Parliament Question: Funds for Dairy Sector

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *441 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2026 FUNDS FOR DAIRY SECTOR *441 SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH: Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) the trends observed in Budget Estimates, Revised Estimates and Actual Expenditure incurred during recent years and the steps taken to further enhance efficiency and timely utilisation of funds under major schemes for livestock and dairy sector; (b) whether there were any delays related to State implementation capacity, revised fund flow mechanisms or timing of Annual Action Plans and if so, the corrective measures adopted to ensure smooth implementation in Budget Estimates 2026-27; (c) the manner in which the Department evaluates the balance between revenue and capital expenditure for creation of durable assets in breed improvement, disease control, dairy processing and related infrastructure development; (d) the details regarding the flagship schemes proposed to be continued or restructured beyond 2025-26; and (e) the measures taken by the Government to ensure that the budgetary support is being aligned with the livestock sector's contribution of about 5.5% to national Gross Value Addition (GVA)? ANSWER MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRIRAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH) (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 441 PART (a) to (e) ON FUNDS FOR DAIRY SECTOR TO BE ANSWERED ON 24TH MARCH, 2026. (a) and (e) The total Budgetary Estimates (BE) for the schemes have increased from Rs.2930.04 crore in FY 2021-22 to Rs.5873.15 crore in FY 2026-27 that is by 200.44%. The details of the trends observed in the budget estimates since 2021-22 to 2026-27 is given at Annexure-I. In order to ensure effective Implementation and utilization of funds, the progress of schemes of the Department is regularly reviewed during National Steering Committee meetings, regional review meetings, State review meetings, and visits of senior officers. At the State level, the schemes are regularly reviewed by Technical Management Committee/ review committee under Principal Secretary/ Secretary of State Animal Husbandry Department. Further, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has established a system of National Level Monitors for independent monitoring of the schemes in the field. The schemes are also monitored online through the NDLM- Bharat Pashudhan portal and respective scheme portals. (b) At present, there are no delays related to State implementation capacity, revised fund flow mechanisms or timing of Annual Action Plans. All States/UTs are now fully conversant with the new fund flow mechanism of SNA-SPARSH and TSA-Hybrid. Regular interactive sessions are organised by the Department in collaboration with Ministry of Finance for State/UT level officers and officials to resolve any fund flow related issues arising in the operation of the software. (c) In order to complement the efforts made by the States and Union Territories for creating durable assets in breed improvement, disease control, dairy processing and related infrastructure development, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing schemes namely: (i) National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) for dairy infrastructure; (ii) Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) for breed improvement and creation of breeding infrastructure in the form of semen stations, semen banks, Artificial Insemination Training Institutes, IVF labs, centre of excellence, Heifer Rearing Centres and (iii) Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) for disease prevention, control and creation of livestock health infrastructure including establishment of Mobile Veterinary Units. Funds under these schemes are released as grant-in-aid which is technically revenue expenditure. However, funds released by the Department are utilized by the States/ Union Territories for creation of durable assets. Further, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing schemes exclusively for infrastructure development namely (i) Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund: 3% interest subvention is made available under the scheme for incentivisation of investments in the animal husbandry sector; and (ii) National Livestock Mission - Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP): under the component subsidy is made available for establishment of nucleus breed multiplication farms. Recurring expenditure is not made available under the majority of the schemes implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India. (d) The Department has prepared a comprehensive Expenditure Finance Committee Memorandum (EFC memo) for the XVIth Finance Commission cycle, in line with Budget announcements of 2026-27 and subsuming all ongoing flagship schemes after incorporating all suggestions of appraisal agencies. ****Annexure – I (page 1 of 2) ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 441 FOR ANSWER ON 24.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH ON ‘FUNDS OF DAIRY SECTOR’ Scheme wise Budget Estimates (BE), Revised Estimates (RE) and Actual Expenditure (AE) during for last five years of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Rs. in crore) Sl. Name of the 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 No. Scheme BE RE AE BE RE AE BE RE AE BE RE AE BE RE AE BE (up to 13.03.20 26) Central Sector Livestock Health and Disease 1 1470.00 886.00 910.73 2000.00 1390.02 804.91 2349.71 1500.00 1034.47 2465.00 1980.00 1728.57 1980.00 1980.00 1587.53 2010.00 Control Programme Infrastructure 2 Development 283.00 262.00 253.14 315.00 315.00 232.14 340.00 340.00 271.09 370.00 395.00 379.41 460.00 362.25 317.38 465.00 Fund Rashtriya Gokul 3 502.04 663.00 662.84 604.75 600.00 599.84 600.00 869.54 869.13 700.00 268.00 424.80 0.01 700.00 665.50 800.00 Mission Dairy 4 255.00 403.01 402.91 340.01 220.00 219.40 326.93 371.00 370.82 371.00 450.00 293.92 1000.00 1000.00 996.48 1055.00 Development Integrated Scheme for Entrepreneurship 5 Development 500.00 CS Total 2510.04 2214.01 2229.63 3259.76 2525.02 1856.29 3616.64 3080.54 2545.52 3906.00 3093.00 2826.70 3440.01 4042.25 3566.89 4830.00Annexure – I (page 2 of 2) ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 441 FOR ANSWER ON 24.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH ON ‘FUNDS OF DAIRY SECTOR’ Scheme wise Budget Estimates (BE), Revised Estimates (RE) and Actual Expenditure (AE) during for last five years of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Sl. Name of the 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 No. Scheme BE RE AE BE RE AE BE RE AE BE RE AE BE RE AE BE (up to 13.03.20 26) Centrally Sponsored Scheme Livestock Census & Integrated 6 9.5 40.00 39.81 40.00 30.00 16.51 50.00 34.65 22.90 45.00 45.00 36.38 250.00 149.00 118.54 235.15 Sample Survey(CSS) National Livestock 7 350.00 288.00 283.97 410.00 350.00 249.41 410.00 410.00 370.31 324.00 450.00 429.82 800.00 760.00 657.83 808.00 Mission Dairying Through 8 Cooperatives 19.00 166.31 166.31 (EAP) CSS Total 420.00 328.00 323.78 450.00 380.00 265.92 479.00 610.96 559.52 369.00 495.00 466.20 1050.00 909.00 776.37 1043.15 Total (CS+CSS) 2930.04 2542.01 2553.41 3709.76 2905.02 2122.21 4095.64 3691.50 3105.04 4275.00 3588.00 3292.90 4490.01 4951.25 4343.26 5873.15