Lok Sabha Question No. 1406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Animal Husbandry in Uttarakhand
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1406 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY 2025

## ANIMAL HUSBANDRY IN UTTARAKHAND

## 1406. SHRI TRIVENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has taken any initiative to make animal husbandry a means of selfemployment in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand;
- (b) if so, the details of schemes being implemented by the Government to increase milk production in Haridwar;
- (c) whether the Government has strengthened animal health and vaccination campaign in this regard; and
- (d) whether there is any plans of the Government to set up dairy processing units in the State and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a), (b) and  (d) Yes, Sir. In order to complement and supplement efforts of the States to make Animal Husbandry  a  means  of  self-employment  the  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is implementing the following schemes across the country including Haridwar district of Uttarakhand:

1. Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM): RGM  is implemented for development and conservation  of  indigenous  breeds,  genetic  upgradation  of  bovine  population  and enhancement of milk production and productivity of bovines with the following major components:
2. (i) Nationwide  Artificial  Insemination  Program  is  being  implemented  to  enhance artificial insemination coverage in districts with less than 50% Artificial Insemination Coverage. A total of 156922 Artificial insemination have been conducted in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand.
3. (ii) Accelerated  breed  improvement  programme  using  IVF  technology  and  sex  sorted semen is being implemented for rapid genetic upgradation of bovine population;
4. (iii) Multi-purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRIs) Under the  component  community  resource  persons  are  trained  and  equipped  to  deliver breeding inputs and veterinary firstaid at farmers' doorstep. As on date, a total of 817 MAITRIs has been trained and equipped in Uttarakhand.
5. (iv) Under the component of establishment of breed multiplication farm, which has now been closed, 50% capital subsidy was provided to entrepreneurs for producing high genetic merit animals. This was aimed at ensuring availability of such animals to the dairy farmers. Under the component, 5 breed multiplication farms were sanctioned for Uttarakhand, including 1 in Haridwar district.
2. National Livestock Mission (NLM) : Under the entrepreneurship component of the NLM scheme, NLM-Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP), a 50% capital subsidy, up to Rs. 50 lakh, is provided for the establishment of poultry, sheep, goat, pig, horse, camel, and donkey breeding farms, as well as feed and fodder units. Under NLMEDP 70 projects have been approved for entrepreneurs of Uttarakhand State with a total project cost of Rs. 30.73 crores.
3. National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  (NPDD):  NPDD  is  implemented  with following 2 components:
8. (i) Component ''A'' of NPDD focuses on creating/strengthening of infrastructure for quality milk testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities for State Cooperative Dairy  Federations/  District  Cooperative  Milk  Producers'  Union/ Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)/  Milk  Producer  Companies/  Farmer  Producer Organizations. Under this component 4 project approved with the total project cost of Rs. 7504.26 lakh in Uttarakhand including Haridwar.
9. (ii) Component ''B'' of the NPDD scheme "Dairying through Cooperatives' aims to increase  sale  of  milk  and  dairy  products  by  increasing  farmer's  access  to organized market, upgrading dairy processing facilities and marketing infrastructure and enhancing the capacity of producer owned institutions. Under this  component  1  project  sanctioned  with  a  grant  of    Rs.  575.84  lakh  in Uttarakhand.

Further, as informed by the State Government a new modern milk processing plant at Nanital, with the capacity of 1.50 lakh litre per day has been approved under  NABARD  funded  Rural  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (RIDF) scheme  with  the  total  project  cost  of  Rs.  8076.82  lakh  and  enhancement  of processing capacity of 1 dairy plant at Champawat with the total project cost of Rs. 806.80 lakh under NABARD funded RIDF scheme.

4. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF): AHIDF provides interest subvention at the rate of 3% per annum for creation/ strengthening of livestock product processing  and  diversification infrastructure  thereby  providing  greater  access for unorganized  producer  members  to  organized  market.  In  the  State  of  Uttarakhand,  2 projects have been approved under the scheme with the total project cost of Rs 9.60 crore.
2. (c) Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying,  Government  of  India,  is  implementing Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP), which aims to provide prophylactic vaccination  against  animal  diseases,  build  the  capacity  of  veterinary  services,  strengthen  disease surveillance, and enhance veterinary infrastructure. Also, a new component of Pashu Aushadhi is added under the scheme to ensure availability of affordable generic veterinary medicine across the country through Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras (PM-KSK) and Cooperative Societies. This will create an ecosystem for Generic Medicine which will be affordable and of good quality. Under the scheme in the State of Uttarakhand, so far 1.23 crore vaccination performed against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), 2.39 lakh against Brucellosis, 0.28 lakh against PPR and 37 lakh against Lumpy  Skin  Disease  (LSD).  In  the  Haridwar  district  so  far  16.61  lakh  vaccination  have  been performed against FMD, 0.23 lakh against Brucellosis, 2010 against PPR and 3.35 lakh against LSD. A total of 60 Mobile Veterinary Units (MVU) is operational in the State including 5 MVU operational in Haridwar district.

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