(a) whether a number of proposals from Department of Animal Husbandry of the Government of Madhya Pradesh pending clearance since 1995;
(b) if so, the reasons for their pendency; and
(c) the time by which these proposals are likely to be cleared by the Union Government?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (DR. DEBENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) to (c): According to information available, no proposal from the Department of Animal Husbandry of the Government of Madhya Pradesh is pending with Government of India. However, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh has recently submitted a proposal for release of Rs.29 lakhs under one of the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Schemes viz. ` Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases`. Funds against this proposal will be released shortly.