THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)
(a) The schemes implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries for development of animal husbandry, dairy and poultry farming in the Country including Maharashtra and Gujarat are given at Annexure-I.
(b) There are no specific physical targets fixed with respect to the States/UTs. However, overall physical targets fixed vis-à-vis the achievements made during last three years and current year under the above schemes is enclosed at Annexure-II.
(c) Details of poultry farms functioning in the country, State-wise as per Basic Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Statistics 2014 are enclosed at Annexure-III.
(d) The funds released under National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBB&DD), Livestock Health and Disease Control (LH & DC) and National Livestock Mission (NLM) schemes during last three years and current year to the States and UTs including Maharashtra and Gujarat are enclosed at Annexure IV to VI respectively.
Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) is a credit linked scheme and is being implemented through NABARD. The funds are not released to the State Governments and are released to NABARD for further release to the concerned banks for back ended capital subsidy claims of beneficiaries throughout the Country for establishment of dairy units. State wise and Year wise details of back ended capital subsidy released under DEDS during last three years and current year 2014-15 (upto 31.1.2015) is at Annexure-VII.
National Dairy Plan Phase-I is scientifically planned multi-state initiative being implemented by NDDB through a network of End Implementing Agencies (EIAs) for a period of six years from 2011-12 to 2016-17. Till February 2015, the Project Steering Committee of NDP-I has approved 288 sub project Proposals (SPPs) including 18 under Project Management & Learning as centralised activity. State-wise details of number of SPPs approved and its amount during last three year and current year (as on Feb, 2015) is as given at Annexure VIII.
Livestock Census and Integrated Sample Survey are centre sector schemes implemented by the Department for collection of animal husbandry statistics of the country and funds released under these schemes are enclosed at Annexure IX and X respectively.
(e) As informed by ICAR, the following new techniques have been developed during the last one year:
a. An economical “Two stage bio-assay” for detection of L. Monocytogenes in milk.
b. Separate strips for detection of neutralizers, urea, glucose and hydrogen peroxide in milk.
c. Functional Meat products viz., mutton patties and premium mutton nuggets utilizing bio-active phyto-ingredients and nut-based functional com- ponents and ready-to-reconstitute instant soup mix with shelf-life of 3 months at room tempe- rature.
d. Vermiculture technology for recycling of animal and farm waste using an indigenous earthworm viz. Perionyx ceylensis species that has ability to (i) thrive on cow dung and crop residues, (ii) adapt under variable temperature (0-44oC), (iii) multiply beneficial soil and fermentation microorganism, and (iv) highly prolific. This earthworm species has been given name as “Jai Gopal” and “Jai Gopal Vermiculture Technology”.
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