Lok Sabha Question No. 1170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Adoption of Modern Animal Husbandry Practices
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Dulu Mahato, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1170 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  DECEMBER.2024

## ADOPTION OF MODERN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES

## 1170. SHRI LUMBA RAM:

SHRI DULU MAHATO: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of steps to encourage the adoption of modern animal husbandry practices, suchas advanced breeding methods, better nutrition and agricultural technologies, to increase theincome of livestock farmers in the nation;
- (b) the details of initiatives implemented to enhance livestock productivity and health throughimproved veterinary care and disease management programmes in rural areas of Rajasthan andJharkhand; and
- (c)  the  details  of  specific  programmes/schemes  for  supporting  small-scale farmers  and  tribalcommunities  with  subsidies,  financial  aid,  or  improved  access  to markets for dairy and poultryproducts in Rajasthan and Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGHALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  following schemes  to  encourage  the  adoption  of  modern  animal  husbandry  practices,  suchas advanced  breeding  methods,  better  nutrition  and  agricultural  technologies,  to  increase theincome of livestock farmers in the nation:

- i. Rashtriya Gokul Mission(RGM)RGM focuses on development and conservation  of  indigenous  bovine  breeds,  genetic  upgradation  of  bovine population and enhancement of milk production and productivity of bovines

thereby making milk production more remunerative to the farmers encompassing all communities including tribal communities.

- ii. National  Livestock  Mission  (NLM)NLM  undertakes  breed  improvement activity  by  Genetic  improvement of sheep/goat/pig breeds through selective breeding by propagation  of superior male  germplasm  through  artificial insemination.  Also  supporting  the  states  for  infrastructure  development  like Semen Stations, Semen laboratories, semen bank, utilization of large animal AI centres for small animals.

The details of steps being taken in the above-mentioned schemes are given at AnnexureI .

(b)     Animal Husbandry is a state subject. However, Department under Livestock Health &  Disease  Control  Programme  is  supporting  all  States/UTs  including  the  state  of Rajasthan  and  Jharkhand  to  increase  livestock  productivity  and augmenting  livestock health  care  through  initiatives  like  prophylactic  vaccination,  capacity  building,  disease diagnosis, research & innovation, training etc. which include:

i.  Support to states/UTs under National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) for vaccination against Foot & Mouth disease (FMD), Brucellosis, PPR and CSF including sero-surveillance  and  sero-monitoring  of  the  diseases.   Till  date,  total  5.49  crore,  0.20 crore,  0.61  crore,  0.01  crore  vaccine  doses  have  been  administered  against  FMD, Brucellosis, PPR and CSF respectively in the state of Rajasthan. In Jharkhand, total 2.96 crore,  0.19  crore,  0.76  crore,  0.09  crore  vaccine  doses  have  been  administered  against FMD, Brucellosis, PPR and CSF respectively.

ii.   Support  to  states/UTs  under  the  component  of  Assistance  to  States  for  Control  of Animal Disease (ASCAD) for control of important exotic, emergent and zoonotic animal diseases prioritized by the respective Sates/UTs and the total of 62.86 lakh cattle has been vaccinated  against  LSD  during  2024-25  in  Rajasthan,  no  LSD  vaccination  is  done  in Jharkhand as no LSD cases have been reported during 2024-25.

iii.  Support  to  states/UTs under the component of Establishment and Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries (ESVHD-MVU) and 236 MVUs and 536 MVUs are operationalized in the state of Jharkhand and Rajasthan respectively helping in delivery of  veterinary  healthcare  services  at  farmers'  doorsteps  in  respect  to  disease diagnosis, treatment,  vaccination,  minor  surgical  interventions,  audio-visual  aids  and  extension services.

