Lok Sabha Question No. 519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Dairy Farmers and Livestock Rearers
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. Kadiyam Kavya

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 519 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY 2026

## DAIRY FARMERS AND LIVESTOCK REARERS

519. Dr. Kadiyam Kavya:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to State:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  needs  of  dairy  farmers  and  livestock  rearers including fodder availability, veterinary services and livestock disease control in Warangal Parliamentary Constituency in Telangana;
- (b) whether any assistance has been provided by the Government in Warangal district under Mobile Veterinary Units (MVU), National Dairy Development Programme (NDDP), Rashtriya Gokul Mission and livestock health programmes;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  number  of  villages  covered,  veterinary  service delivery and number of animals vaccinated under National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) during the last three years; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure fair and timely milk procurement payments, strengthen chilling/processing infrastructure and reduce disease-related losses for dairy farmers in Warangal?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) to (d) The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Government of India is formulating and implementing schemes on the basis action plans received from the States. The  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying, Government of India are covering all the districts and villages across the country including Warangal Parliamentary constituency in Telangana.  In order to supplement the efforts made by the States and Union Territories to enhance milk production and productivity, control of animal  diseases  and  to  strengthen  milk  processing  infrastructure  and  livestock  insurance coverage,  Department of Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying, Government  of India is implementing following schemes and measures:

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 initiatives under the scheme:
2. (i) Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme: The programme aims at enhancing AI coverage and to deliver quality Artificial Insemination Services (AI) at farmer's doorstep with semen of high genetic merit bulls including indigenous breeds. As on date, 9.54 crore animals have been covered, 14.99 crores Artificial Insemination have been performed and 5.69 crores farmers benefitted under the programme. Under Nationwide Artificial Insemination programme 35.55 lakh  animals  covered,  49.15  lakh  Artificial  Insemination  performed  and

17.57 lakh farmers benefitted in the State of Telangana and in Warangal district of  92104 animals  inseminated,  1.23.  lakh  Artificial  Insemination  performed  and  57103  farmers benefitted.

(ii) Sex Sorted Semen: Sex-sorted semen technology has been introduced in the country to ensure  production  of  female  calves  with  up  to  90%  accuracy.  Indigenously  developed  sex sorted semen production technology has been launched and with this technology cost of sex sorted semen has been reduced substantially and sex sorted semen is available to farmers at reasonable rates. So far, 1.34 crore sex-sorted semen doses have been produced using high genetic merit bulls, including bulls from indigenous breeds

(iii) Accelerated Breed Improvement Programme using sex sorted semen is implemented for promotion of sex sorted semen and incentive upto 50% of the cost of sex sorted semen on assured pregnancy is made available to farmers.

(iv) MultiPurpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRI's): MAITRIs  are  trained  and  equipped  to  deliver  quality  Artificial  Insemination  services  at farmers' doorstep. As on date, 39810 MAITRIs have been trained and inducted in the countr y. During the last 3 years 258 MAITRIs have been inducted in Telangana.

(v) In-Vitro  Fertilization  (IVF)  Technology  is  promoted  for  the  development  and conservation of indigenous breeds. The Department has established 24 IVF laboratories across India  for  this  purpose.  The  Accelerated  Breed  Improvement  Programme,  leveraging  IVF te chnology, has been launched to take advanced breeding methods to farmers' doorsteps, with an incentive of Rs. 5,000 provided for every assured pregnancy. From these labs 28358 viable embryos have been produced and out of this, 16065 embryos have been transferred and 2593 calves born. To propagate elite animals of indigenous breeds, the Department has established 1 IVF lab in Telangana and has produced 435 viable embryos, with 350 embryos transferred and 15 calves born.

(vi) Progeny testing and Pedigree selection programme is implemented 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 breeds of cattle and Jaffarabadi, Nili Ravi, Pandharpuri and Banni breeds of buffalo are covered. So far, 4466 high genetic merit bulls have been produced and made available to semen stations for semen production.

(vii) Strengthening of semen stations to achieve qualitative and quantitative improvement in semen production including semen of indigenous breeds. So far, strengthening of 47 semen stations  have  been  sanctioned.  Assistance  has  been  made  available  to  Telangana  for  2 strengthening semen stations located at Karimnagar and Kasampally.

(viii) Creation  awareness  among  farmers:  Under  the  scheme,  fertility  camps,  milk  yield competitions, calf rallies, seminars, workshops, and conclaves have been organized to create awareness among farmers about the importance of indigenous bovine breeds.

