Rajya Sabha hears on progress in ‘Production of fish, eggs and milk in the country’

New Delhi, December 6: The fish and milk production has been increasing with an average annual growth rate of 6.86 % and 6.41 % respectively, during the last five years. These increases are primarily due to several initiatives/policies taken up by the Government of India Viz. implementation of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)/ Central Sector Scheme (CS).

 

Giving information in Rajya Sabha, MoS for Fisheries, Animals Husbandry & Dairying, Pratap Chandra Sarangi said the Union Government has also created a separate Ministry for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying with two separate Departments namely (i) Department of Fisheries and (ii) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, which provides focused attention for the overall development of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying sectors, including enhancement of production and productivity, improving the livelihood of the marginal farmers who are associated in these sectors of the country.

India is self-sufficient in the production of fish and milk to fulfill the demand, as India is the second-largest fish producing county in the world, as well as the first position in the world with regards to milk production. However, fish and milk production in India has been increasing steadily. Besides, the country’s per capita availability of egg is estimated at 74 per person per year as per the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics. However, as per the recommendation of National Institute of Nutrition, the requirement of eggs per capita per year will be 183 eggs.