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A BRIEF REPORT

ON THE

ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION, ASSAM

NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION, ASSAM O.T.I. BUILDING, LIVESTOCK CAMPUS,

A. H. & VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, ASSAM KHANAPARA: GUWAHATI-22

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NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION (NLM)

OBJECTIVES:

1. Sustainable growth and development of livestock sector, including poultry.

2. Increasing availability of fodder and feed to substantially reduce the demand – supply gap through measures which

include more area coverage under quality fodder seeds, technology promotion, extension, post-harvest management and

processing in consonance with diverse agro-climatic condition.

3. Accelerating production of quality fodder and fodder seeds through effective seed production chain (Nucleus-Breeder-

Foundation-Certified- Truthfully labelled, etc.) with active involvement of farmers and in collaboration with the dairy /

farmers cooperatives, seed corporations, and private sector enterprises.

4. Establishing convergence and synergy among ongoing Plan programmes and stakeholders for sustainable livestock

development.

5. Promoting applied research in prioritized areas of concern in animal nutrition and livestock production.

6. Capacity building of state functionaries and livestock owners through strengthened extension machinery to provide quality

extension service to farmers.

7. Promoting skill based training and dissemination of technologies for reducing cost of production, and improving

production of livestock sector

8. Promoting initiatives for conservation and genetic upgradation of indigenous breeds of livestock (except bovines which are

being covered under another scheme of the Ministry) in collaboration with farmers / farmers‟ groups / cooperatives, etc.

9. Encouraging formation of groups of farmers and cooperatives / producers‟ companies of small and marginal farmers /

livestock owners.

10. Promoting innovative pilot projects and mainstreaming of successful pilots relating to livestock sector.

11. Providing infrastructure and linkage for marketing, processing and value addition, as forward linkage for the farmer‟s

enterprises.

12. Promoting risk management measures including livestock insurance for farmers.

13. Promoting activities to control and prevent animal diseases, environmental pollution, promoting efforts towards food

safety and quality, and supply of quality hides and skins through timely recovery of carcasses.

14. Encouraging community participation on sustainable practices related to animal husbandry, involvement of community in

breed conservation and creation of resource map for the states.

MISSION DESIGN:

The Mission is designed to cover all the activities required to ensure quantitative and qualitative improvement in livestock

production systems and capacity building of all stakeholder. The Mission will cover everything germane to improvement of livestock

productivity and support projects and initiatives required for that purpose subject to condition that such initiatives which cannot be

funded under other Centrally Sponsored Schemes under the Department.

The mission is organised into the following four Sub-Missions:

Sub-Mission on Livestock Development: The sub-mission on Livestock Development includes activities to address the concerns for

overall development of livestock species including poultry, other than cattle and buffalo, with a holistic approach. Risk Management

component of the sub-mission will, however, also cover cattle and buffalo along with other major and minor livestock.

Sub-Mission on Pig Development in North-Eastern Region: There has been persistent demand from the North Eastern States

seeking support for all round development of pigs in the region. Therefore, pig development in the North Eastern Region is being

taken up as a sub- mission of NLM. The sub-mission will strive to forge synergies of research and development organizations

through appropriate interventions, as may be required for holistic development of pigs in the North Eastern Region including genetic

improvement, health cover and post harvest operations.

Sub-Mission on Feed and Fodder Development: The Sub-Mission is designed to address the problems of scarcity of animal feed

and fodder resources, to give a push to the livestock sector making it a competitive enterprise for India, and also to harness its

export potential. The sub-mission will especially focus on increasing both production and productivity of fodder and feed through

adoption of improved and appropriate technologies best suited to specific agro-climatic region in both arable and non-arable areas.

Sub-Mission on Skill Development, Technology Transfer and Extension: The extension machinery at field level for livestock

activities is not adequately strengthened. As a result, farmers are not able to adopt the technologies developed by research

institutions. The adoption of new technologies and practices requires linkages between stakeholders. The sub-mission will provide a

platform to develop, adopt or adapt the technologies including frontline field demonstrations in collaboration with farmers,

researchers and extension workers, etc. wherever it is not possible to achieve this through existing arrangements.

