Lok Sabha Question No. 114 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Promotion of Dairy and Animal Husbandry among Farmers
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.114 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  FEBRUARY, 2021

## PROMOTION OF DAIRY AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AMONG FARMERS

*114. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

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

मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether keeping in view the target of doubling the income of each of the farmers by  the  year  2022,  the  Government  has  prepared  any  comprehensive  scheme  for promoting dairy and animal husbandry among the farmers;
- (b) if so, the steps being taken in this regard alongwith the progress made so far to achieve the said target; and
- (c) the amount of funds allocated by the Government under the said scheme during the  current  financial  year  2020-21  and  proposed  to  be  allocated  during  the  next financial year 2021-22, particularly with regard to Maharashtra?

## (ANSWER)

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.114 PART (a) TO (c) ON 'PROMOTION  OF  DAIRY AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AMONG FARMERS' TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021.

(a)& (b) Keeping in view of the targets of doubling income of each of the farmers by the  year  2022  the  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  has  been implementing  comprehensive  scheme  white  revolution  for  promoting  Dairy  and Animal Husbandry among the farmers. Following are the major components of the scheme:

- i. Rashtriya Gokul Mission
- ii. National Livestock Mission
- iii. Livestock Health and Disease Control
- iv. National Animal Disease Control Programme
- v. National Programme for Dairy Development
- vi. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
- vii. Dairy processing and Infrastructure Development Fund
- viii. Supporting Dairy Cooperative and Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities

Due to the efforts made by Government of India milk production has increased by 44.10% over the  past  six  years  from  137.7  million  tones  during  2013-14  to  198.4 million metric tones during 2019-20. The total Egg production in the country during 2019-20 has been estimated as 114.38 Billion registering  a  growth  53 % over  the past 6 years as compared to estimates of 74.75 Billion in 2013-14.  The total Meat production  in  the  country  during  2019-20  is  estimated  as 8.60  Million  Tonnes showing a growth rate of 38 % over the year 2013-14 which was 6.23 Million Tonnes.

(c)  Financial  allocation  made  during  2020-21  and  2021-22  under  above  schemes including  funds  released  to  Maharashtra  during  2020-21  is  given  in  the  following table. Schemes implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying are  demand  driven  and  funds  are  released  on  the  basis  of  the  proposal  received from the States. Thus State wise allocation has not been made under the schemes for the financial year 2021-22

:

| Name of the scheme                                                                         | Funds allocated   | Funds allocated                  | Funds allocated                         | Funds allocated    |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------|
| Name of the scheme                                                                         | 2020-21           | Funds Released upto January 2021 | Funds released to Maharashtra upto 2021 | 2021-22 (Proposed) |
| Rashtriya Gokul Mission                                                                    | 400.00            | 268.84                           | 2.02                                    | 502.04             |
| National Livestock Mission                                                                 | 425.00            | 285.99                           | 18.55                                   | 350.00             |
| Livestock Health and Disease Control                                                       | 250.00            | 186.74                           | 2.87                                    | 1470.00            |
| National Animal Disease Control Programme                                                  | 858.00            | 516.03                           | 0.00                                    | 1470.00            |
| National Programme for Dairy Development                                                   | 286.00            | 246.25                           | 16.93                                   | 255.00             |
| Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund                                           | 77.00             | 0.00                             | 0.00                                    | 283.00             |
| Dairy processing and Infrastructure Development Fund#                                      | 10.00             | 10.00                            | 78.20#                                  | 283.00             |
| Supporting Dairy Cooperative and Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities | 100.00            | 100.00                           | 0.00                                    | 283.00             |

# Loan disbursed under the scheme