- iv.  Under  livestock  Health  &  Disease  Control  Programme  (LHDCP),  the  fund  of  Rs. 635.11 lakh and Rs. 1897.97 lakh has been released to the state of Rajasthan during FY 2023-24 and 2024-25 respectively. For the state of Jharkhand, the fund of Rs. 180.00 lakh has been released during the FY 2024-25.
2. (c) As regard, the details of specific programmes/schemes for supporting small-scale farmers  and  tribal  communities  with  subsidies,  financial  aid,  or  improved  access  to markets  for  dairy  and  poultry  products  in  Rajasthan  and  Jharkhand  is  concerned,  the following schemes are being implemented throughout the country:
- i. Entrepreneurship  Scheme :It  is  notable  that  50%  capital  subsidy  is  provided  for establishment of Parent Farm, Hatchery, brooder cum mother unit of Rural poultry birds with minimum 1000 parent layers for production of Hatching Eggs and Chicks. The  applicant  can  establish  rural  poultry  breeding  farm  of  1000  female  +  100  male birds  unit  size  and  50%  capital  cost  subsidy  up  to  25  lakh  will  be  provided  to beneficiaries.  Any  interested  applicant  can  go  through  the  detailed  NLM-EDP guidelines  and  apply  for  the  NLM  Entrepreneurship  Scheme  through  NLM  portal www.nlm.udyamimitra.in. Any individual, Joint applicant, Farmers Producer Organizations  (FPOs),  Self  Help  Group  (SHGs),  Farmer  Cooperative  Organisations (FCOs), Joint Liability  Group  (JLG),  Section  8  companies  can  apply  in  NLM Entrepreneurship Scheme.
- ii. National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development: Under  the  Training  and  capacity Building  component  of  National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  the  following training provided to the dairy farmers in the project area:
5.  Balanced ration feeding based on the nutrition and energy requirement of the dairy animals through use of 'Pashu Poshan' mobile application of e-gopala app
6.  Importance of good quality fodder and uses of silage
7.  Importance of Mineral Mixture
8.  Importance of timely vaccination of animals
9.  Use of Ethno Veterinary Medicine (EVM) for reducing the excessive use of antibiotics while treating various diseases like Mastitis etc.
10.  Importance of Artificial Insemination through MAITs of Cooperatives
11.  Importance of Calf rearing and advantages of using calf starter

The details of implementation of NPDD scheme in Rajasthan and Jharkhand are given at Annexure -II.

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## Annexure I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1170 FOR ANSWER ON 03.12.2024 ASKED BY SHRI LUMBA RAM, SHRI DULU MAHATO AND SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO ON ADOPTION OF MODERN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES.

The details of steps to encourage the adoption of modern animal husbandry practices is as follow:

## Rashtriya Gokul Mission:

The  following  steps/initiatives  are  taken  under  RGM  for  adoption  of  modern  animal husbandry practices, advance breeding methods and enhancement of livestock productivity in all States of the country including Rajasthan and Jharkhand:

- i. Nationwide Artificial Insemination Program: Under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, the  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  expanding  artificial insemination coverage in the districts with less than 50% AI coverage to boost the milk production and productivity of bovines, including indigenous breeds. Under the programme Artificial Insemination services are delivered at farmers' doorstep free  of  cost.  As  on  date,  7.3  crore  animals  have  been  covered,  with  10.17  crore artificial inseminations performed, benefiting 4.58 crore farmers in the country. In Rajasthan, 45.26 lakh animals  have  been  covered,  with  55.99 lakh artificial inseminations performed, benefiting 32.47 lakh farmers and in Jharkhand 22.21 lakh  animals  have  been  covered,  with  27.34  lakh  artificial  inseminations performed, benefiting 15.81 lakh farmers.
- ii. Progeny  Testing  and  Pedigree  Selection:  This  program  aims  to  produce  high genetic  merit  bulls,  including  bulls  of  indigenous  breeds.  Progeny  testing  is implemented  for  Gir,  Sahiwal  breeds  of  cattle,  and  Murrah,  Mehsana  breeds  of buffaloes.  Under  the  Pedigree  selection  programme  Rathi,  Tharparkar,  Hariana, Kankrej breed of cattle and Jaffarabadi, Nili Ravi, Pandharpuri and Banni breed of buffalo  are  covered.  So  far  3,988  high  genetic  merit  bulls  have  produced  and inducted for semen production.
- iii. Accelerated  Breed  Improvement  Programme  using  sex  sorted  semen aims  to produce  female  calves  with  up  to  90%  accuracy,  thereby  enhancing  breed improvement and farmers' income. Farmers receive support for assured pregnancy upto 50% of the cost of sex sorted semen. As of now, 341,998 farmers have been benefited from this program.
- iv. Accelerated  Breed  Improvement  Programme  using  In-Vitro  Fertilization  (IVF) technology:  This  technology  is  utilized  for  the  rapid  genetic  upgradation  of bovines and an incentive of Rs 5,000 per assured pregnancy is made available to farmers  interested  in  taking  up  IVF  technology. To  propagate  elite  animals  of indigenous  breeds,  the  Department  has  established  22  IVF  laboratories  and  has produced 22,896 viable embryos, with 12,846 embryos transferred and 2019 calves born.
- v. Genomic Selection: To accelerate genetic improvement of cattle and buffaloes, the Department,  has  developed  unified  genomic  chips-Gau  Chip  for  indigenous cattle and Mahish Chip for buffaloes-specifically designed for initiating genomic selection in the country.
- vi. Multi-purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRIs): Under the  scheme  MAITRIs  are  trained  and  equipped  to  deliver  quality  Artificial Insemination services at farmers' doorstep. During the last 3 years 38,736 MAITRIs have been trained and equipped under Rashtriya Gokul Mission.

