Lok Sabha Question No. 1339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Animal Husbandry in West Bengal
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1339

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 Th  JULY 2021

## ANIMAL HUSBANDRY IN WEST BENGAL

1339. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the various schemes launched for the development of Animal Husbandry in the State of West Bengal and in various other States throughout the country during the last six years;
- (b)  whether  any  new  scheme  is  to  be  introduced  in  coming  future,  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  fund  sanctioned  for  the  development  of  the  Animal  Husbandry  in  the budgetary  allocation  2020  &  how  much  percentage  of  fund  is  released/expend  to  the  State Government of West Bengal till now; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  details  of  schemes  implemented  by  the  Government  for  development  of  animal husbandry in various States/UTs of the country, including the State of West Bengal during the last six years, are as under:
- I. Rashtriya Gokul Mission(RGM)
- II. National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
- III. National Dairy Plan-I(NDP-I) (was closed on 29 Nov, 2019. No financial assistance was released during 2019-20)
- IV. Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS)(discontinued from 2020-21)
- V. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund(DIDF)
- VI. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities (SDC&FPO)
- VII. National Livestock Mission(NLM)
- VIII. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund(AHIDF)
- IX. Livestock Health & Disease Control(LH&DC)
- X. National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)
- XI. Livestock Census and Integrated Sample Survey
- (b)   Recently, Government has revised and realigned some of the components of the following existing schemes in order to have focussed development of animal husbandry and dairying across the country in the next 5 years starting 2021-22.
- I. Rashtriya Gokul Mission(RGM)
- II. National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
- III. National Livestock Mission(NLM)
- IV. Livestock Health & Disease Control(LH&DC)
- (c) and (d)  The details of funds allocated and funds released under schemes for development of Animal Husbandry in West Bengal, in the budgetary allocation 2020, are as under -

(Rs. In Lakh)

| Name of the Scheme                                  | Fund Allocation (tentative)   |   Fund Released |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
| Rashtriya Gokul Mission*                            | -                             |          202.5  |
| National Livestock Mission**                        | 0                             |            0    |
| Livestock Health &Disease Control                   | 2392.80                       |          471.11 |
| National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) # | -                             |         1006.39 |

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