Lok Sabha Question No. 3751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Green Fodder
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3751

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2016

## Green Fodder

## 3751. SHRI M. I. SHANAVAS:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  produce  green  fodder  on  forest  land  for cattle-rearers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether fodder is being provided by the Government to cattle rearers at reasonable rates and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the assistance provided to the States for production of green fodder, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) & (b) The National Forest Policy, 1988 emphasises for a massive need-based and time bound programme of afforestation and tree planting, with particular emphasis on fuel-wood  and  fodder  development,  on  all  degraded  and  denuded  lands  in  the country.

National Afforestation & Eco-development Board (NAEB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) is implementing National Afforestation Programme (NAP) for afforestation and eco-restoration of degraded forests. The scheme provides various models/components for eco-restoration, one of them  being  Development  of  Pasture/Silvi-pasture  model  which  aims  at increasing the fodder availability in the project area.  During last three years from 2013-14 to 2015-16, an area of 13013 ha. has been approved to be planted under Silvi-pasture Development Component.

Further, MoEF&CC  had  also  issued various advisories dated 25.04.2014, 27.06.2014  and  03.07.2014  to  all  States/UTs  for  taking  all  possible  steps  and contingency  measures  in  facilitating  and  improving  the  fodder  availability  from the forests and common lands. The emphasis has been given to plant fodder

(c) & (d)

species under pasture/silvi-pasture development programme of National Afforestation Programme.

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries  (DADF) , Government of India has taken necessary steps to increase fodder production in various part of the country by providing financial assistance to the States/UTs under  Centrally  Sponsored  National  Livestock  Mission  with  a  sub  mission  on Feed and Fodder Development.  The detailed components of the Sub-Mission are as under:

1. Fodder Production from Non-forest wasteland/ rangeland/ grassland/ nonarable land.
2. Fodder production from Forest land.
3. Fodder Seed Procurement/ Production & Distribution
4. Introduction  of Hand Driven Chaff-Cutter
5. Introduction of Power Driven Chaff-Cutter
6. Distribution  of  low  capacity,  tractor  mountable  Fodder  Block  Making units, has baling machines/ reapers/ forage harvesters
7. Establishment of silage making Units
8. Establishment of by-pass protein production unit
9. Establishment  of  Area  Specific  Mineral  Mixture  /Feed  Pelleting  /Feed Manufacturing Unit.
10. Establishment/modernization of Feed Testing Laboratories.

The  details  of  assistance  provided  to  the  States  under  Sub-Mission  Feed  and Fodder Development of National Livestock Mission is annexed.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3751  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON 09.08.2016 ASKED BY SHRI M. I. SHANAVAS REGARDING GREEN FODDER

## The State wise funds released under Sub-Mission Feed and Fodder of National Livestock Mission during 2014-15 and 2015-16

(Rs in Lakhs)

| Name of the State/ UT   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Bihar                   | 343.00    | 0         |
| Chhattisgarh            | 0         | 212.61    |
| Gujarat                 | 1,500.00  | 0         |
| Haryana                 | 490.00    | 0         |
| Himachal Pradesh        | 74.99     | 0         |
| Jharkhand               | 500.00    | 0         |
| Karnataka               | 0         | 422.00    |
| Maharashtra             | 157.14    | 500.00    |
| Nagaland                | 39.94     | 23.25     |
| Odisha                  | 178.50    | 72.60     |
| Rajasthan               | 0         | 338.817   |
| Sikkim                  | 7.65      | 15.11     |
| Tamil Nadu              | 600.00    | 0         |
| Tripura                 | 5.70      | 0         |
| Uttarakhand             | 0         | 101.55    |
| Uttar Pradesh           | 321.00    | 0         |
| West Bengal             | 550.35    | 0         |
| Total                   | 4,768.27  | 1,685.937 |