## National Livestock Mission:

- i. Department supports inclusion of superior male germplasm in existing native genepool for genetic upgradation of indigenous crossbred animals with higher per animal productivity
- ii. Department is allowing import of good genetic small animals for improvement of the indigenous stock through scientific breeding programmes.
- iii. Department is promoting Innovation and Extension sub-mission which aims to incentivize the Institutes, Universities, Organizations carrying out research and development related to sheep, goat, pig and feed and fodder sector, extension activities, livestock insurance and innovation. Under this sub-mission, assistance  will  be  provided  to  the  central  Agencies,  ICAR  Institutes  and University farms for applied research required for development of the sector, extension services including promotional activities for animal husbandry and schemes, seminars, conferences, demonstration activities and other IEC activities for awareness generation. Assistance is also provided to mitigate risk through livestock insurance activity.
- iv. Under  the  sub-Mission  of  Feed  and  Fodder,  Fodder  development  activity  is undertaken through strengthening of fodder seed chain to improve availability of  certified  fodder  seed  required  for  fodder  production  and  encouraging entrepreneurs  for  establishment  of  fodder  Block/Hay  Bailing/Silage  Making

Units through incentivisation (50% subsidy on capital cost upto Rs.50.00 lakh). This is turn will increase the productivity of the animals.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1170 FOR ANSWER ON 03.12.2024 ASKED BY SHRI LUMBA RAM, SHRI DULU MAHATO AND SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO ON ADOPTION OF MODERN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES.

## Rajasthan:

Under Component A of NPDD scheme, 31 projects has been approved in Rajasthan with the total project cost of Rs.32744.59lakh with a central share of Rs.23640.04 lakh and out of this  an  amount  of  Rs.  19032.66  lakh  has  been  released  till  date.  The  projects  are  being implemented by Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation.

Under Component B of NPDD scheme, 6 projects has been approved in Rajasthan with the  total  project  cost  of  Rs.27352.09  lakh  (Loan  Rs.19230.15  lakh  and  Grant  Rs.8121.94 lakh) and out of this an amount of Rs. 5477.47 lakh has been released till date.

The details are given below:

## Component A

## Financial Progress:

(Rs. In lakh)

| Total Projects   | Ongoing Projects   | Total outlay     | Central Share    | Funds released   | Unspent           | Committed Liability   |
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| 31               | 12                 | 32744.59         | 23640.04         | 19032.66         | 1754.64           | 2347.40               |
| Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects   | Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects  | Ongoing Projects      |
| Project Code     | Year of approval   | Total outlay     | Central Share    | Funds released   | Unspent (2023-24) | Committed Liability   |
| NPDD_RJ_14F      | 2019-20            | 1853.57          | 1853.57          | 1797.62          | 213.82            | 0.00                  |
| NPDD_RJ_21I      | 2022-23            | 792.00           | 560.00           | 560.00           | 22.633            | 0.00                  |
| NPDD_RJ_22I      | 2022-23            | 2048.90          | 1246.82          | 1070.54          | 153.783           | 176.28                |
| NPDD_RJ_23I      | 2022-23            | 921.50           | 604.70           | 428.75           | 172.135           | 175.95                |
| NPDD_RJ_24I      | 2022-23            | 776.72           | 474.83           | 367.11           | 249.53            | 107.72                |
| NPDD_RJ_25J      | 2023-24            | 1926.50          | 1164.70          | 582.36           | 582.36            | 582.34                |
| NPDD_RJ_26J      | 2023-24            | 1330.73          | 829.13           | 332.78           | 332.78            | 496.35                |
| NPDD_RJ_27J      | 2023-24            | 1465.65          | 898.85           | 360.76           | 27.599            | 538.09                |
| NPDD_RJ_28J      | 2023-24            | 711.68           | 452.13           | 181.46           | 0.00              | 270.67                |
| NPDD_RJ_29K      | 2024-25            | 1709.82          | 1041.42          | 0.00             | 0.00              | 1041.42               |
| NPDD_RJ_30K      | 2024-25            | 872.70           | 541.76           | 0.00             | 0.00              | 541.76                |
| NPDD_RJ_31K      | 2024-25            | 947.15           | 585.35           | 0.00             | 0.00              | 585.35                |

