Lok Sabha Question No. 285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Unnat Pashudhan Sashakt Kisan Conclave
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S., Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Supriya Sadanand Sule

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 285 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2022

## UNNAT PASHUDHAN SASHAKT KISAN CONCLAVE

## 285.  DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has organized Unnat Pashudhan Sashakt Kisan Conclave recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details and number of farmers who have participated in the event;
- (c) the details of programmes organized during the Conclave and its outcome;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any step to provide quality animal health services at the farmers doorsteps and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  more  importance  to  animal  husbandry,  dairy  and fisheries sectors and if so, the steps proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (f)  the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  growth  of the livestock sector by increasing farmers access to animal health and credit services?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (Shri Parshottam Rupala)

(a) to (c) As a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying organised Unnat Pashudhan Sashakt Kisan Conclave on 1st June, 2022 with a focus on dairy, poultry and other livestock farmers, innovative entrepreneurs, startups and industry on the occasion of World Milk Day. Around 1200 farmers participated in the conclave physically and 50,000 farmers attended the event virtually through Common Service Centres across the country. Following programmes were organized during the Conclave:

- (i) Digital Exhibition of 75 Indigenous Livestock Breeds.
- (ii) Digital Exhibition of 75 successful Entrepreneurs in livestock sector.
- (iii) Launch of two digital coffee table books on 75 Livestock breeds and 75 Entrepreneurs.

(iv)  Launch  of  training  programme  for  Accredited  Agent  for  Health  and  Extension  of  Livestock Production (A-HELP) .

(v) Felicitation of Padmashree awardees from the Animal Husbandry sector.

(vi) Announcement of Animal Husbandry Startup Grand challenge 2.0 winners.

(vii) Three technical thematic sessions on 1) Increasing productivity and improving animal health, 2) Value addition and market linkages and 3) Innovation and technology.

(d)  In  order  to  provide  quality  animal  health  services  at  the  farmer's  doorstep,  Government  has implemented   "Establishment  &  Strengthening  of  Veterinary  Hospitals  &  Dispensaries-  Mobile Veterinary Units (ESVHD-MVU)"  under 'Livestock Health & Disease Control  Scheme'  to provide veterinary  health  services  at  farmer's  doorstep  from   2021-22.   The  scheme  provides  100%  financial assistance to all States/UTs towards non-recurring expenditure on procurement of Mobile Veterinary Unit (MVU) for every one lakh livestock population. For recurring expenditure on running of diagnostic & treatment services by these Mobile Veterinary Units, the scheme provides a central share of 90% for North Eastern States & Himalayan States, 100% for UTs and 60% for all other States. During 2021-22 a sum of Rs.681.57 Crore has been released to 33 States/UTs for procurement of 4332 Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs).

(e) Recently, the Government has revised and realigned various components of existing schemes in order to  have  focused  development  of  animal  husbandry  and  dairying  across  the  country  for  next  5  years starting  from  2021-22.  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  the following schemes to supplement the efforts of the States/UTs across the country:

- i. Rashtriya Gokul Mission,
- ii. National Programme for Dairy Development,
- iii. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund,
- iv. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities
- v. National Livestock Mission,
- vi. Livestock Health and Disease Control
- vii. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
- viii. National Animal Disease Control Programme
- ix. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
- x. Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund

(f)  In  order  to  ensure  growth  of  the  livestock  sector,  National  Animal  Disease  Control  Programme (NADCP)  is  being  implemented  for  control  and  eradication  of  Foot  &  Mouth  Disease  (FMD)  and Brucellosis disease in the country with 100 % central support to States by vaccinating against FMD and Brucellosis. Under Livestock Health & Disease Control (LH & DC) scheme, the component "Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD)"  provides central assistance (90% for North Eastern States  &  Himalayan  States,  100% for  UTs  and  60%  for  all  other  States)  to  all  States/UTs  towards vaccination of economically important diseases, strengthening of disease diagnostic laboratories. The scheme also includes Peste des Petits Ruminant - Eradication Programme (PPR-EP)  and Classical Swine Fever Control Programme (CSF-CP) , which provides  100% central assistance  to all States/UTs  for eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminant (PPR) disease of sheep & goats  and  control of  CSF disease of pigs  by vaccination coverage of 100% eligible sheep & goat  and pig population in the country.

In  order  to  increase  the  access  to  credit  services  to  Animal  husbandry  and  Dairy  Sector,  the Department  is  implementing  Credit  Linked  Infrastructure  Development  Schemes  such  as  Dairy Processing  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (DIDF),  Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development Fund(AHIDF),  Supporting  Dairy  Cooperatives  and  Farmer  producer  organizations  involved  in  dairy activities  (SDCFPO) and credit linked  Entrepreneurship Schemes such  as Breed Multiplication Farm under Rashtriya Gokul Mission(RGM), Sheep, goat , Pig breeder farm & breed development in rural poultry  under  National  Livestock  Mission.  Special  drives  were  carried  out  in  association  with  D/o Financial Services (DFS) to provide fresh KCC to animal husbandry and dairy farmers in the country. The Department in association with D/o Financial Services is currently organizing a Nation-wide AHDF KCC campaign from 15.11.2021 to 31.07.2022. In order to ensure increased credit flow, a target of Rs 1,04,580 Crore is fixed as ground level credit target for Animal Husbandry and Dairying during 2022-23.