Lok Sabha Question No. 1483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Promotion of Pisciculture
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1483 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH DECEMBER, 2023

## Promotion of Pisciculture

## † 1483. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  or  scheme  to  promote  pisciculture  and  the production of meat to cater to nearly 95 per cent non-vegetarian population of Assam and the North Eastern States and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of Schemes formulated for the rearing animals and increasing milk production and reducing adulteration, State-wise including North Eastern States;
- (c) the  number  and  details  of  entrepreneurs  foraying  this  business  under  the  milk  scheme along with the kind of financial assistance provided by the Government to them during the last three years, State and district-wise; and
- (d) the details of various goat firms operating in the country, State and district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a): To  realize  the  potential  of  fisheries  sector  in  the  country,  the  Department  of  Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India has been taking up various  initiatives  for  holistic  development  of  fisheries  and  promotion  of  pisciculture  in  the country including North Eastern States. The initiatives inter-alia includes implementation of three major  schemes  namely  (i)  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme(CSS)  on  Blue  Revolution:  Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries implemented during the period 2015-16 to 2019-20 with the central  outlay  of  Rs.3000  crore  and  fisheries  projects  with  an  investment  of  Rs.  5000 crore  were  approved  under  this  scheme  during  above  said  period,  (ii)  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya SampadaYojana (PMMSY) implemented for a period of 5 years from year 2020-21 to 2024-25 with a total investment of Rs.20050 crore and projects worth of Rs 17527.22 crore with central share of Rs.7209.31 crore have been approved so far under this scheme and (iii) Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) implemented from the year 2018-19 with funds  size  of  Rs.7522.48  crore  to  provide  concessional  finance  to  various  end  implementing agencies  including  State  /UTs  for  creation  of  fisheries  infrastructure  facilities  and  fisheries infrastructure projects worth of Rs 5588.63 crore have been approved under this scheme.

Similarly,  the  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying,  Ministry  of  Fisheries, Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying,  Government  of  India  is  also  implementing  following  schemes boost the meat production across the country including non-vegetarian population State of Assam and  other  North  Eastern  States,  are  (i)  National  Livestock  Mission  (NLM),  (ii)  Entrepreneurship Development and Employment Generation (EDEG), and (iii) Livestock Health and Disease Control (LHDC), etc.

(b): The schemes implemented by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government  of  India  for  the  rearing  animals  and  increasing  milk  production  and  reducing adulteration in the country including North Eastern States, such as (i) Rashtriya Gokul Mission(RGM), (ii) National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD), (iii) Dairy Processing and Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (DIDF),  (iv)  Supporting  Dairy  Cooperative  and  Farmer  Producer Organizations  (FPO)  engaged  in  dairy  activities,  (v)  Dairy  Entrepreneurship  Development  Scheme (DEDS), (vi) Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund(AHIDF), etc.

(c): In  order  to  support  entrepreneurs,  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is promoting establishment of breed multiplication farm preferably of indigenous breeds on hub and spoke model under Rashtriya Gokul Mission scheme. Under this scheme, 50% capital subsidy is available for eligible entrepreneurs (individual/ SHGs/FCO/FPO/JLGs and section 8 companies). Entrepreneurs assisted for establishment of breed multiplication farm are also eligible for interest subvention  under  Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund. State  wise  and  district wise details of the projects supported under the scheme during the last three years  are given at Annexure-I.

(d): The state-wise details of various goat farms operating in the country are at Annexure-II.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1483 due for answer on 12 th  December, 2023:

State-wise and district-wise details of the projects of Breed Multiplication Farms(BMF) supported during the last three years:

|   S No | State          | District               |     |   Total No BMF projects |
|--------|----------------|------------------------|-----|-------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh | Prakasam               | 1   |                       7 |
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh | Vishakhapatnam         | 1   |                       7 |
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool                | 1   |                       7 |
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur                 | 2   |                       7 |
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh | Krishna                | 1   |                       7 |
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh | East Godavari          | 1   |                       7 |
|      2 | Bihar          | Vaishali               | 1   |                       1 |
|      3 | Gujarat        | Ahmedabad              | 2   |                       8 |
|      3 | Gujarat        | Surendranagar          | 1   |                       8 |
|      3 | Gujarat        | Sabarkantha            | 1   |                       8 |
|      3 | Gujarat        | Jamnagar               | 1   |                       8 |
|      3 | Gujarat        | Morbi                  | 1   |                       8 |
|      3 | Gujarat        | Rajkot                 | 1   |                       8 |
|      3 | Gujarat        | Banasakantha           | 1   |                       8 |
|      4 | Haryana        | Bhiwani                | 1   |                       1 |
|      5 | Karnataka      | North Bangalore        | 1   |                       4 |
|      5 | Karnataka      | Bellary                | 1   |                       4 |
|      5 | Karnataka      | Haveri                 | 1   |                       4 |
|      5 | Karnataka      | Belgavi                | 1   |                       1 |
|      6 | Kerala         | Pathnamthitta          | 1   |                       1 |
|      7 | Madhya Pradesh | Umaria                 | 1   |                       1 |
|      8 | Maharashtra    | Pune                   | 5   |                       8 |
|      8 | Maharashtra    | Aurangabad             | 1   |                       8 |
|      8 | Maharashtra    | Kolhapur               | 1   |                       8 |
|      8 | Maharashtra    | Sindhugarh             | 1   |                       8 |
|      9 | Rajasthan      | Jaipur                 | 1   |                       1 |
|     10 | Tamil Nadu     | Coimbatore Krishnagiri | 2 1 |                       3 |
|     11 | Telangana      | Nalgonda               | 1   |                       3 |
|     11 | Telangana      | Hyderabad              | 1   |                       3 |
|     11 | Telangana      | Vikarabad              | 1   |                       3 |
|     12 | Uttar Pradesh  | Noida                  | 1   |                       2 |

Annexure-II Statement referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1483

due for answer on 12 th  December, 2023:

State-wise details of Goat Breeding Farms operating in the country:

| S. No.   | States/UTs        |   No. of Goat Breeding Farms |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh |                            1 |
| 2        | Assam             |                            5 |
| 3        | Bihar             |                            1 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      |                            3 |
| 5        | Goa               |                            1 |
| 6        | Gujarat           |                            5 |
| 7        | Haryana           |                            1 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  |                            0 |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir    |                           10 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         |                           67 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |                            1 |
| 12       | Kerala            |                            6 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |                            5 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |                            4 |
| 15       | Manipur           |                            1 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |                            1 |
| 17       | Mizoram           |                            1 |
| 18       | Nagaland          |                            2 |
| 19       | Odisha            |                            4 |
| 20       | Punjab            |                            3 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                            4 |
| 22       | Sikkim            |                            5 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        |                           17 |
| 24       | Tripura           |                            2 |
| 25       | Uttarakhand       |                            3 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |                            7 |
| 27       | West Bengal       |                            3 |
| 28       | A &NIslands       |                            8 |
| 29       | Ladakh            |                            4 |
|          |                   |                          175 |

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