## Funds released, utilized, refunded and unspent during last 5 years and current year

(Rs. in lakh)

| Year                    |   Funds released |   Utilized* |   Unspent |
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------|
| 2019-20                 |          2439.7  |     2402.2  |      0    |
| 2020-21                 |          1750.22 |     1590.78 |      0    |
| 2021-22                 |          2931.78 |     2689.86 |    213.82 |
| 2022-23                 |          1076.85 |     1068.42 |      1.13 |
| 2023-24                 |          3758.84 |     2199.3  |   1539.69 |
| 2024-25 (till 20.11.24) |             0    |        0    |      0    |
| Total                   |         11957.4  |     9950.56 |   1754.64 |

*In addition to utilised amount, during the period, savings of Rs.252.18 lakh refunded back to GOI.

## Physical Progress

| Parameters                                   | Parameters                                   |   Project Target |   Achievement |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------|
| Milk Processing Capacity (TLPD)              | Milk Processing Capacity (TLPD)              |          440     |       440     |
| Dairy Cooperative Society (nos.)             | Dairy Cooperative Society (nos.)             |         3742     |      2074     |
| Milk Producer members ('000)                 | Milk Producer members ('000)                 |          172.628 |       122.262 |
| Average Daily Milk Procurement (TLPD)        | Average Daily Milk Procurement (TLPD)        |         1624.84  |       541.1   |
| Average Daily Milk Marketing (TLPD)          | Average Daily Milk Marketing (TLPD)          |          756.52  |       399.38  |
| Bulk Milk Cooler                             | Number                                       |         1259     |       865     |
| Bulk Milk Cooler                             | Capacity (TLPD)                              |         1508     |       976.5   |
| Strengthening of Dairy Plant Labs            | Strengthening of Dairy Plant Labs            |           19     |        16     |
| Automatic Milk Collection Unit (nos.)        | Automatic Milk Collection Unit (nos.)        |         2895     |      2672     |
| Electronic Milk Adulteration Testing Machine | Electronic Milk Adulteration Testing Machine |         2369     |      2171     |
| State Central Lab                            | State Central Lab                            |            1     |         1     |

## Component B:

## Districts Covered: 12

Name of Districts covered: Alwar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Churu, Dausa, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jalor, Jhunjhunu, Pali, Sirohi,  Udaipur

## Financial Progress:

| S. No   | Name of Pis     | Loan (in Rs. Lakhs)   | Loan (in Rs. Lakhs)   | Loan (in Rs. Lakhs)   | Grant (in Rs. Lakhs)   | Grant (in Rs. Lakhs)   | Grant (in Rs. Lakhs)   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| S. No   | Name of Pis     | Sanctioned            | Released              | Balance               | Sanctioned             | Released               | Balance                |
| 1       | Asha MPC        | 420.49                | 320.75                | 99.74                 | 1157.37                | 698.08                 | 459.29                 |
| 2       | BhilwaraMU      | 10840.90              | 1108.37               | 9732.53               | 899.61                 | 172.09                 | 727.52                 |
| 3       | JaipurMU        | 2365.04               | 495.00                | 1870.04               | 3356.63                | 726.18                 | 2630.45                |
| 4       | RCDF            | 4085.86               | 371.25                | 3714.61               | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 5       | Sakhi MPC       | 736.44                | 486.75                | 249.70                | 1859.06                | 1099.00                | 760.06                 |
| 6       | PALI            | 781.42                | 0.00                  | 781.42                | 849.27                 | 0.00                   | 849.27                 |
|         | Rajasthan Total | 19230.15              | 2782.12               | 16448.04              | 8121.94                | 2695.35                | 5426.59                |