2. National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  (NPDD):  NPDD  is  implemented  with following 2 components:

(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.

(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.

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Government of India has released an amount of Rs. 2153.60 lakh under Component A and an amount of Rs. 7429.99 lakh (Rs. 6491.91 lakh as loan and Rs. 938.08 lakh as grant) under Component B of National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme in Telangana during the last five years.

3. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO): To assist the State Dairy Cooperative Federations by providing interest subvention (regular 2% and additional 2% on prompt repayment) with respect to soft working capital loan to tide over the crisis on account severely adverse market conditions or natural calamities. As on 15.12.2025, in Telangana, an amount of Rs. 65.15 lakh (Rs. 39.03 lakh as regular  interest  subvention  and  Rs.  26.12  lakh  as  additional  interest  subvention)  has  been released leveraging working capital loan amount of Rs 150 crore for 2 milk union.
4. Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF):  AHIDF  provides interest subvention at the rate 3% per annum for creation/ strengthening of livestock product processing and diversification infrastructure thereby providing greater access for unorganized producer members to organized market.
5. The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying,  Government  of  India  is implementing National Livestock Mission (NLM)  which aims towards employment generation,  entrepreneurship  development,  increase  in  per  animal  productivity  and  thus targeting increased production of meat, goat milk, egg and wool under the umbrella scheme Development Programme. The scheme have following three Sub-Missions: (a) Sub-mission on  Breed  Development  of  Livestock  and  Poultry;  (b)  Sub-mission  on  Feed  and  Fodder Development and (c) Sub Mission on Innovation and Extension.

The Sub-Mission on feed and fodder is having following components:

- (i) Assistance for Quality Fodder Seed Production
- (ii) Entrepreneurial activities in feed and fodder
- (iii) Establishment of Entrepreneurs for Fodder Seed processing Infrastructure (processing and grading unit/ fodder seed storage godown)
- (iv) Fodder production from Non-Forest Wasteland/Rangeland/Nonarable Land' and 'Fodder Production from Forest Land

The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying,  Government  of  India  is supporting  establishment  of  fodder  Farmer  Producer  Organization  (FPOs)  with  the  aim  to develop organised system of production and sale of fodder products -silage, hay, dry fodder blocks, Total Mixed Ration (TMR), planting material, fodder seeds etc and to bridge the gap between demand and supply of fodder in the country and so far 100  fodder FPOs have been registered.

Livestock Insurance programme: Assistance is provided to State Government for share of  premium @ 60:40 or 90:10 basis for insurance coverage for animals. The beneficiary is providing 15% share of the premium. The benefit of subsidy is restricted to 10 cattle unit per household  up  to  sheep  and  goat  and  5  cattle  unit  for  pig  and  rabbits  (1  cattle  unit  =  10

sheep/goat/pig/rabbit).The Risk Management & Insurance is implemented in all the Districts of the Country. The indigenous / crossbred milch animals, pack animals (Horses, Donkey, Mules, Camels, Ponies and Cattle/Buffalo Male), and other Livestock (Goat, Sheep, Pigs, Rabbit, Yak and Mithun etc.) are under the purview of this activity.

6. Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme  (LHDCP):  to  provide for prophylactic  vaccination  against  animal  diseases,  capacity  building  of  veterinary  services, disease surveillance, and strengthening veterinary infrastructure. Also, a new component of Pashu Aushadhi is added under the scheme 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. So far, in Telangana, 3.58 crore vaccinations performed against FMD and 7.49 lakh against Brucellosis.

Funds have been sanctioned for establishment of 100 Mobile Veterinary Units (MVU) in Telangana under the scheme. However, the State has returned the funds to Government of India. Therefore, at present no MVU is operationalized in the State of Telangana under the scheme.

Details  of  assistance  made  available  to  Telangana  under  Central  and  Centrally  Sponsored Schemes is given at Annexure -I.

## Details of funds released to the Telangana State under Central and Centrally Sponsored Schemes

|   Sr. No. | Names of Schemes                                              |   Funds released during last 5 years (Rs. in lakh) |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Rashtriya Gokul Mission                                       |                                            5795.39 |
|         2 | National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)               |                                            9583.59 |
|         3 | Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations |                                              65.15 |
|         4 | National Livestock Mission                                    |                                            1820.87 |
|         5 | Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP)        |                                            6119.18 |