas  production.  Used  slurry  has  good  manure  value  and germination potential (>90%), hence can be easily applied in agricultural fields without burning effect on plants which is a common problem with crude poultry excreta. The overall impact of this technology is to alleviate environmental pollution, economize poultry production and generate additional  income  at  poultry  establishments.  II.  Aerobic  composting  of  poultry  wastes:  (litter, excreta,  hatchery  waste,  slaughter  waste,  mortalities  etc.)  has  been  standardized  using  various poultry  wastes  and  carbonaceous  material  (tree  leaves,  grasses  and  other  plant  wastes)  for conversion  into  manure  for  utilization  in  organic  crop  farming  as  an  alternative  to  chemical fertilizers. These  two  technologies  reduce  pollutants, bad  odour  and  flies from  poultry

establishments. ln addition, preparation of vermi-compost from poultry litter waste (cage litter) is also being practiced at ICAR institutes.

(d)  &  (e)  No  Sir.  No  such  data  is  maintained.  However,  Rs  1387.14  lakhs  was  released  to States/UTs  under  'Assistance  to  States  for  control  of  Animal  Diseases'  (ASCAD)  under 'Livestock Health and Disease Control' (LH&DC) for the FY 2020-21 & 2021-22 for control and containment of Avian Influenza including compensation to farmers whose birds have been culled, poultry eggs and Poultry feed has been destroyed.

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