GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL ANIMAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

HUGE LIVESTOCK POPULATION • About 30. 35 million Livestock which is 7 th in India • About 52. 84 million Poultry population which is 4 th in India Cattle, 16. 52 Buffalo, 0. 60 Sheep, 1. 08 Poultry, 52. 84 Goat, 11. 51 Pig, 0. 65 HABITAT OF SOME UNIQUE LIVESTOCK: Black Bengal Goats, Garole & Bonpala Sheep, Ghungroo Pig

One of the pillars of the State’s rural economy is animal husbandry. It contributes nearly 16. 57 % of its agricultural SDP. The Gross value of output at current price is Rs. 31, 347 Crore. About 86. 5% animals are in the hand of marginal, small and semi-medium farmers with operational holdings less than 4 hectare and they depend on agricultural residues for feeding of animal. About 83 million Livestock & Poultry population which is 5 th in India. Total bovine population of the state is about 17. 11 million. Out of which 75 % is non-descript indigenous cattle having average daily milk production 1 -1. 25 Lt. The state ranked 2 nd in meat production , 4 th in egg and 12 th in milk production. But even so, there is a demand-supply gap.

MILK PRODUCTION q q 20 % increase in Milk production during the period of 7 years Present production of milk only 83 % of the internal requirement of the State. **INTERNAL REQUIREMENT IS BASED ON THE NORMS FELT APPLICABLE FOR THE STATE i, e, 180 Gm/HEAD/DAY.

EGG PRODUCTION q Backyard poultry sector contributes 55% and commercial sector contributes around 45%. q Present production of Egg only 77% of the internal requirement of the State. q 20 % increase in Egg production in last 7 years PROJECTED TARGET **INTERNAL REQUIREMENT IS BASED ON THE NORMS FELT APPLICABLE FOR THE STATE i, e, 100 Nos. /CAPITA.

MEAT PRODUCTION q Poultry meat is the highest contributor of total meat production, where the annual growth rate is 18%. State is self sufficient in Chicken meat. q Present production of Meat is only 73 % of the internal requirement of the State. PROJECTED TARGET **INTERNAL REQUIREMENT IS BASED ON THE NORMS FELT APPLICABLE FOR THE STATE i, e, 30 GM/HEAD/DAY.

SCHEMES OF POULTRY SECTOR

POULTRY SECTOR State requires about 270 lakh eggs per day, while produces about 205 -210 lakh eggs per day and about 50 -55 lakh eggs on an average per day have to be brought from other States. A Special Scheme formulated to mitigate the gap between demand & supply of eggs in the State through – 1. Backyard Poultry (Chicken/ Duck) Farming through distribution of Chick/duckling to the individual beneficiaries. Ø Beneficiary Selection : • Individual Application or selected by Gram Panchayat/ Panchayat Samity. • BDO/ Savapati will send list to the District Magistrate. Ø DDARD & PO of the district will arrange for distribution of chicks/ ducklings Ø 4 (four) weeks old 10 (ten) numbers of chicks/ ducklings will be supplied Ø During 2017 -18 : Distributed – 68. 58 lakh

POULTRY SECTOR Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Name of the District Purba Bardhaman Paschim Bardhaman Howrah Hooghly Jhargram Murshidabad Nadia N 24 Parganas Paschim Medinipur Purulia S 24 Parganas TOTAL Ducklings / Chicks distribution programme 2017 -18 2018 -19 No. of Target of No. of Ducklings / Target No. of Ducklings / Beneficiaries Chicks benefited distribution 42520 14745 31203 32570 20148 50308 31790 41768 38150 40878 61214 4, 05, 294 425200 147450 312030 325700 201480 503080 317900 417680 381500 408780 612140 40, 52, 940 54830 18710 32760 42120 18710 60850 39780 51480 50140 46800 67860 4, 84, 040 548300 187100 327600 421200 187100 608500 397800 514800 501400 468000 678600 48, 400

