Lok Sabha Question No. 1442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Facilities  for Dairy Farmers
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1442 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  July 2025

## FACILITIES FOR DAIRY FARMERS

## 1442. MS. S JOTHIMANI:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Union Government to support dairy farmers in adopting advanced breeding techniques, scientific feeding practices and improving milk productivity, particularly in drought-prone and climate-vulnerable regions;
- (b) the details of funds allocated and utilised under the National Livestock Mission and other relevant schemes for disease control, vaccination and health management of cattle and poultry during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted or commissioned any studies on the impact of climate change on livestock productivity, disease patterns and fodder availability, and if so, the key findings thereof; and
- (d)  the  measures  being  implemented or proposed to build climate resilience in the livestock sector, including promotion of heat-tolerant breeds, drought-resilient fodder and early warning systems?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

- (a) In order to complement and supplement the efforts made by the States and Union Territories in adopting advanced breeding techniques, scientific feeding practices and improving milk productivity, Government of India has taken following steps across the country including drought-prone and climatevulnerable regions:
- (i) Implementation  of  Nationwide  Artificial  Insemination  Programme  under  Rashtriya Gokul Mission to extend Artificial insemination coverage in the districts with less than 50% coverage.  Under  the  component  Artificial  insemination  services  with  semen  of  high  genetic merit bulls is made available free of cost at the farmers ' doorstep.
- (ii)         Implementation of Accelerated breed improvement programme using bovine In-Vitro Fertilization Technology (IVF) for faster genetic upgradation of bovines. Incentive at the rate of Rs. 5000 per assured pregnancy is made available to dairy farmers for adopting this technology.
- (iii) Accelerated breed Improvement programme using sex sorted semen for production of female calves with more than 90% accuracy. Under the component incentive upto 50% of the cost of sex sorted semen on assured pregnancy is made available to farmers.
- (iv) National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) is implemented with following 2 components: (a) Component ''A'' of NPDD focuses on creating/strengthening of infrastructure

for quality milk testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities for State Cooperative Dairy Federations/ District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union/ Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ Milk Producer Companies/ Farmer Producer Organizations. (b) Component ''B'' of the NPDD scheme "Dairying through Cooperatives' aims to increase sale of milk and dairy products by increasing farmer's  access  to  organized  market,  upgrading  dairy  processing  facilities  and  marketing infrastructure and enhancing the capacity of producer owned institutions.

(v) Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  (DAHD),  Government  of  India,  is implementing  the  National  Livestock  Mission-Entrepreneurship  Development  Programme (NLM-EDP).  In  NLM-EDP,  50%  capital  subsidy,  up  to  Rs.  50  lakh,  is  provided  for  the establishment of poultry, sheep, goat, pig, horse, camel, and donkey breeding farms, as well as feed and fodder units (Hay/Silage, Total Mixed Ration, fodder block making units, Seed grading units).

(vi) Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF):  AHIDF  provides interest subvention at the rate of 3% per annum for creation/ strengthening of livestock product processing and diversification infrastructure thereby providing greater access for unorganized producer members to organized market.

(vii) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has developed 1962 Farmers App in collaboration with National Dairy Development Board  that provides advisory services on Ration balancing and educates farmers on optimizing animal feeding using locally available resources, ensuring a balanced intake of protein, energy, and minerals.  The Ration Balancing functionality is also being extended to field workers for assisting the farmers in adopting scientific ways to arrive at optimal Ration Balancing in terms of cost and productivity.

(viii) Government  of  India  has  extended  Kisan  Credit  Card  (KCC)  facility  to  Animal Husbandry and Fisheries farmers for their working capital requirements wherein farmers either individual or joint borrower, Joint Liability Groups or Self Help Groups including tenant farmers having owned/rented/leased sheds are eligible.

(b) The details of funds released/allocated under the National Livestock Mission, and Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) implemented for disease control, vaccination and health management of cattle and poultry is at Annexure-I and II.

