Lok Sabha Question No. 3839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Rearing Farm Animals
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3839 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2015

## REARING FARM ANIMALS

## 3839.   SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL: SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

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

(a) whether the Government is aware that due to dwindling land holding, live stock farming has become a major source of livelihood and income generation for majority of the farmers of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government thereon;

(c) whether the Government is actively organising training programme on commercial dairy technique for progressive farmers including men and women of various States of the country;

- (d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  the  steps  that  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  anticipate  and  fulfil  the  future  needs  of  the animal health and production sector?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  There  is  no  specific  information  that  due  to  dwindling  land  holding,  livestock  farming  has become a major source of livelihood and income generation for majority of the farmers of the country. As  reported  by  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  that  according  to  a  recent  National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report key indicators of situation of Agricultural households; in India in agricultural year 2012-13  more than 71% farm households in the country were engaged in livestock rearing and they obtain 12% of their total income from livestock activities. In order to improve livestock based livelihoods the Government has initiated following schemes: i) National Programme for Bovine Breeding  &  Dairy  Development;  ii)  National  Dairy  Plan-I;  iii)  Dairy  Entrepreneurship  Development Scheme iv) National Livestock Mission iv) Livestock Health & and Disease Control.

(c) & (d) As reported by ICAR that Training Programme on commercial and scientific dairy farming are  regularly  organised  by  Business  Planning  and  Development  Unit  of  NDRI  for  entrepreneurs  and those who have established dairy farms. In order to complement and supplement the efforts made by the State  to  ensure  capacity  building  of  all  stake  holders  involved  in  commercial  dairy  techniques Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of India is also organising such training  programmes under following schemes: i) National Programme for Bovine Breeding & Dairy Development; ii) National Dairy Plan-I; iii) National Livestock Mission and iv) Central Cattle Breeding Farms.

(e) In  order  to  complement and  supplement  the efforts  made  by  the  State  to  anticipate  and  fulfil future needs of animal health and production sector the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of India is implementing following schemes: i) National Programme for Bovine Breeding & Dairy Development; ii) National Dairy Plan-I; iii) National Livestock Mission iv) Livestock Health & and Disease Control.