Lok Sabha Question No. 2665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Promotion of Livestocks
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: VEENA DEVI, VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2665 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH   MAY 2016

## PROMOTION OF LIVESTOCKS

| 2665   | SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:   |
|--------|------------------------|
|        | SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: |

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ षि और कृ िक कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  projects/proposals  of  State  Government  of  Jharkhand  which  are  lying pending with the Government for approval/clearance;
- (b) the action taken by the Government to sanction these projects and proposals so far;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the survey conducted by National Sample Survey Organisation(NSSO)  which  mentioned  the  decline  in  the  number  of  families  earning  their livelihood from livestock in  the rural areas;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has formulated any special scheme in the country to increase the income of the families earning their livelihood from livestock rearing in the rural areas of Jharkhand; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government for the welfare of livestock farmers?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) & (b) All proposals received from State Governments including Jharkhand are examined as per scheme guidelines and funds are released as per eligibility of the proposal and availability of funds.
- (c)  From  the  latest  survey  on  'Land  and  Livestock  Holdings'  conducted  by  the  National Sample Survey Organisation(NSSO) during January - December 2013 in the rural areas of the country, using the data collected on 'household classification' it is estimated that, 0.056  million  rural  households  derives  their  major  source  of  income  from  selfemployment in livestock farming in the state of Jharkhand. However, in the previous

round  of  NSS  on  the  same  subject  conducted  during  2003,  there  was  no  separate classification of households  as self-employment  in livestock farming. Thus  the corresponding estimates of number of households which derived their major source of income from self-employment in livestock farming is not available for the year 2003.

- (d)  doesn't arise.
- (e)  In  order  to  complement and supplement the efforts  made by the States to increase the income  of  the  families  earning  their  livelihood  from  livestock  rearing  in  rural  areas including  rural  areas  of  Jharkhand,  Government  of  India  has  initiated  following schemes:
- (i) National Programme for Bovine Breeding & Dairy Development (NPBBDD):
- (ii)  Rashtriya Gokul Mission as a part of NPBBDD
- (iii) National Dairy Plan-I
- (iv) Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
- (f) Steps undertaken by Government for the welfare of livestock farmers are as under:
- (i) Genetic upgradation of bovine population in order to enhance milk production and productivity.
- (ii)  Development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds.
- (iii) Strengthening  infrastructure  available  in  the  country  for  milk  procurement, processing & marketing.

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