(c) and (d) No specific study has been commissioned by the the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying regarding impact of climate change on livestock productivity, disease patterns and fodder availability.  However,  in  order  to  complement  and  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  States  and  Union Territories to build resilience against climate change and safeguard the livelihoods of dairy farmers, Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  for development  and  conservation  of  indigenous  breeds,  genetic  upgradation  of  bovine  population  and enhancement of milk production and productivity of bovines. Indigenous cattle are well known for their quality of heat tolerance, disease resistance and ability to withstand extreme climatic conditions and least affected by future climate warming.

As  per  Indian  Council  of  Agriculture  Research  (ICAR)  a  project  National  Innovations  on Climate Resilient Agriculture, is launched with the aims to enhance the resilience of Indian agriculture to climate change and variability through strategic research and technology demonstrations. The project focuses on developing and implementing climate-resilient technologies in crops, livestock, and natural resource management.

Further, as per ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (IGFRI), Jhansi several location  specific  fodder  varieties  tolerant  to  moisture  stress    have  been  developed  and  released  for cultivation in different agro-climatic conditions. Details of climate resilient fodder varieties developed is given at Annexure-III

Annexure I State wise details of funds released under National Livestock Mission (NLM) in last 3 years (Rs. in lakhs)

|   S. No | State/Union Territories            |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|---------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh                     |  6009.28  |   1260    |    786.5  |
|       2 | Bihar                              |     0     |      0    |      0    |
|       3 | Chhattisgarh                       |     0     |     75    |     50    |
|       4 | Goa                                |     0     |      0    |      0    |
|       5 | Gujarat                            |     0     |    155    |    100    |
|       6 | Haryana                            |     0     |    407.5  |    975    |
|       7 | Himachal Pradesh                   |     0     |      0    |      0    |
|       9 | Jharkhand                          |     0     |     64    |      0    |
|      10 | Karnataka                          |     0     |    250    |    725    |
|      11 | Kerala                             |     0     |      0    |     50    |
|      12 | Madhya Pradesh                     |     0     |    350    |    500    |
|      13 | Maharashtra                        |     0     |     65    |     30    |
|      14 | Odisha                             |   446     |      0    |    250    |
|      15 | Punjab                             |   369.66  |      0    |      0    |
|      16 | Rajasthan                          |     0     |      0    |    100    |
|      17 | Tamilnadu                          |     0     |      0    |    150    |
|      18 | Telengana                          |     0     |      0    |     50    |
|      19 | Uttar Pradesh                      |     0     |    100    |    771    |
|      20 | Uttarakhand                        |     0     |    198.48 |    306.25 |
|      21 | West Bengal                        |   296.63  |      0    |    200    |
|      22 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |   261.85  |    473.7  |    181.25 |
|      23 | Assam                              |     0     |      0    |      0    |
|      24 | Manipur                            |     0     |      0    |    170.3  |
|      25 | Meghalaya                          |     0     |      0    |      0    |
|      26 | Mizoram                            |     0     |    201.99 |      0    |
|      27 | Nagaland                           |     0     |     50    |    193.9  |
|      28 | Sikkim                             |    93.21  |     93.21 |      0    |
|      29 | Tripura                            |     0     |    183.47 |      0    |
|      30 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |     0     |      0    |      0    |
|      31 | Chandigarh                         |     0     |      0    |      0    |
|      32 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |     0     |      0    |      0    |
|      33 | Delhi                              |     0     |      0    |      0    |
|      34 | Jammu &Kashmir                     |   675.35  |      0    |    250    |
|      35 | Lakshadweep                        |     0     |      0    |      0    |
|      36 | Puducherry                         |     0     |      0    |      0    |
|      37 | Ladakh                             |   308.295 |      0    |     27.5  |

Annexure-II State wise details of funds allocated under Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme

