Lok Sabha Question No. 280 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Rearing of Domestic Livestock
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel, Durga Das Uikey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

STARRED QUESTION NO. *280

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2023

## REARING OF DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK

*280:  SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

SHRI DURGA DAS (D.D.) UIKEY:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  details  of  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  to  promote  rearing  of  domestic livestock in the country including tribal areas;
- (b)  the  total  funds  provided  by  the  Government  to  promote  rearing  of  domestic  livestock  in rural areas and tribal areas in the country including Madhya Pradesh during the last three years; and
- (c)  the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  conservation  and  maintenance  of indigenous/ native breed of cows?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. *280 PART (a) TO (c) FOR ANSWER ON 08.08.2023 ASKED BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL: SHRI DURGA DAS (D.D.) UIKEY: REGARDING'REARING OF DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK'

- (a) The  Government  is  implementing  various  schemesfor  promotion  and  development  of animal husbandry including rearing of domestic livestock in the country including tribal areas  such  as  National  Livestock  Mission  (NLM),  RashtriyaGokul  Mission  (RGM), National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD), Dairy Processing and Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (DIDF),  Supporting  Dairy  Cooperatives  and  Farmer Producer  Organizations  engaged  in  dairy  activities  (SDCFPO),  Livestock  Health  and Disease Control Programme (LH&DCP).
- (b) The  Department of  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying, Government  of India has releasedfunds under various schemesto the States/UTsincluding Madhya Pradesh in the last 3 years as under:

(Rupees in Crores)

| Year                               |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| All India including Madhya Pradesh |   1780.29 |   2293.4  |    1132.2 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |     87.17 |    132.71 |      92.9 |

- (c) The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  RashtriyaGokul Mission for development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds since December 2014. The scheme is important in enhancing milk production and productivity of bovines to  meet  growing  demand  of  milk  and  making  dairying  more  remunerative  to  the  rural farmers of the country.

The major steps undertaken for the development and conservation of indigenous breeds under RGM are as follows:

- (i) Nationwide Artificial Insemination program for extension of Artificial Insemination coverage
- (ii) Progeny testing and pedigree selection for production of high genetic merit bulls of indigenous breeds
- (iii) Establishment of Breed Multiplication Farms preferably of indigenous breeds
- (iv) Promotion of In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) technology for faster genetic upgradation of indigenous breeds
- (v) Implementation of genomic selection using genomic chip
- (vi) Sex sorted semen production for indigenous breeds