Lok Sabha Question No. 1504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-03
Subject: Shortage of Fodder
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, C.R. CHAUDHARY, RAJENDRA AGRAWAL, RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

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

ADMITTED QUESTION NO. 1504

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  MAY, 2016

## SHORTAGE OF FODDER

1504.   SHRI V. ELUMALAI SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL SHRI RAJAN VICHARE

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

- a) whether there is acute shortage of fodder and water in various drought affected States causing death of cattles, if so, the details thereof;
- b) whether the Government has started  additional  fodder  development  programmes  to  mitigate adverse impacts of drought in the affected States;
- c) if so, details thereof including the number of farmers who has received the assistance under the said programme so far State/UT wise, including Uttar Pradesh;
- d) the  total  amount  of  funds  allocated  and  utilised  so  far  for  the  said  programme,  State-wise including Uttar Pradesh; and
- e) whether the livestock fodder depots have been built villages under the said programme; if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

(SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA)

- (a) As per Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Jhansi based Indian Grassland and Fodder Research  Institute(IGFRI)  vision-2050  document,  at  present  in  the  country,  there  is  an  estimated deficit of 35.6% green fodder (supply of 526 MT against demand of 817 MT) and 11.0% of dry forage (supply of 453 MT against demand of 509 MT).
- (b) to (e)   Additional Fodder Development Programme (AFDP) as a sub-scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas  Yojna  (RKVY)  of  Department  of  Agriculture,  Co-operation  and  Farmers  Welfare  is  being implemented to  mitigate the  adverse impacts of drought in drought affected States  from  2014-15 which is continuing during the current  year 2016-17 with a budgetary  allocation of Rs.100 crores.

Funds released under AFDP to various States are given at Annexure-I.

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State-wise Release of funds under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) of the Additional Fodder Development Programme (AFDP) sub-scheme

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh       | 10.00     | 1.21      |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh         |           | 0.48      |
| 3.        | Haryana              | 2.56      |           |
| 4.        | Karnataka            | 3.84      | 6.25      |
| 5.        | Madhya Pradesh       |           | 0.49      |
| 6.        | Maharashtra          | 12.50     |           |
| 7.        | Odisha               |           | 14.40     |
| 8.        | Rajasthan            |           | 2.42      |
| 9.        | Telangana            |           | 6.00      |
| 10.       | Uttar Pradesh        | 2.17      |           |
|           | Total                | 31.07     | 31.25     |