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## Physical Progress

| Particulars                                   | Unit   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   |
|-----------------------------------------------|--------|-------------|-------------|
|                                               |        | Target      | Ach         |
| Strengthening Milk Procurement Infrastructure |        |             |             |
| New DCS/ MPI                                  | Nos.   | 1512        | 396         |
| AMCU/DPMCU                                    | Nos.   | 2435        | 1127        |
| Bulk Milk Coolers                             | No     | 120         | 0           |
| Farmer Members enrolled                       | Nos.   | 32210       | 6590        |
| Addl. Milk Procurement                        | TKgPD  | 193         | 16          |
| Milk Processing infrastructure                |        |             |             |
| Value Added Product (VAP) Plant               | MTPD   | 25          | 0           |
| Cattle Feed Plant                             | MTPD   | 300         | 0           |
| By Pass Protein Plant/Mineral Mixture         | MTPD   | 62          | 0           |
| Productivity Enhancement Services             |        |             |             |
| Calf Rearing Program                          |        |             |             |
| Villages covered                              | Nos.   | 100         | 100         |
| Feed quantity                                 | MT     | 1108        | 165         |
| Animal Nutrition Advisory Services            |        |             |             |
| Villages covered                              | Nos.   | 400         | 225         |
| Animal covered                                | Nos.   | 16000       | 6769        |
| Feed quantity                                 | MT     | 2256        | 131.5       |

## Jharkhand:

Under Component A of NPDD scheme, 3 projects has been approved in Jharkhand with the total project cost of Rs.3153.80 lakh with a central share of Rs. 2502.40 lakh and out of this an amount of Rs.1254.69 lakh has been released till date.

Component BJharkhand is not covered under NPDD Component B.

Financial Progress:

(Rs. In lakh)

| Total Projects   | Ongoing Projects   | Total outlay     | Central Share    | Funds released   | Unspent          | Committed Liability   |
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
| 03*              | 01                 | 3153.80          | 2502.40          | 1254.69          | 0.00             | 611.43                |
| Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects   | Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects      |
| Project Code     | Year of approval   | Total outlay     | Central Share    | Funds released   | Unspent          | Committed Liability   |
| NPDD_JH_03J      | 2023-24            | 1059.83          | 736.43           | 125.00           | 0.00             | 611.43                |

## Funds released, utilized, refunded and unspent during last 5 years and current year

(Rs. in lakh)

| Year                    |   Funds released |   Utilized* |   Unspent |
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------|
| 2019-20                 |           410.78 |      410.78 |         0 |
| 2020-21                 |             0    |        0    |         0 |
| 2021-22                 |             0    |        0    |         0 |
| 2022-23                 |           410.79 |      399.1  |         0 |
| 2023-24                 |           125    |      125    |         0 |
| 2024-25 (till 20.11.24) |             0    |        0    |         0 |
| Total                   |           946.57 |      934.88 |         0 |

*In addition to utilised amount, during the period, savings of Rs.11.69 lakh refunded back to GOI.

## Physical Progress:

| Component                                       | Component                                       |   Project Target |   Achievement |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------|
| Dairy Cooperative Society (nos.)                | Dairy Cooperative Society (nos.)                |           895    |       201     |
| Milk Producer members ('000)                    | Milk Producer members ('000)                    |            17    |         7.216 |
| Average Daily Milk Procurement (TLPD)           | Average Daily Milk Procurement (TLPD)           |            85.7  |        80.3   |
| Average Daily Milk Marketing (TLPD)             | Average Daily Milk Marketing (TLPD)             |            61.87 |        25     |
| Bulk                                            | Number                                          |            48    |        13     |
| Bulk                                            | Capacity (TLPD)                                 |           108    |        26     |
| State Central Lab                               | State Central Lab                               |             1    |         1     |
| Strengthening of Dairy Plant Laboratory         | Strengthening of Dairy Plant Laboratory         |             6    |         4     |
| Automatic Milk Collection Unit (nos.)           | Automatic Milk Collection Unit (nos.)           |            84    |        25     |
| Data Processing and Milk Collection Unit (nos.) | Data Processing and Milk Collection Unit (nos.) |           526    |       314     |