JOURNEY OF NLM ASSAM:

1. The National Livestock Mission (NLM) was launched in the year 2014-15 in the State.

2. The State Level Executive Committee (SLEC) was constituted by Govt. vide notification no. VFV.216/2014/17 dated 4th

August, 2014 with Chief Secretary, Govt. of Assam as Chairman and Principal Secretary/Commissioner & Secretary to

Govt. of Assam, A.H. & Veterinary Department as Member Secretary and Mission Director and The State Level

Sanctioning & Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) notified by Govt. vide notification no. VFV.216/2012/209-A dated 14th

July, 2017 with Commissioner & Secretary to Govt. of Assam, A.H. & Veterinary Department as Chairman and

DGM/AGM, NABARD, Regional Office as Member Secretary.

3. Opening of Savings Bank Account for NLM, State level under Public Financial Management System (PFMS) on

14.10.2016.

4. Revalidation sanction for Rs 452.194 lakh (Central share) issued vide Govt. letter no. FV.216/2014/ Pt IV/204 dtd.

26.12.2016 and transferred to State level PFMS account on 18.03.2017.

5. Revalidation sanction for Rs 68.24 lakh and Rs 50.00 lakh (State share) issued vide Govt. letter no. FV.216/2014/ Pt

III/190 dtd. 28.02.2017 & FV.216/2014/ Pt III/231 dtd. 17.03.2017 and transferred to State level PFMS account on

07.04.2017.

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STATUS OF ACTIVITIES UNDER NLM, ASSAM

1. SUB-MISSION ON LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT: Component: Risk Management (Livestock Insurance)

The Risk Management Component under NLM targeted a total of 91000 nos. animals of various

species –cattle & buffalo, sheep & goat, pigs, horse & ponies excluding poultry. The scheme

covered 27 districts in the State. The total targeted beneficiaries are 18200 nos. out of which 36% is

reserved for BPL, SC and ST categories and the rest 64% is for APL category. Further, benefit of the

subsidy to be availed by the beneficiaries under the 2(two) categories of APL (40% of total animals

targeted for insurance) and BPL/SC /ST (60% of the total animals targeted for insurance) are 60%

and 80% respectively of the total premium amount.

The total financial involvement for the scheme is Rs 281.63 lakh (Rs 200.00 lakh as central share

and Rs 81.63 lakh as State share) with a part involvement from beneficiary level.

The physical and financial status of risk management (livestock insurance) is shown below –

Table-1: Physical

Table-2: Financial

Sl.No Particulars Estimated Amt. (Rs in Lakh)

Utilization Amt. (Rs in Lakh)

Committed Amt.

(Rs in Lakh)

Balance/ Unspent

Amt. (Rs in Lakh)

% of Achievement

1. Advanced Subsidy to NIACL 205.07 138.86 00.00 66.21 67.71%

2. Honorarium to Field Officers 48.34 39.24 0.00 9.10 81.17%

3. Publicity (Total)

i). Block level Awareness Meeting

5.40 5.40 0.00 - 100%

ii). Display of Flexes in Govt. Institutions

1.75 1.75 0.00 - 100%

iii) Advt. in Vernacular & English dailies

1.50 0.27 0.29 .94 37.33%

iv) Internet facility to District A.H. & Vety. Offices

1.35 1.35 0.00 - 100%

v). Leaflets etc. 3.82 0.95 - 2.87 24.87%

Administrative Cost 14.40 12.18 - 2.22 84.58%

TOTAL 281.63 200.00 0.29 81.34

Sl.No. Particulars Target Achievement % of Coverage

1. Nos. of insurable animals 91000 45786 50.31%

2. Beneficiaries 18200 14551 79.95%

3. Publicity

(i). Block level meetings 108 108 100.00%

(ii). Display of Flexes in Govt. Institutions 500 500 100.00%

(iii). Internet facility to District A.H. & Veterinary Offices

for communication with NLM & field

27 27 100.00%

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Awareness Meeting under Risk Management

Publicity under Risk Management

Ear -Tagging undertaken at Field level under Risk Management

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2. SUB-MISSION ON PIG DEVELOPMENT IN NER: Component: Strengthening of State Pig Breeding Farms (Base Pig Breeding farms and Multiplication Pig Breeding Farms) A total of 14 nos. of Pig Breeding farms under Department were strengthened which includes 1 no. of Base Pig

