Lok Sabha Question No. 74 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Development of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Poultry
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Manjulata Mandal

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

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *74 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2023

## DEVELOPMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRY AND POULTRY

* 74. SHRI SELVAM G:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of various schemes being implemented by the Government for the development of animal husbandry, dairy and poultry in the State of Tamil Nadu and Odisha during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the total number of farmers who have been benefited by these schemes so far;
- (c) whether the Government has not achieved growth rate targets in animal husbandry sector, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of corrective steps taken by the Government to boost animal husbandry sector;
- (e) whether the Government has received any proposal from the States of Tamil Nadu and Odisha regarding animal husbandry and dairy projects under the centrally sponsored schemes and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (f)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  released  to  Tamil  Nadu  and  Odisha  States  by  the Government during the said period; and
- (g)  the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  the  animal  husbandry  and  fisheries sectors in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (g) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. *74 PART (a) TO (g)  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SELVAM  G  AND  SHRIMATI MANJULATA  MANDAL  REGARDING'DEVELOPMENT  OF  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY, DAIRY AND POULTRY'

(a)The  details  of  the  various  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Department  of  Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India for the development of animal husbandry, dairy and poultry across the country including Tamil Nadu and Odisha during the last three years and the current year are as under:

- i. Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM),
- ii. National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD),
- iii. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF),
- iv. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO)
- v. National Livestock Mission (NLM),
- vi. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)
- vii. Livestock  Health  and  Disease  Control  Programme  (LH&DCP)  (wherein  erstwhile Livestock Health and Disease Control Scheme and National Animal Disease Control Programme were merged with effect from 2021-22)
- viii. Livestock Census and Integrated Sample Survey (LC & ISS)
9. (b) The total number of farmers benefited under these schemes so far are as under:

|   S. No. | Name of the State   | Farmers Benefited   |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Tamil Nadu          | 1,05,59,725         |
|        2 | Odisha              | 75,36,935           |

(c) No Sir, Livestock Sector in our country has been growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.67% (at constant prices) from 2014-15 to 2021-22. Milk production has increased by 51.05% over the past 8 years from 146.3 million tonnes during 2014-15 to 221.06 million tonnes during 2021-22. Milk production is growing at the annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1% over the past 8 years. Egg production in the country has also increased from 78.48 billion nos. in 2014-15 to 129.60 billion nos. in 2021-22. Egg production in the country is growing at the rate (CAGR) of 7.4% per annum.  Meat production in the country has increased from 6.69 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 9.29 million tonnes in 2021-22.

(d) In order to boost growth in livestock sector, the Government is implementing various animal husbandry  and  dairying  schemes  to  enhance  production  and  productivity  of  bovines  &  small ruminants (sheep &  goat), piggery &  poultry. This helps in creating entrepreneurship, development of animal husbandry & dairying infrastructure, direct & indirect employment and better  livelihood  opportunities  for  unemployed  youth  and  farmers  engaged  in  cattle,  dairy, poultry, sheep, goat, piggery, feed and fodder sector.

(e) Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  has  received  proposals  from  States  of  Tamil  Nadu  and  Odisha regarding animal husbandry and dairy projects under variouscentrally sponsored schemes of the Department. The details of project proposals received from States are as under:

| Schems                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| National Livestock Mission                         | Proposal amounting to Rs.9192.50 lakh have been received under NLM from the state Government of Tamil Nadu under the component Livestock Insurance. The proposal has been evaluated and no fund released so far as the state has not opened SLS account and not mapped on PFMS as per DoE dated 28 th September,2022. | Under Genetic Improvement of Sheep and Goat breeds, Innovation of Extension activities & Risk Management & Insurance proposal amounting Rs. 3058.32 lakhs was received from the state of Odisha of. An amount of Rs. 1784.98 lakhs have been recommended for the above proposals. As a first installment an amount of Rs. 446.00 lakh has been released. |
| Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme:-   | a) Proposal received under MVU recurring cost: Total Project Cost- Rs. 4815.59 lakh, Central Share- Rs. 2889.35 lakh b) Proposal received under ASCAD: Total Project Cost- Rs. 2208.56 lakh, Central Share- Rs. 1346.86 lakh                                                                                          | Proposal received under ASCAD: Total Project Cost- Rs. 3278.65 lakh, Central Share- Rs. 1980.03 lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Livestock Census & Integrated Sample Survey Scheme | Under this scheme,proposals amounting Rs.498.44 lakhs for FY 2023-24 has been received from the State of Tamil Nadu and is under process.                                                                                                                                                                             | No proposal has been received from State of Odisha for the current financial year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

## (f) The details of fund released during the last three years by the Government on the said schemes to Tamil Nadu and Odisha are as under:

## (Rs. in lakh)

|   S. No. | State      |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 (as on date) |
|----------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|
|        1 | Tamil Nadu |  10992    |   7945.16 |   8308.7  |                5276.22 |
|        2 | Odisha     |   3202.59 |   7859.42 |   1958.11 |                   0    |

(g) At present, with special focus on entrepreneurship development, infrastructure development, creation  of  large  no.  of  direct/indirect  employment  under  animal  husbandry,  dairying  and fisheries,  the  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  such  as  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission, National  Programme for  Dairy  Development,    National  Livestock  Mission,  Animal  Husbandry Infrastructure  Development  Fund,  Livestock  Health  &  Disease  Control  Programme,  Pradhan Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana,  and  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure  Development Fund.

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