Lok Sabha Question No. 2803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Milk Yield
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2803 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH 2025

## MILK YIELD

2803. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry is aware that milk yield per cow varies widely in the States, from 1.49 kg in Assam to 13.31 kg in Punjab;
- (b) the steps being taken to address this disparity and improve milk yield in low-performing States like Assam, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand;
- (c) whether targeted breeding, feeding, and health care initiatives are being implemented to address these regional differences; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE HON'BLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND  DAIRYING

(PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

- (a) to (d) Yes, Sir.  The Government of India is implementing following schemes/ programmes and  taken  following  steps  to  enhance  milk  production  and  productivity  of  bovines  in  low performing  States  including  Assam,  Chhattisgarh  and  Jharkhand  through  targeted  breeding, feeding and health care:
1. Rashtriya Gokul Mission: Initiatives undertaken under the scheme are as under:
- (i) Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP) is initiated for extending Artificial Insemination (AI) coverage in 605 disticts with less than 50% AI coverage including 35 districts of Assam, 33 districts of Chhattisgarh, 24 districts of Jharkhand.  The programme is implemented in mission mode and quality AI services delivered free of cost at the farmers doorstep and so far 8.39 crore animals covered, 12.34 crore Artificial Insemination performed and 5.21 crore farmers benefitted.    Progress  made  under  the  programme  in  the  State  of  Assam,  Chhattisgarh  and Jharkhand is given in the following table:

|   Sr. No. | State Name   |   No. of Animals Inseminated |   Total Artificial Insemination performed |   Farmers Benefitted |
|-----------|--------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Assam        |                      1559269 |                                   1950297 |              1340396 |
|         2 | Chhattisgarh |                      1761798 |                                   2279156 |              1075532 |
|         3 | Jharkhand    |                      2446101 |                                   3129541 |              1702127 |

Accelerated breed improvement programme using sex-sorted semen in artificial insemination  is  initiated  with  the  aim  to  produce  female  calves  with  90%  accuracy  thereby enhancing milch cattle population, breed improvement and farmers' income throughout the country including Assam, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

Bovine IVF technology has been initiated to  achieve  rapid  genetic  gain  among  bovine population. Funds have been released to Assam and Chhattisgarh for establishment of IVF lab.

For delivery of quality artificial insemination services at the farmers doorstep community resource persons -Multi-purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRIs) are  trained  and  equipped.  During  the  last  3  years  38,736  MAITRIs  have  been  trained  and equipped. 1012 MAITRIs have been inducted in the State of Assam, 1068 in Jharkhand and  425 in Chhattisgarh.

- (ii) High Genetic Merit (HGM) bulls produced under Progeny testing and pedigree selection programme are made  available  to  semen  stations  including  semen  station  located  in  Barpeta Assam  and  Durg  Chhattisgarh.    States  are  allowed  to  use  semen  doses  of  HGM  bulls  in Nationwide AI programme for attaining higher genetic gain among bovine population.
- (iii) To accelerate genetic improvement of cattle and buffaloes, the Government has developed unified  genomic  chips-Gau  Chip  for  indigenous  cattle  and  Mahish  Chip  for  buffaloesspecifically designed for initiating genomic selection of high genetic merit bovines in the country.
2. Government of India is supporting establishment of fodder Farmer Producer Organization (FPOs) with the aim  to develop organised system of production and sale of  fodder products silage, hay, dry fodder blocks, Total Mixed Ration (TMR), planting material, fodder seeds etc  and to bridge the gap between demand and supply of fodder in the country and  so far 100  fodder FPOs have been registered including 2 fodder FPOs established in Jharkhand.
3. Government  is  implementing  Sub-Mission  on  feed  and  fodder  development  under  the scheme National  Livestock  Mission  throughout  the  country  including  in  the  States  of  Assam, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. Following is the details of the activities covered: (i) Assistance  for quality Fodder seed production: 100% incentivisation for production of all categories of fodder seeds  by  Central  and  State  Government  institutions;  (ii)  Entrepreneurial  activities  in  feed  and fodder: One time 50% capital subsidy up to Rs 50 lakh is provided to the Individuals, SHG, FCOs JLG,  FPOs,  Dairy  Cooperative  societies,  section  8  companies  for  the  value  addition  such  as Hay/Silage/Total  Mixed Ration(TMR)/ Fodder Block;  (iii)  Establishment  of  Entrepreneurs  for Fodder Seed Processing Infrastructure (processing and grading unit/ fodder seed storage godown): One  time  50%  capital  subsidy  up  to  Rs  50  lakh  is provided  to companies,  start-ups/ SHGs/FPOs/FCOs/JLGs/ Cooperative societies Section 8 companies and other credible organizations for establishing fodder seed processing infrastructure and (iv) Fodder production from Non-Forest Wasteland / Rangeland / Non-arable Land' and 'Fodder Production from Forest Land.
4. Livestock  Health  and  Disease  Control  Programme:  The  scheme  is  implemented  for providing assistance for control of animal diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease, Brucellosis and also to provide assistance to States including Assam, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand for Control of other infectious diseases of livestock including dairy animals. Under the vaccination programme: (i) more than 109.55 crore vaccinations have been done against FMD and (ii) about 4.57 crore calves  vaccinated  against  Brucellosis  under  brucellosis  control  programme.    Progress  of vaccination  in the State of Assam, Chhattisgarh and Jarkhand is given in the following table:

| State        |   FMD ( till date vaccination data in lakh) |   Brucella (till date vaccination data in lakh) |
|--------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Assam        |                                      187.74 |                                           11.08 |
| Chhattisgarh |                                      341.48 |                                            7.54 |
| Jharkhand    |                                      296.97 |                                           19.06 |

Government of  India is supporting establishment of Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs for delivery  of  veterinary  healthcare  services    including  disease  diagnosis,  treatment,  vaccination, minor surgical interventions, audio-visual aids and extension services at farmers doorstep and So far, 4016 MVUs are operational in 28 states and 65 lakh farmers benefitted.

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