Lok Sabha Question No. 1922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Training in Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

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

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1922 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  AUGUST, 2023

## TRAINING IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## 1922. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to impart training to the youths in the field of animal husbandry and dairying, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  number  of  the  youths  that  have  been  imparted  training  under  this  scheme  in  the country during the last three years, State and district-wise including Jalore and Sirohi districts of Rajasthan and Gujarat;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  loans  at  subsidised  interest  rates  to  the youths on completion of their training in the field of animal husbandry and dairying; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) Under Rashtriya Gokul Mission educated Rural Youth are inducted as Multi-Purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRIs) to deliver breeding inputs and veterinary  first-aid  at  farmer's  doorstep.  Induction  of  MAITRIs  is  done  to  make  available trained manpower for conducting artificial insemination services at the farmers' doorstep in rural areas covering all States and Union Territories.

Under the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme, there is no specific provision for training for youths, however, under this scheme, training is provided to farmers/milk  producers  on  good  hygienic/  manufacturing  practices,  clean  milk  production, milch animals rearing, adoption of cattle feed, green fodder and mineral mixture, etc.

Under National Livestock Mission there is a component i.e. Extension and Training under the Submission - 'Innovation & Extension'. All sections of society including youth can get the benefit of the scheme. There is no separate information available regarding the youth who got training.

(b) The number of MAITRIs have been trained and equipped to deliver breeding inputs at farmers' doorstep in all states and districts including Jalore and Sirohi district of Rajasthan are 26 and 18 respectively. State-wise detail of MAITRIs is placed at Annexure-I and No. of Farmers  Trained  in  Central  Poultry  Development  Organizations  (CPDOs)  under  Animal Husbandry and Dairying from the year 2020-21 to 2022-23 is placed at Annexure-II

(c) & (d) As per the revised and realigned guidelines of Rashtriya Gokul Mission 2021-2026 there is no provision of providing loans to the youth on completion of training. However, any private  individual  entrepreneurs,  FPOs,  SHGs,  FCOs,  JLGs,  and  Section  8  companies  can apply  for  establishment  of  Breed  Multiplication  farm  with  a  capacity  of  200  cows  or buffaloes  preferably  of  indigenous  breeds  and  capital  subsidy  of  Rs.2.00  crore  is  made available under the component. Further, applicant can also avail 3% interest subvention for Breed Multiplication farms under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund.

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## Annexure-I

Details of MAITRIs trained and equipped to deliver breeding inputs at farmers' doorstep

| Sr. No.   | State             |   Number of MAITRIs trained |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |                        4746 |
| 2.        | Telangana         |                         117 |
| 3.        | Karnataka         |                        1541 |
| 4.        | Kerala            |                           0 |
| 5.        | Gujarat           |                         199 |
| 6.        | Madhya Pradesh    |                        4066 |
| 7.        | Maharashtra       |                         220 |
| 8.        | Rajasthan         |                         418 |
| 9.        | Goa               |                           0 |
| 10.       | Jammu             |                          40 |
| 11.       | Kashmir           |                          78 |
| 12.       | Punjab            |                           0 |
| 13.       | Haryana           |                           0 |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh  |                          43 |
| 15.       | Uttarakhand       |                         159 |
| 16.       | Uttar Pradesh     |                        2497 |
| 17.       | Ladakh            |                           0 |
| 18.       | Assam             |                         992 |
| 19.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                          37 |
| 20.       | Manipur           |                         100 |
| 21.       | Meghalaya         |                         173 |
| 22.       | Sikkim            |                         224 |
| 23.       | Nagaland          |                          20 |
| 24.       | Tripura           |                          94 |
| 25.       | Mizoram           |                           0 |
| 26.       | Jharkhand         |                         745 |
| 27.       | Chhattisgarh      |                         125 |
| 28.       | Bihar             |                        1090 |
| 29.       | West Bengal       |                         654 |
| 30.       | Odisha            |                        1466 |
| Total     | Total             |                       19844 |

## Training in Central Poultry Development Organizations under Animal Husbandry and Dairying from the year 2020-21 to 2022-23

| Parameters   | Year     |   No. of Farmers Trained |
|--------------|----------|--------------------------|
| CPDO-ER      | 2020- 21 |                      176 |
| CPDO-ER      | 2021- 22 |                        0 |
| CPDO-ER      | 2022- 23 |                      130 |
| CPDO-SR      | 2020- 21 |                     1100 |
| CPDO-SR      | 2021- 22 |                      480 |
| CPDO-SR      | 2022- 23 |                       90 |
| CPDO-NR      | 2020- 21 |                      280 |
| CPDO-NR      | 2021- 22 |                      175 |
| CPDO-NR      | 2022- 23 |                      130 |
| CPDO-WR      | 2020- 21 |                       44 |
| CPDO-WR      | 2021- 22 |                      204 |
| CPDO-WR      | 2022- 23 |                      122 |
| Summary      | 2020- 21 |                     1600 |
| Summary      | 2021- 22 |                      859 |
| Summary      | 2022- 23 |                      472 |