## (LHDCP) in last 3 years

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   S. NO. | State/Union Territories           |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands          |     80    |      0    |     84.5  |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                    |   1376.05 |   8534.26 |   7605.85 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                 |      0    |    621.28 |    654.25 |
|        4 | Assam                             |    558.47 |   2299.69 |   4696.5  |
|        5 | Bihar                             |    895.66 |    266.48 |   5481.63 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                        |      0    |      2.77 |      7.82 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                      |    158.8  |    621.51 |   3488.98 |
|        8 | Daman and Diu &Dadar Nagar Haveli |      0    |      0    |      0    |
|        9 | Goa                               |      0    |     78.11 |     94.56 |
|       10 | Gujarat                           |      0    |      5.8  |   1558.05 |
|       11 | Haryana                           |   2754.15 |   2203.77 |   5314.55 |
|       12 | Himachal Pradesh                  |      0    |    236.49 |   1405.67 |
|       13 | Jammu &Kashmir                    |      0    |   1099.81 |   1185.75 |
|       14 | Jharkhand                         |    240    |    850.36 |   1796.97 |
|       15 | Karnataka                         |    532.04 |   2255.78 |   1900    |
|       16 | Kerala                            |    466.15 |   5038.76 |   4677.62 |
|       17 | Ladakh                            |     86.97 |    383.95 |    883.04 |
|       18 | Lakshadweep                       |      0    |     45.23 |    166.16 |
|       19 | Madhya Pradesh                    |      0    |      0    |   2381.47 |
|       20 | Maharashtra                       |    352.73 |  11243.9  |   9232    |
|       21 | Manipur                           |      0    |    877.94 |   2518.57 |
|       22 | Meghalaya                         |    314.01 |    271.32 |    660.01 |
|       23 | Mizoram                           |      0    |    138.53 |    517.41 |
|       24 | Nagaland                          |    135.34 |    268.09 |    340.77 |
|       25 | NCT Delhi                         |      0    |    101.13 |     84.51 |
|       26 | Odisha                            |      0    |    318.1  |   1240.09 |
|       27 | Puducherry                        |     48    |     11.48 |     48.52 |
|       28 | Punjab                            |      0    |      0    |    397.93 |
|       29 | Rajasthan                         |      0    |    635.11 |   5968.58 |
|       30 | Sikkim                            |    232.57 |    251.07 |    312.61 |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu                        |      0    |    644.51 |   2259.6  |
|       32 | Telangana                         |      0    |      0    |    400    |
|       33 | Tripura                           |      0    |     59.76 |    573.37 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh                     |   7339.84 |  19259.8  |  15076    |
|       35 | Uttarakhand                       |    535.1  |   1998.69 |   1957.16 |
|       36 | West Bengal                       |    670    |   3639    |   4034.63 |

Annexure-III Details of climate resilient fodder varieties developed by ICAR-IGFRI

|   S. No . | Crop                                       | Variety    |   Released year | Special Attributes                                 | Recommended States                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Forage Pearl Millet ( Kharif , Single cut) | 16ADV0111  |            2024 | Tolerant to biotic stress &drought                 | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, plain parts of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. |
|         1 | Forage Pearl Millet ( Kharif , Single cut) | ADV0061    |            2021 | Tolerant to biotic &abiotic stress.                | Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                   |
|         2 | Forage Pearl Millet ( Summer , Multi-cut)  | ADV0061    |            2021 | Tolerant to biotic& abiotic stress.                | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra &Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|         3 | Lucerne                                    | Alamdar 51 |            2020 | Suitable for high temperature regimes of 48-50ºC   | Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                   |
|         4 | Setaria grass                              | S-25       |            2019 | Resistant to Lodging, frost and drought conditions | Punjab and Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|         5 | Sewan Grass ( Lasiurussi ndicus)           | RLSB-11-50 |            2015 | Seed to seed (110 days) Highly drought tolerant    | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh                                                                    |