Lok Sabha Question No. 2520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Rashtriya Gokul Mission and National Livestock Mission
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. Bhola Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2520

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION AND NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION

2520. DR. BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has implemented the Rashtriya Gokul Mission and the National Livestock Mission in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- b) the impact of these schemes on livestock productivity, dairy production and overall rural economy in Uttar Pradesh;
- c) the financial allocation and expenditure incurred for these schemes in Uttar Pradesh; and
- d) the other initiatives to enhance and expand these schemes for further development in the State's fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying sectors?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a) &  (b)  In  order  to  complement  and  supplement  the  efforts  made  by  the  State  for development  of  livestock  sector  Government  of  India  is  implementing:  (i)  Rashtriya  Gokul Mission with the aim of development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds, enhancing milk production and productivity of bovines and   (ii) National Livestock Mission with the aim of entrepreneurship development of Poultry, sheep, goat, pig, feed and fodder development as well as breed improvement. The scheme is amended on 21.02.2024 and horse, donkey, mule and camel included in activities for holistic development of livestock sector.  As per Basic Animal Husbandry  Statistics  2023,  Uttar  Pradesh  is  the  highest  milk  producer  with  a  contribution  of 15.72% in total milk production in the country. Milk production in Uttar Pradesh is increased from 25198.36 thousand tonnes in 2014-15 to 36241.74 thousand tonnes in 2022-23 that is by 43.82%. The productivity of milk in Indigenous Cattle has increased from 2.60 kg per day per animal in 2014-15 to 3.78 kg per day per animal in 2022-23 that is by 45.38%. The productivity of milk in Buffaloes has increased from 4.47 kg per day per animal in 2014-15 to 5.27 kg per day per animal in 2022-23 that is by 17.89%.
- (c) The total fund released to Uttar Pradesh during the last 5 years is given in the following table:

| Scheme                     |   Total Funds released during the last five years and current year (Rs in lakh) |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rashtriya Gokul Mission    |                                                                        24602.2  |
| National Livestock Mission |                                                                         1852.65 |

(d)  The  following  other  initiatives  are  being  taken  by  Government  of  India  for  further development of  Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying sector in the country including Uttar Pradesh:

(i) Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF to facilitate incentivisation of  investments  to  establish  (i)  Dairy  processing  and  product  diversification  infrastructure,  (ii) Meat processing and product diversification infrastructure and (iii) Animal Feed Plant (iv) Breed Improvement  Technology  and  Breed  Multiplication  Farm,  (v)  Veterinary  Vaccine  and  Drugs production  facilities,  (vi)  Animal  waste  to  wealth  management  (Agri-waste  Management). Keeping  in  view  of  the  success  of  AHIDF,  the  erstwhile  Dairy  Processing  Infrastructure Development Fund has been subsumed with the AHIDF on 01.02.2024. Now total size of the fund is ₹29110 cr.

(ii) Kisan Credit Card (KCC) - For the first time Government has extended KCC facility to Animal Husbandry farmers 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  for  getting  incentivisation  under the scheme.

(iii) The Department of Fisheries is implementing a flagship scheme namely 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  -  a  scheme  to  bring  about  Blue  Revolution  through sustainable  and  responsible  development  of  fisheries  sector  in  India'  with  an  investment  of Rs.20,050 crore in fisheries sector over a period of 5 years between 2020-21 and 2024-25 in all States/  Union  Territories  for  promotion  and  overall  development  of  Fisheries  sector  in  the country.

(iv) Foreseeing  the  immense  scope  for  development  of  fisheries  and  aquaculture  sector, various initiatives have been taken by this Department including launching a specified scheme on Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) on 24thOctober, 2018, at a  total  outlay  of  Rs.  7522.48  crore  to  assist  in  creating  several  infrastructural  needs  of  the Fisheries sector in the Country.

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