Breeding farm and 13 nos. of Multiplication Pig Breeding farms. The financial involvement for the scheme was

Rs 231.06 lakh (Rs 207.954 Lakh as CS and Rs 23.106 lakh as SS). The target includes renovation and

repairing of 5 nos. of pig breeding farms (1 no. base pig breeding farm and 4 nos. Multiplication pig breeding

farms) and operational cost support to 14 nos. pig breeding farms. Out of the targeted 434 nos. animals (pigs)

for supply to the above pig farms, 353 nos. are already facilitated under NLM with another 81 nos. pigs

proposed for supply to 3 nos. pig farms already provided with 50% of the allocated stock.

The physical and financial status of pig development activities under NLM is shown below –

Table-3 : Physical

Table-4: Financial

Sl No

Component & Particulars

FINANCIAL (Rs in Lakh)

Estimated Amt.

Utilization Amt.

Balance/ Unspent Amt.

% of Achievment

i. Renovation & Repairing (unit) 103.905 103.739 0.166 99.84 %

ii. Animals 20.320 17.069 3.250 84.00%

iii. Feed * (supplied to farm units) 91.068 49.003 42.065 53.81%

iv. Operational Cost for supporting Govt. Pig Farm

a. Insurance Cover 1.223 0.970 0.253 79.31 %

b. Health cover 4.008 3.382 0.626 84.38 %

c. Administrative cost 10.536 5.865 4.805 55.67%

Total 231.06 180.028 51.032 77.91%

Sn FARM LOCATION & DISTRICT

TARGET ACHIEVEMENT

Civil Works

Pigs to be supplied

Civil Works % of achievement

Pigs supplied

% of achievement

i. Khanikar, Dibrugarh Yes 20 Completed 100% 20 100 %

ii. Bazalbari, Jorhat Yes 24 Completed 100% 24 100 %

iii. Kapahtoli, Sivasagar 12 - - 12 100 %

iv. Diphu, Karbi Anglong - 24 - - 24 100 %

v. Santila, Dima Hasao - 48 - - 48 100 %

vi. Sonaigaon, Udalguri - 12 - - 12 100%

vii Sonapur, Kamrup -M - 36 36 100 %

viii Morigaon - 60 - 30 50 %

ix Kathiatoli, Nagaon Yes 72 Completed 100% 36 50%

x Bhatarmari, Kokrajhar - 12 - 12 100 %

xi Umrangsho, D.Hasao - 24 - 24 100 %

xii Kuchdhowa, Goalpara Yes 12 Completed 100% 12 100 %

xiii Donkamokam,K.Anglong - 48 - 48 100 %

xiv. Base Pig Breeding Farm- Khanapara wing (Base farm)

Yes 30 Completed 100% 15 50 %

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Renovation & Repairing of Departmental

Base Pig Breeding Farm, Khanapara,

BEFORE

AFTER AFTER

BEFORE BEFORE

AFTER

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3. SUB-MISSION ON SKILL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND EXTENSION: Component(s): (1). IEC Support for Livestock Extension, and (II) Training The Skill development, Technology transfer and Extension component under NLM covered IEC

materials which includes installation of hoardings, printing of leaflets and booklets, production and

telecast/broadcast of audio-visual creatives (quickies for television and spot for radio). Further, under

traing component, farmers training were conducted in 20 nos. districts on scientific piggery and

goatery farming with exposure visits to institutes like ICAR-National Research centre (NRC) on Pig,

Goat Research Station , Burnihat under AAU etc.The total financial involvement for the scheme is

Rs 57.744 lakh (Rs 44.24 lakh as central share and Rs 13.504 lakh as State share). The physical

and financial status of activities of Skill development, Technology transfer and Extension under NLM

is shown below –

Table-5: Physical

Sl. No

Particulars Target Achievement % of achievement

1. IEC

i) Hoarding ( In District H.Q.) 15 15 100%

ii) Printing Materials – Leaflet / Booklet 30000/ 10000 30000/ 10000 100%

Iii) Audio & Audio-visual Creative (Spot for Radio / Quickie for Television)

a. Production

i). Spot for Radio 5 5 100%

ii). Quickie for Television 6 6 100%

b. Telecast/ Broadcast 6/5 3/3 50%/60%

2. Training

a. Farmers ( 30 nos. Farmers /district for 20 nos. districts) 600 600 100%

b. Officers training (3 nos.) 3 1 33 %

Table-6: Financial

Sl. No.

