Lok Sabha Question No. 3850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Cattle Rearing
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3850 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2015

## CATTLE REARING

## 3850. SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any programme to encourage the farmers of North-Eastern States, including Sikkim to take up cattle rearing, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  number  of  and  amount  of  loans/  subsidies  extended  to  farmers  for  the  purpose  of  setting up/expanding a dairy, State-wise;
- (c)  whether the Government has received complaints about subsidy/funds not being released in a timely manner in dairy projects, if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon; and
- (d) the details of the study conducted by the Government on the profit potential of a new dairy?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA)

- (a) In  order  to  complement  and  supplement  the  efforts  made  by  the  State  for  rearing  and developing dairy animals including cattle, Government of India is implementing following schemes in the country: i) Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme ii) National Programme for Bovine Breeding  &  Dairy  Development;  iii)  Livestock  Health  &  Disease  Control;    and  iv)  National Livestock Mission. North Eastern States including Sikkim are participating under these schemes.
- (b) The number of and amount of loans/ subsidies extended to farmers  under the scheme, Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme for the purpose of setting up/expanding a dairy, State-wise is given at Annexure-I.
- (c) The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries  has, so far, received 6 VIP references raising the issue relating to delay in release of subsidy during the period from 2012-13 to 2015-16. These references have been examined by the Department and replies have been furnished by this Ministry in each case that delay in release of subsidy is due to inadequacy of annual budget under the scheme.
- (d) As  reported by ICAR that based on primary data from 300 dairy farmers in East Khasi and Ri Bhoi districts of Meghalaya, the cost of milk production from local and crossbred cattle worked out  to  be  Rs  36.8/lit  and  Rs  17.75/lit,  respectively  (at  2012-13  prices).  Although  the  average productivity  of  local  cows  is  very  low  in  the  region  (1.23  lit/day),  yet  farmers  could  cover  their operating cost of production (Rs 21.51/day/animal) from the sale of milk. In case of crossbred cows, the  profitability  is  very  good  as  milk  yield  is  close  to  9/lit/day  and  sale  price  of  milk  is  over Rs 34/lit.

Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.  3850 for 22.12.2015

State wise details of subsidy released to establish dairy units under Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme upto 30.11.2015 .

(Rs in lakh)

| S. No   | State               | No. of Dairy Units   | Subsidy released   |
|---------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar | 21                   | 10.22              |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh      | 65289                | 18174.3            |
| 3       | Bihar               | 10350                | 4001.41            |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh        | 1094                 | 802.31             |
| 5       | Delhi               | 0                    | 0                  |
| 6       | Goa                 | 7                    | 19.55              |
| 7       | Gujarat             | 20567                | 9049.72            |
| 8       | Haryana             | 4395                 | 2323.6             |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh    | 5914                 | 3258.61            |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir      | 6717                 | 2824.14            |
| 11      | Jharkhand           | 130                  | 95.16              |
| 12      | Karnataka           | 12743                | 4916.83            |
| 13      | Kerala              | 9667                 | 3282.61            |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh      | 3044                 | 2513.87            |
| 15      | Maharashtra         | 14219                | 7322.85            |
| 16      | Orissa              | 4872                 | 1404.72            |
| 17      | Punjab              | 4031                 | 3002.42            |
| 18      | Rajasthan           | 9603                 | 5809.84            |
| 19      | Tamil Nadu          | 44840                | 7580.38            |
| 20      | Telangana           | 547                  | 196.96             |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh       | 4207                 | 2574.94            |
| 22      | Uttaranchal         | 7993                 | 3801.22            |
| 23      | West Bengal         | 1694                 | 675.18             |
|         | Total (A)           | 2,31,944             | 83640.84           |
|         | N E States          |                      |                    |
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 88                   | 158.9              |
| 2       | Assam               | 5462                 | 4320.94            |
| 3       | Manipur             | 48                   | 55.23              |
| 4       | Meghalaya           | 44                   | 27.72              |
| 5       | Mizoram             | 372                  | 319.83             |
| 6       | Nagaland            | 113                  | 47.34              |
| 7       | Sikkim              | 155                  | 141.22             |
| 8       | Tripura             | 596                  | 222.37             |
|         | Total (B)           | 6878                 | 5293.55            |
|         | G.Total (Total A+B) | 2,38,822             | 88934.39           |