Lok Sabha Question No. 1446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Livestock and Dairy Farming Schemes
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Prataprao  Jadhav, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1446 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY FARMING SCHEMES

## 1446.  SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has directed the State Governments to constitute a task force in order to address feed and fodder availability issues;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the States in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to organize awareness campaigns at Gram Panchayat level across States for better outreach of the benefit of schemes to livestock and dairy farmers;
- (d)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  also  directed  the  States  to  prepare  micro  plans  with  regard  to livestock and dairy farmers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has also reviewed the implementation of the central schemes with respect to livestock and dairy farming and if so, the details thereof?

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

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) Yes Sir. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India has requested State Governments to constitute a task force in order to address the feed and fodder availability issues in the country.
- (b) The response has been received from the States of Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Andaman & Nicobar on the issue.
- (c) The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  (DAHD),  Government  of  India  is  organizing awareness  programmes  across  the  country  through  Common  Services  Centres  on  virtual  platforms, aimed  at  helping  the  farmers  gain  a  better  understanding  of  the  latest  practices  and  techniques  in animal husbandry and dairy farming about various schemes of the DAHD and ways to avail benefits. The DAHD has organised 24950 awareness camps in FY 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24. DAHD is also  organizing  Pashudhan  Jagriti  Abhiyan-Intensive  awareness  programme  in  Aspirational  districts through Veterinary Universities.
- (d) The  Task  force  to  address  the  issue  of  fodder  shortage  comprises  of  Secretaries  of  Department  of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Forests and Rural Development of the states and would make efforts for increasing the areas under fodder for redeveloping community pasture land in Gauthan and  degraded  forest  land  and  encourage  private  entrepreneurship  for  seed  production,  fodder cultivation  and  making  silage/  TMR  etc.    Besides,  Fodder  resources  development  plans  have  been prepared by ICAR- Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi   for 25 States including information on fodder crops varieties, production systems, conservation practices etc. which have been sent to the State Governments for implementation.
- (e) The DAHD, Government of India routinely reviews the implementation of the central schemes with respect to livestock and dairying farming through various review meetings, Regional Review meetings, video conferences with the State Governments and various stake holders and visit of its officers.

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