POULTRY SECTOR 2. Poultry/Duck Farming by SHG (Convergence with MGNREGS) : Ø Unit Size: 100 to 250 Ø should have land of their own Ø construction of sheds under MGNREGA Ø 4 (four) weeks old chicks/ ducklings will be supplied free of cost. Ø During 2017 -18: among 707 nos. SHGs 1. 61 Lakh Ducklings/ Chicks distributed. Ø Target 2018 -19 : 5600 SHGs (Total State) Sl. No. NAME OF THE DISTRICT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Nadia Murshidabad South 24 Parganas Paschim Medinipur Jhargram Purulia Purba Burdwan Paschim Bardhaman Howrah Hooghly North 24 Parganas T O T A L TARGET NUMBER OF SHGs Chicks Duckling 500 30 500 0 250 50 350 100 150 50 200 100 250 0 100 0 250 0 240 50 2990 380 Total 530 500 300 450 200 300 250 100 250 290 3370

POULTRY SECTOR 3. Commercial Hybrid Layer (Chicken) / Duck farm by Private Entrepreneurs : Ø Unit Size: Layer Chicken - 20, 000 to 1, 000; Duck – 5, 000 Ø land required : 2 to 3 acres / 20, 000 capacity Ø approx. unit cost : Rs. 200. 00 – 250. 00 lakh / 20, 000 capacity

POULTRY SECTOR West Bengal Incentive Scheme, 2017 for Commercial Layer Poultry Farm and Poultry Breeder Farm (WBIS 2017 for CLP & PBFs) for Production of Additional 80 lakhs to 1 Crore Eggs per day. v Capital Grant /Subsidy : @ Rs. 8, 000 per unit of 10000 Commercial layer / Poultry breeder birds subject to maximum of Rs. 80, 000. 00 v Interest subsidy on term loan : Micro and Small farm: 40 %of total interest paid on term loan for 5 years subject to maximum loan amount of 75% of the project cost. Medium farm: 25 %of total interest paid on term loan for 5 years subject to maximum loan amount of 75% of the approved project cost. v Power Subsidy Micro and Small farm : Rs. 1. 50 per Khw for 5 subject to maximum Rs. 5 lakh per year. Medium farm : Re. 1 per Khw for 5 years subject to max. Rs. 10 lakh per year.

POULTRY SECTOR v Waiver of Electricity Duty 75% for 5 years subject to maximum Rs. 2 lakh per year. v Subsidy on Stamp Duty and Registration Fee: 50% reimbursement of stamp duty and registration fee for purchasing land for setting up of the approved project. 48 Poultry Entrepreneurs establishing their projects of Rs. 215. 25 crore project cost for additional 18 lakh egg per day.

GOAT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMME

GOATERY SCHEME – INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARIES Distributed 1. 86 Lakh goats amongst rural farmers in last six years. During 2017 -18 : Distributed – 71535 among 14307 beneficiaries Target for 2018 -19 : 1, 000 goats among 20000 beneficiaries Components: Ø 5 Goats (4 Female + 1 Male) at 5 -6 months age Ø Insurance and tagging Ø De-wormer, Mineral & Vitamin mixture, Vaccination Ø Orientation training of beneficiaries

GOATERY SCHEME – Individual Beneficiaries Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Name of the District Purba Bardhaman Paschim Bardhaman Howrah Hooghly Jhargram Murshidabad Nadia N 24 Parganas Paschim Medinipur Purulia S 24 Parganas TOTAL Goat distribution programme 2017 -18 2018 -19 No. of Goats Target No. of Beneficiaries distributed Beneficiaries benefited 1000 600 350 500 840 600 600 890 1017 7, 547 5000 3000 1750 2500 4200 3000 4450 5085 37, 735 1400 786 614 1006 810 1420 1000 1020 1186 1736 11, 978 Target of Ducklings / Chicks distribution 7000 3930 3070 5030 4050 7100 5000 5100 5930 8680 59, 890

GOATERY SCHEME – Convergence with MGNREGA Components: Ø 5 Goats (4 Female + 1 Male) at 5 -6 months age Ø Insurance and tagging Ø De-wormer, Mineral & Vitamin mixture, Vaccination Ø Orientation training of beneficiaries Øconstruction of sheds under MGNREGA Ø Target 2018 -19: 2000 Units SN Items Unit 1 Goat Shelter Cost of Animals including 2 transport cost 3 Insurance & Tagging charges 4 Feed Cost De-wormer, Mineral & vitamin 5 mixture, Vaccination Charge Orientation training , booklet 6 &monitoring etc. Total Cost MGNREGS Total Costs ARD Share (Rs. In Lakh) 40106 5 5 11000 650 800 300 250 53106 250 13000 40106

