Lok Sabha Question No. 672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: National Animal Husbandry Board
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha, Shri Devesh Shakya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.672 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2026

## NATIONAL ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BOARD

672 : SHRI DEVESH SHAKYA SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the objectives of the establishment of the National Animal Husbandry Board (NAHB) and its  actual  role  in  increasing  the  income  of  Cattle  rearers,  enhancing  livestock  productivity, improving breeds and strengthening animal health services;
- (b) the details of the concrete achievements made under the major schemes implemented by the Government and the NAHB for the welfare of cattle rearers in the country particularly in Uttar Pradesh.
- (c)  the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilized  by  the  Uttar  Pradesh  for  animal husbandry and dairy development during the last three years;
- (d) the details of specific projects, infrastructure and beneficiary-oriented works undertaken in agricultural driven and backward districts such as Etah, Kasganj, Aonla said (Bareilly) and Jaunpur with the said funds; and
- (e) whether expected progress has not been achieved in these districts and if so, the agencies responsible  for  the  same  and  the  time-bound  corrective  action  plan  undertaken  by  the Government?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There is no organization called National Animal Husbandry Board.
- (b) In view of the reply given at (a) above, question does not arise.
- (c) As per information received from Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, ₹ 5757.76 crore was allocated by the Government of Uttar Pradesh during the last three years starting from 2022-23 to 2024-25. The Government of Uttar Pradesh has made expenditure of ₹ 5649.73 croe (98.22 % of released budget) during the last three years till 202425 under all schemes.
- (d)  To  complement  the  efforts  of  the  State  and  Union  Territories,  Government  of  India  is implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) since December 2014 for development and conservation of indigenous breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancement of milk production and productivity thereby making milk production more remunerative to farmers. The steps taken under RGM for development and conservation of indigenous breeds, genetic  upgradation  of  bovine  population,  assistance  provided,  farmers  benefitted  under various components are as under:
- (i)  Implementation of Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP) using semen of high  merit  bulls  including  bulls  of  indigenous  breeds.  Under  the  component  Artificial Insemination (AI) services is delivered free of cost at farmers' doorstep in the districts with less than 50% AI coverage. During the last three years 144.74 lakh animals covered, 231.92 lakh Artificial  Insemination  performed,  and  80.29  lakh  farmers  benefitted  in  the  State  of  Uttar Pradesh. The details of farmers benefitted under NAIP in Etah, Kasganj, Aonla said (Bareilly) and Jaunpur Districts is as under:
- (ii) The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has established sex sorted semen production facilities and implementing Accelerated Breed Improvement Programme using sex sorted semen with the aim to produce female calves up to 90% accuracy thereby enhancing milch cattle population, breed improvement and farmers' income.

| Sl. No.   | District Name   |   No. of Animals Inseminated |   Total no. of A.I done |   No. of Farmers Benefitted |
|-----------|-----------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Etah            |                       225211 |                  342103 |                      121002 |
| 2         | Kasganj         |                       133686 |                  219969 |                       67761 |
| 3         | Bareilly        |                       297500 |                  473553 |                      160248 |
| 4         | Jaunpur         |                       141504 |                  201933 |                       84785 |
| Total     | Total           |                       797901 |                 1237558 |                      433796 |

(iii) Implementation of progeny testing and pedigree selection for production of high genetic merit bulls

(iv) Implementation of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Technology: The technology has important role  in  genetic  upgradation  of  bovine  population  in  single  generation.  Further,  to  deliver technology at reasonable rates to farmers Government has launched indigenous IVF media. To propagate elite animals of indigenous breeds, the Department has established 1 IVF lab in Uttar Pradesh and has produced 627 viable embryos, with 505 embryos transferred and 126 calves born.

(v) Community  resource  persons  /Multi-purpose Artificial  Insemination  Technicians  in Rural  India  (MAITRIs)  are  trained  and  equipped  to  deliver  quality Artificial  Insemination services at farmers' doorstep. During the last three years 7300 MAITRIs have been inducted in the State of Uttar Pradesh.  The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying released ₹ 17313.43 lakhs under RGM to Government of Uttar Pradesh during last 3 years.

Further, under National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme, 8 projects have been approved in Uttar Pradesh with the total project cost of Rs.9123.78 lakh with a central share of Rs.7496.00 lakh. The projects are being implemented by Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation (PCDF). Till date, an amount of Rs.5004.08 lakh to the implementing agency for implementation  for  strengthening/creation  of  infrastructure  of  dairy  cooperatives  in  Uttar Pradesh.  After  approvals,  4  projects  were  completely  withdrawn  and  2  were  partially implemented by the State and funds of Rs.3707.27 lakh were refunded. Other two projects are being implemented.

Rs. 21.65 lakh has been released as regular interest subvention leveraging working capital loan amount of Rs 51.50 crore for 2 milk union under the programme Support for Dairy Cooperatives and Farmers Producer Organizations (SDCFPO) to Lucknow Milk Union and Varanasi Milk Union. Thereafter no proposal has been received from Uttar Pradesh.

The Central Government released central share of ₹ 853 lakh under Livestock Insurance, a component under National Livestock Mission (NLM) for insurance of 5.22 lakh animals. Also, under the Entrepreneurship programme of NLM scheme, six projects with a project cost of ₹3.87 in Bareilly and two projects with a project cost of ₹ 0.88 cr in Etah have been approved for  which  ₹  1.56  cr  and  0.42  cr  subsidy  has  been  released  respectively  to  the  respective beneficiaries.

Under Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF), total 36 projects with project cost of ₹ 1629.25 cr. have been approved in Uttar Pradesh. The details are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Details of projects                 |   No. of project |   Project cost( ₹ in cr) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|        01 | Dairy processing and value addition |               18 |                  1168.63 |
|        02 | Animal Feed plant                   |               11 |                   363.06 |
|        03 | Breed Multiplication Farm           |               06 |                    89.65 |
|        04 | Meat processing and value addition  |               01 |                     8.01 |

Out of 36 projects one animal feed unit with project cost of ₹ 29 cr and two animal feed units with project cost of ₹ 22.33 cr. have been sanctioned in Etah and Bareilly district respectively. The projects are approved based on the demand from the beneficiaries.

₹ 416.74 cr has been sanctioned and released during the last three years under Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme.  Under the Livestock Health and Disease Control programme assistance was provided for 520 Mobile Veterinary Units (MVU) and the units are operational currently including these districts.

(e) In view of the facts mentioned above, the question does not arise.