Lok Sabha Question No. 623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Financial Assistance to Farmers for Operating Dairy Industry
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 623 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY 2024

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS FOR OPERATING DAIRY INDUSTRY

## 623. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  assistance  being  provided  by  the  Government  to  farmers  for  operating  dairy Industry and the development thereof;
- (b) the total number of farmers to whom assistance amount has been released during each of the last five years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether interest is also being charged from the farmers over the loans provided under the said scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the amount of interest being charged from the farmers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (d)  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  providing  assistance  to  dairy farmers under the following components/ schemes:
- (i) Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  is  providing  breeding  support  to  the  more  than  8  crore  farmers engaged in dairying.
- (ii) One of the components of the scheme Rashtriya Gokul Mission is to promote establishment of  breed  multiplication  farm  on  hub  and  spoke  model.  Under  the  scheme  50%  capital  subsidy  is available  for  eligible  entrepreneurs  (individual/  SHGs/FCO/FPO/JLGs  and  section  8  companies) and  so  far  111  breed  multiplication  farms  has  been  sanctioned.  Entrepreneurs  assisted  under establishment  of  breed  multiplication  farm  are  also  eligible  for  interest  subvention  under  Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund.
- (iii) Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF)  -  under  the  scheme  3% interest subvention is made available to the beneficiaries availing credit under the scheme.
- (iv) Government  has  extended  Kisan  Credit  Card  facility  to  Animal  Husbandry  farmers including farmers for their working capital requirements wherein farmers either individual or joint borrower, Joint Liability Groups or Self Help Groups including tenant farmers having owned/rented/leased sheds are eligible for getting benefits under the scheme.

Dairy  farmers supported under Nationwide artificial insemination programme of Rashtriya Gokul Mission during the last 5 years and current year State wise is at Annexure-I.

State-wise year-wise  details  of  farmers  supported  under  Nationwide  Artificial  Insemination Program of Rashtriya Gokul Mission

| State/UT          | No. of Farmers benefitted NAIP I (2019- 20)   | No. of Farmers benefitted NAIP II (2020- 21)   |   No. of Farmers benefitted NAIP III (2021-22) | No. of Farmers benefitted NAIP IV (2022 onwards)   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 155290                                        | 425002                                         |                                         646498 | 1294185                                            |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 805                                           | 250                                            |                                            223 | 272                                                |
| ASSAM             | 26022                                         | 311304                                         |                                         250315 | 350442                                             |
| BIHAR             | 121442                                        | 412412                                         |                                         607705 | 685761                                             |
| CHHATTISGARH      | 124892                                        | 202243                                         |                                         264888 | 315889                                             |
| GOA               | 2456                                          | 2333                                           |                                           1566 | 1034                                               |
| GUJARAT           | 340111                                        | 647530                                         |                                         570604 | 736907                                             |
| HARYANA           | 59153                                         | 135621                                         |                                         106208 | 7966                                               |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 28317                                         | 364301                                         |                                         344448 | 328837                                             |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 64685                                         | 411508                                         |                                         407881 | 389514                                             |
| JHARKHAND         | 73574                                         | 331888                                         |                                         454100 | 555849                                             |
| KARNATAKA         | 175474                                        | 429423                                         |                                         814275 | 862988                                             |
| LADAKH            | 480                                           | 1446                                           |                                           1189 | 1254                                               |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 389639                                        | 1125417                                        |                                        1205783 | 1383044                                            |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 404030                                        | 433199                                         |                                         962397 | 974008                                             |
| MANIPUR           | 1084                                          | 4164                                           |                                           4027 | 1956                                               |
| MEGHALAYA         | 1367                                          | 3827                                           |                                           5010 | 6004                                               |
| MIZORAM           | 1172                                          | 828                                            |                                            866 | 887                                                |
| NAGALAND          | 8260                                          | 833                                            |                                           1561 | -                                                  |
| ODISHA            | 302293                                        | 857205                                         |                                         824189 | 726503                                             |
| PUNJAB            | 102259                                        | 228850                                         |                                         266891 | -                                                  |
| RAJASTHAN         | 304318                                        | 697852                                         |                                         976123 | 1063173                                            |
| SIKKIM            | 3652                                          | 3836                                           |                                           8205 | 9379                                               |
| TAMILNADU         | 112145                                        | 423393                                         |                                         543735 | 693072                                             |
| TELANGANA         | 209675                                        | 456993                                         |                                         355901 | 397820                                             |
| TRIPURA           | 8263                                          | 41066                                          |                                          49080 | 68749                                              |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 157839                                        | 856441                                         |                                        1348975 | 3788381                                            |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 37430                                         | 288904                                         |                                         264026 | 242175                                             |
| WEST BENGAL       | -                                             | -                                              |                                        1155527 | 1534265                                            |