Lok Sabha Question No. 2491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Production of Donkey, Sheep and Goat Milk
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Parshottambhai Rupala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2491

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  DECEMBER, 2024

## PRODUCTION OF DONKEY, SHEEP AND GOAT MILK

## 2491.  SHRI PARSHOTTAMBHAI RUPALA:

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

be pleased to state:

the details of measures the Government has implemented in collaboration with State Governments to boost the production of donkey, sheep and goat milk as well as to enhance the populations of these milk-producing animals?

## ANSWER

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

The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying,  Government  of  India  is  implementing National Livestock  Mission  (NLM)  Scheme  which  aims  towards  increase  in  per  animal productivity targeting increased production of donkey, sheep and goat milk as well as to enhance the populations of these animals. The scheme was modified on 21 st February 2024 wherein breedupgradation of Donkey was included.

Under  this  Scheme,  the  Department  is  supporting  the  entrepreneurs  in  the  states  for  breed improvement in sheep, goat and donkey apart from other non bovine animals  by providing the incentivization  to  the  Individual,  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  ,  Farmer  Cooperatives,  Joint Liability Groups, Self Help Groups, Section 8 companies for entrepreneurship development. The Department  is  also  providing  funds  to  the  states  for  genetic  improvement  of  sheep,  Goat  and Donkey under the scheme National Livestock Mission.

The  Scheme  National  Livestock  Mission  also  aims  to  incentivize  the  Institutes,  Universities, Organizations carrying out research  and development related to sheep,  goat, donkey. Under the Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme, the Department supports the states by providing funds for carrying out vaccination and deworming for prevention of animal diseases in sheep, goat and donkey.

Indian Council of Agriculture Research- Central Institute for Research on Goats(ICAR CIRG) has developed collaboration with State Animal Husbandry Department of Uttar Pradesh in 2024 on sustainable genetic improvement and conservation project for Jamunapari goat breed. Nearly 33 crore Rupees has approved by Department of Animal husbandry Govt. of Uttar Pradesh for the period 2024-25 to 2028-29. ICAR CIRG has also developed MoU with State Animal Husbandry

Department of Uttar Pradesh for providing training to goat farmers on scientific goat farming for improving  the  performance  and  economics.  These  centres  of  All  India  Coordinated  research project on goat are running in 19 States, with the objective of conservation, genetic  improvement and increasing meat and milk production . One Farmer Producer Organization on goat is running at Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.

To boost the production of sheep milk, Indian Council of Agriculture Research- Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar established Patanwadi sheep flock at institute and conducting research for genetic improvement of Patanwadi sheep as dairy sheep through selective breeding. In  order  to  increase  availability  of  sheep  milk  for  human  consumption,  technologies  like  milk replacer (Mamnaprash) was developed for suckling lambs.

Indian  Council  of Agriculture  Research-  National  Research  Centre  on  equines  (ICAR-NRCE), Hisar is imparting trainings to stakeholders for entrepreneurship development in donkey farming and conducting research on value addition to donkey milk and developing donkey milk products. ICAR-NRCE is running a network project on Animal Genetic Resources for the Conservation of Halari  donkeys.  In  addition  a  project  on  establishing  a  Model  Precision  Donkey  Farming  and Exploration of Therapeutic and Cosmetic Values of Donkey Milk to Enhance Farmers' Income is also being run at ICAR-NRCE.