Particulars Estimated Amt. (Rs in Lakh)

Utilization Amt. (Rs in Lakh)

Balance/Unspent Amt. (Rs in Lakh)

% of achievement

1. IEC

i) . Hoarding ( In District H.Q.) 6.00 2.26 3.74*

ii). Printing Materials – Leaflet / Booklet 6.50 2.03 4.47*

iii). Audio & Audio-visual Creative (Spot for Radio / Quickie for Television)

a. Production 4.02 2.42 1.60*

b. Telecast/ Broadcast 13.63 7.72 5.91*

iv) Display Ad 2.28 0.55 1.73*

Total IEC 32.43 14.98 17.45*

Out of the Balance amount Rs 17.45 L - 12.43 5.02

Grand Total 32.43 27.41 5.02 84.52%

2. Training -

a. Farmers.(30 nos. /district for 20 districts) 13.00 13.00 -

b. Officers training 9.427 2.84 6.587

3. Administrative Cost *2.887 *2.794 *0.09

TOTAL 57.744 46.044 11.697

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Table-7: Financial Outlay of Ongoing Components:

Sl. no

Component

Total Project cost

( Rs in Lakh)

Central assistance

(Rs in Lakh)

State share

( Rs in Lakh)

Beneficiary share

( Rs in Lakh)

1 LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT

a. Risk Management And Insurance – Livestock Insurance

281.63 200.00 81.630 *80.44

2 PIG DEVELOPMENT IN NER

a. Strengthening of State Pig farms – (Base Pig Breeding farms)

95.56 86.004 9.5560 -

b. Strengthening of State Pig farms -

(Multiplication Pig breeding farms) 135.50 121.95

13.55

3 SKILL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND EXTENSION

a. IEC -(Information, Extension and Communication Support for Livestock Extension - Printing, IEC materials, Training etc.)

57.744 44.24 13.504 -

Total 570.434 452.194 118.240

Table 8: Total Financial Status with submission of Utilization Certificate (UC)

Sn.

Component Estimated Amt.(Rs in Lakh)

Utilization Amt.(Rs in Lakh)(30.6.2018)

Balance/Unspent Amt(Rs in Lakh)

Utilisation Certificate (UC) submitted against Utilisation Amount of

Central Share(Rs in Lakh)

Central State Total Central State Total Central State Total 1st UC dated

03.1.2018

2nd UC dated

08.5.2018

1. RISK MANAGEMENT (LIVESTOCK INSURANCE) *

200.00 81.63 281.63 200.00 0.29 200.29 - 81.34 81.34 199.07 0.930

2. PIG DEVELOPMENT IN NER *

207.954 23.106 231.06 180.028 - 180.028 27.926 23.106 51.032 126.54 22.17734

3. SKILL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND EXTENSION *

44.240 13.504 57.744 35.501 - 35.501 8.739 13.504 22.243 25.67 3.000

TOTAL 452.194 118.240 570.434 415.529 0.29 415.819 36.665 117.950 154.615 351.27677 26.10734

377.38411

% of Utilization 91.89% 0.25% 72.895% 83.456%

TOTAL FINANCIAL STATUS (Central Share & State Share)

NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION , ASSAM (as on 30th June’ 2018)

Table-9: Number of Persons Assisted for Self-Employment under Entrepreneurship Development and Employment Generation (Edeg) Scheme Of National Livestock Mission:

Name of the Scheme FY Nos. of beneficiarie

covered

Financial achievement made during (Rs. Lac)

Entrepreneurship Development and Employment Generation (EDEG) scheme under NLM

2017-18 1026 975.03

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Conference on “ Rejuvenation of Govt. Livestock and Fodder farms for Demonstration and Extension

Activities in Assam and Strengthening and Upgrading the Training and Capacity Augmentation Facilities/

Infrastructure in A.H. & Veterinary sector in Assam organized under NLM, Assam at OTI dated 3rd

Aug’2018