Lok Sabha Question No. 2530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Declining Animal Population
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Utkarsh Verma Madhur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2530

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  DECEMBER, 2024

## DECLINING ANIMAL POPULATION

## 2530.  SHRI UTKARSH VERMA MADHUR:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  animal  population  was  high  when  the  agriculture  was  dependent  on  animal power and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the use of tractors and farming machinery has resulted in significant decline of animal population and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the schemes to overcome the problem and to increase the animal population;
- (d) whether the declining animal population has badly affected leather industry and the prices of leather products have become costly and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  details  of  scheme  of  the  Government  to  prevent  the  rampant  selling  of  sweets  made from synthetic milk during the festive seasons; and
- (f) whether the stringent punitive measure for persons involved in blank marketing and if so, the details thereof;

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a) No  Sir,  as  per  the  Livestock  Census  data,  animal  population  was  increased  from  306.60 million numbers in 1956 to 536.76 million numbers in 2019. It is more than 75 percent increase in 63 years. This increase is about 49 percent for cattle and buffaloes together for the same period.
- (b) to (d)   Does not arise.
- (e)  &  (f)  Sir,  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  is  committed  to  ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. The preventive measures taken by the FSSAI to ensure compliance with set standard, limits & other statutory requirements under the Act and Food Safety & Standards Regulations are placed at Annexure I .

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  &  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2530  FOR  ANSWER  ON  10.12.202  ASKED  BY  SHRI UTKARSH VERMA MATHUR

To ensure compliance with the set standards, limits, & other statutory requirements under the Act and  Food  Safety  &  Standards  Regulations  (FSSR),  FSSAI,  through  its  four  regional  offices  and State/UT  food  safety  authorities,  conducts  regular  localized/targeted  special  enforcement  and surveillance drives, inspections and sampling activities throughout the year including during festive seasons. If any deviations from the standards or violations to the FSSR are observed, the defaulting food business operators (FBOs) are subject to regulatory actions, including punitive measures, as stipulated under the FSS Act 2006 and its associated rules. Details of such preventive measure are as mentioned below:

1. Pan-India  surveillance  on  Milk  and  Milk  Products  2023:  10,126  samples  which  included 4,878 samples from organised sector (packed samples) and 5,248 from un-organised sector (loose samples) were collected covering 756 districts of 36 States/UTs. All the samples were tested for specified parameters as per the Food Safety and Standards Regulations for milk and milk products. This survey revealed that  98%  samples  were safe for  human consumption.
2. Based on the surveillance report of Milk and Milk Products as mentioned above, the FSSAI in  FY  2024-25  carried  out  an  enforcement  drive  through  State/UT  Food  Authorities  and Regional Offices.
3. FSSAI also carries out special drives before the commencement of and around, the festive seasons. These special drives along with random sampling from market, focus on milk and milk products, such as ghee, khoya, paneer and sweets The detail of sampling and analysis of food products viz., Milk & Milk Products, Savouries & Sweets etc., carried out during Dusseshra and Diwali may be seen at Annexure II .
4. FSSAI also  runs  a  flagship  initiative  called Food Safety  on  Wheels  (FSW)  to  strengthen food  safety  and  standards  enforcement  by  enabling  mobile  testing,  awareness  generation, and capacity-building across the nation.  During the festive season from August to October 2024,  a  total  of 261  FSW  units were  actively  deployed  nationwide.  This  initiative  has proven instrumental in promoting food safety and ensuring consumer protection, particularly during  high-demand  festive  periods.  The  initiative  achieved  remarkable  outcomes  during this period, including:
5.  Total tests conducted for various food commodities: 95,530
6.  Non-compliance cases identified: 5,099
7.  Awareness programs organized: 5,845
8.  Training programs conducted: 4,037

Annexure - II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PARA  3  OF  ANNEXURE  I  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2530 FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.202 ASKED BY SHRI UTKARSH VERMA MATHUR

| Enforcement DATA Regarding Special Drive to check adulteration of Sweets, Savories, MMPlike Ghee, Khoa, Paneer (as on date)   | Enforcement DATA Regarding Special Drive to check adulteration of Sweets, Savories, MMPlike Ghee, Khoa, Paneer (as on date)   | Enforcement DATA Regarding Special Drive to check adulteration of Sweets, Savories, MMPlike Ghee, Khoa, Paneer (as on date)   | Enforcement DATA Regarding Special Drive to check adulteration of Sweets, Savories, MMPlike Ghee, Khoa, Paneer (as on date)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                                                      | Total No. of Samples Drawn                                                                                                    | No. of samples Conforming                                                                                                     | No. of samples Non- Conforming                                                                                                |
| Andaman &Nicobar Island                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                | 8                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Assam                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Bihar                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                    | 38                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                  | 108                                                                                                                           | 107                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Dadra NH &DD                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Delhi                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Goa                                                                                                                           | 127                                                                                                                           | 126                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                             |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                       | 1565                                                                                                                          | 1481                                                                                                                          | 84                                                                                                                            |
| Haryana                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                              | 135                                                                                                                           | 98                                                                                                                            | 37                                                                                                                            |
| Jammu& Kashmir                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Kerala                                                                                                                        | 40                                                                                                                            | 17                                                                                                                            | 21                                                                                                                            |
| Ladakh                                                                                                                        | 22                                                                                                                            | 22                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                | 413                                                                                                                           | 364                                                                                                                           | 49                                                                                                                            |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Manipur                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |

| Nagaland      |    6 |    6 |    0 |
|---------------|------|------|------|
| Odisha        |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| Puducherry    |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| Punjab        |  649 |  532 |   91 |
| Rajasthan     |  867 |  536 |  331 |
| Sikkim        |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| Tamil Nadu    |  413 |  323 |   90 |
| Telangana     |    2 |    1 |    0 |
| Tripura       |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1031 |  455 |  576 |
| Uttarakhand   |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| West Bengal   |   35 |   27 |    0 |
| NRO, FSSAI    |    5 |    3 |    2 |
| WRO, FSSAI    |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| SRO, FSSAI    |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| ERO, FSSAI    |   12 |    7 |    0 |
| Total         | 5495 | 4130 | 1290 |

Source: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).