Lok Sabha Question No. 2570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: National Livestock Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

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

UNSTARRED

QUESTION No 2570

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  AUGUST, 2016

## NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION

## 2570  SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और कृ िक कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of the funds released by the Government to various States including Kerala under the National Livestock Mission (NLM) during the last two years;
- (b) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Kerala to increase the sanctioned amount under NLM;
- (c) if so, whether the Government is ready to make any changes in the sanctioned amount and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government is ready to include small scale poultry farming under NLM and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

(SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT  )

- (a) The details of the funds released by the Government to various States including Kerala under the National Livestock Mission (NLM) during the last two years are Annexed.
- (b) No Madam.
- (c) Question does not arise.
- (d) The productivity enhancement component under NLM, specifically Rural Backyard Poultry Development provides for supporting BPL families for rearing of backyard poultry. Under this component, SHGs/ NGOs, entrepreneurs may take up mother unit activity in small units which will procure the day old chicks either from the State Poultry Farms or from the private hatchery and  will  rear  the  birds  upto  4  weeks  of  age,  after  which  it  is  distributed  to  end  beneficiaries. Around 45 birds are given to each selected BPL beneficiary family for rearing in their backyard. Further, under the component of 'Entrepreneurship Development and Employment Generation',  specifically  Poultry  Venture  Capital  Fund,  there  is  provision  for  a  number  of poultry  activities  of  different  scale    and  allied  activities  wherein  back-ended  capital  subsidy  is provided to the farmers.

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## Details  of  releases  made  during  the  year  2014-15  &  2015-16    under  National  Livestock Mission

(Rs In Lakhs)

| States/UT         | Year 2014-15   | Year 2015-16   |
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 326.24         | -              |
| Bihar             | 692.75         | -              |
| Chattisgarh       | 112.50         | 1034.63        |
| Gujarat           | 1500.00        | -              |
| Haryana           | 704.48         | -              |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 285.18         | -              |
| Jharkhand         | 700.00         | -              |
| Karnataka         | -              | 746.49         |
| Kerala *          | Nil            | Nil            |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 1664.50        | -              |
| Maharashtra       | 827.42445      | 500.00         |
| Odisha            | 525.69         | 519.65         |
| Punjab            | 393.50         | -              |
| Rajasthan         | -              | 438.817        |
| TamilNadu         | 1242.90        | 486.87         |
| Telangana         | 276.74         | -              |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 813.43875      | -              |
| Uttarakhand       | -              | 410.542        |
| West Bengal       | 2067.65        | -              |
| Puducherry        | 50.00          | -              |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 256.23         | 206.00         |
| Assam             | 452.38         | -              |
| Meghalaya         | 143.25         | 87.14          |
| Manipur           | -              | 55.24          |
| Mizoram           | 68.00          | -              |
| Nagaland          | 619.11         | 454.26         |
| Sikkim            | 51.03          | 197.36         |
| Tripura           | 400.00         | -              |
| NABARD            | 13949.15       | 4820.00        |
| TOTAL             | 28122.14       | 9956.99        |