Question : SETTING UP OF CENTRALLY SPONSORED CRDC IN T.N.

(a) whether the Government have received any proposal from the Tamil Nadu to set up a Centrally Sponsored Cattle Research and Development Centre in the Salem and Dharmapuri districts of Tamil Nadu;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government have assessed the cattle wealth of the country, State-wise;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the details of total pasture land available and utilised in Tamil Nadu for the purpose of cattle rearing; and

(e) the funds earmarked for the cattle rearing and research and development during 2000-2001 and 2001-2002, State-wise?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (DR. DEBENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) No, Sir.

(b) Does not arise in view of (a) above.

(c) Yes, Sir.

(d) The State-wise details of the cattle wealth is given in Annexure-I. The total pasture land available in Tamil Nadu is 134000 hectares and the total grazing land available is 396000 hectares.

(e) The amount earmarked for the Cattle Research for the year 2000-2001 and 2001-2002, State-wise is given in Annexure-II.


Annexure-I

Details of number of Cattle In 1992(State-wit3e)

State/Union Territory Total number of cattle(in thousands)

Andhra Pradesh 10946
Arunachal Pradesh 324
Assam 10118
Bihar 22154
Gujrat 6804
Goa 98
Haryana 2136
Himachal Pradesh 2165
Jammu & Kashmir 3055
Karnataka 13173
Kerala 3524
Madhya Pradesh 28588
Maharashtra 17446
Manipur 719
Meghalaya 535
Mizoram 59
Nagaland 332
Orissa 13841
Punjab 2909
Rajasthan 11699
Sikkim 198
Tamil Nadu 9278
Tripura 949
Uttar Pradesh 25635
West Bengal 17453
A & N Islands 50
Chandigarh 5
D & n Haveli 49
Delhi 41
Lakshadweep 2
Pondicherry 90
Daman & Diu 8

Annexure-II

Amount earmarked for cattle research during 2000-2001 and 2001-2002, State-wise

(Rs. in Lakhs) 
State 2000-2001 2001-2002 
Haryana 51.50 52.96
Andhra Pradesh 47.32 48.78
Gujarat 15.35 14.22
Rajasthan 24.75 25.86
Punjab 12.00 00.00
Kerala 30.05 22.81
Maharashtra 10.78 9.98
Bihar 10.78 9.98
Kerala 10.78 9.98
Tamil Nadu 4.76 6.18
Madhya Pradesh 7.48
Pondicherry 11.57