GOATERY SCHEME – Buy Back Policy Implemented by : West Bengal Livestock Dev. Corporation Ltd. (WBLDC) Started in Hooghly District with 30 beneficiaries WBLDC will provide : Ø 11 Goats (10 Female + 1 Male) Ø Insurance and tagging Ø Feed for four months, De-wormer, Mineral & Vitamin mixture, Vaccination Ø Orientation training of beneficiaries q WBLDC will buy back all male goats at a price fixed between beneficiary and WBLDC for the first time. q From second time, all male goats will be procured at market price THIS SCHEME MAY BE PROPAGATED IN OTHER DISTRICTS WITH SHG MEMBERS

PIGERY SCHEME – INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARIES During 2017 -18 : Distributed – 3996 among 1332 beneficiaries Components: Ø 3 Pig (2 Female + 1 Male) Ø Insurance and tagging Ø De-wormer, Mineral & Vitamin mixture, Vaccination Ø Orientation training of beneficiaries

PIGERY SCHEME – INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARIES 2017 -18 SN Name of District 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Paschim Bardhaman Purba Bardhaman Hooghly Howrah Jhargram Paschim Medinipur Murshidabad Nadia North 24 -Pgs Purulia South 24 -Pgs TOTAL 2018 -19 Target Nos. of Target no of No of Pigs of Beneficiaries Pigs distributed Beneficiarie Benefited distribution s 25 75 30 90 75 225 80 240 30 90 0 0 20 60 8 24 55 165 30 90 0 0 35 105 25 75 40 120 35 105 65 195 85 255 90 270 30 90 40 120 380 1140 438 1314

HEIFER REARING SCHEME– INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARIES During 2017 -18 : Distributed – 1000 among 1000 beneficiaries Components: SN Components Amount (in Rs) 1. Cost of 1 heifer(Cross bred Jersey/ Upgraded Sahiwal or Gir, aged 12 months and above) including transportation 16, 000/- 2. Cost of partial feeding (Concentrate) 4, 500/- 3. Strengthening of existing cattle shed 4, 000/- 4. Cost of medicine, vaccines, insurance, etc. 1, 750/- 5. Training of farmer (1 day)[Conveyance-Rs. 60. 00, Tiffin & Tea- Rs. 50. 00, Pen & Booklet- Rs. 40. 00] 150/- 6. Miscellaneous expenses including Monitoring & Evaluation 600/- Total unit cost: 27, 000/-

HEIFER REARING SCHEME– INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARIES SL. NO. DISTRICT DISTRIBUTED DURING 2017 -18 1 Murshidabad 76 271 2 Nadia 50 190 3 North 24 Pgs 65 235 4 South 24 Pgs 90 298 5 Howrah 40 145 6 Hooghly 60 192 7 Paschim Medinipur 60 220 8 Jhargram 30 90 9 Purulia 60 212 10 Bardhaman Purba 75 247 11 Bardhaman Paschim 25 90 631 2190 TOTAL TARGET FOR 2018 -19

SELF EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES About 6000 private Artificial Insemination Workers are working under this Department to provide Artificial Insemination service to Cattle & Buffalo at Farmers’ doorstep About 5700 members of women SHGs are working as PRANIMITRA to provide Vaccination & De-wormer at Farmers’ doorstep q Incentive to Pranimitra & A. I. Workers: To motivate and augment income generation of the self employed persons, a incentive scheme is introduced @ Rs. 1500. 00 per month with an increment of monthly incentive @ 10% after each 3 (Three) years.

TRAINING & SKILL DEVELOPMENT Trained about 14. 85 lakh farmers for better animal husbandry practices in last seven years Started one year Certificate Course of ‘Livestock Development Assistant (PRANIRAKSHAK)’ with a yearly target to train 420 youths. Started a ‘Six months Certificate Course on Artificial Insemination (PRANI SEBEE)’ under the ambit of the ‘Utkarsh Bangla’ in 66 Vocational Training Centres with a yearly target 4000 Started Two years Veterinary Pharmacy course having yearly training capacity of 30.

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