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3 ENTHUSIASTIC GOVERNANCE THROUGH DIFFERENT ORGANS Name of the Unit of ARD Department Directorate of Animal Resources & Animal Health (DAR&AH) Directorate of Dairy Development Paschim Banga Go-Sampad Bikash Sanstha (PBGSBS) West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences (WBUA&FS) West Bengal Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Ltd. (WBCMPF) WB Dairy & Poultry Development Corporation Ltd. (DAIRPOUL) WB Livestock Development Corporation Ltd. (WBLDC) Responsibility Animal Health, Extension & implementation of animal dev. schemes Milk Processing & Supply at Greater Kolkata & other areas Cattle & Buffalo breeding, Livestock Insurance Veterinary Education and Research Milk Marketing Animal Feed Production Meat & Meat Products Marketing Milk Processing & Supply at

4 SL.NO. INFRASTRUCTURE NUMBER 1 BLOCK LIVESTOCK DEV. OFFICE ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRES MULTISPECIALITY ANIMAL POLLY CLINIC 08 4 ANIMAL DEVELOPMENT AID CENTRES PRIVATE ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION WORKER (PRANIBANDHU) 6 GOVT. POULTRY FARMS 27 7 GOVT. SHEEP/ GOAT FARM 8 8 GOVT. CATTLE FARM 5 9 BULL MOTHER FARM FOR QUALITY BULL PRODUCTION 2 10 FODDER FARM ANIMAL FEED PLANT (TOTAL CAPACITY 80,000 MT/ YEAR ) 12 DISTRICT DISEASES DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES REGIONAL DISEASES DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES

5 SL.NO. INFRASTRUCTURE NUMBER 1 INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND VETERINARY BIOLOGICALS (IAH&VB) 1 2 EASTERN REGIONAL DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY 1 3 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY 1 4 ISO: 9001:2008 CERTIFIED FROZEN SEMEN BULL STATION 3 5 MULTIPLE OVULATION EMBRYO TRANSFER LABORATORY 2 6 QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORY FOR FROZEN SEMEN 2

6 SL.NO. INFRASTRUCTURE NUMBER 1 DISTRICT MILK UNIONS 16 2 FUNCTIONAL DAIRY COOPRETIVE SOCIETIES NO. OF BULK MILK COOLER/ OF CHILLING PLANT WITH CAPACITY LLPD 4 DAIRY PLANT (TOTAL CAPACITY 13 LLPD) 11

7 SL.NO. 1 2 INFRASTRUCTURE WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL & FISHERY SCIENCES (WBUA&FS) OFFERING UNDERGRADUATE, POST GRADUATE STUDIES &PHD IN VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH WEST BENGAL BOARD OF VETERINARY EDUCATION OFFERS 2-YEAR DIPLOMA COURSE IN VETERINARY PHARMACY & 1-YEAR CERTIFICATE COURSE IN PRANI SAMPAD BIKAS PRASHIKHAN NUMBER TRAINING CENTRES FOR PARAVETS, A.I. WORKERS 13

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9 About million Livestock which is 7 th in India About million Poultry population which is 4 th in India Cattle, Buffalo, 0.60 Sheep, 1.08 Poultry, Goat, Pig, 0.65

10 35 % increase in Milk production during the period of 11 years Expected annual growth 4.50 % in coming 3 years Present production of milk only % of the internal requirement of the State. REQUIREMENT & PRODUCTION OF MILK REQUIREMENT (Lakh MT) PRODUCTION (Lakh MT) TARGET (Lakh MT) PROJECTED TARGET **INTERNAL REQUIREMENT IS BASED ON THE NORMS FELT APPLICABLE FOR THE STATE i,e, 180 Gm/HEAD/DAY.

11 EGG PRODUCTION Backyard poultry sector contributes 75% and commercial sector contributes only around 25%. Average growth rate estimated to % in coming 3 years. Present production of Egg only 51% of the internal requirement of the State. REQUIREMENT & PRODUCTION OF EGG REQUIREMENT (Million No) PRODUCTION (Million No.) TARGET (Million No.) PROJECTED TARGET **INTERNAL REQUIREMENT IS BASED ON THE NORMS FELT APPLICABLE FOR THE STATE i,e, 100 Nos./CAPITA.

12 MEAT PRODUCTION Poultry meat is the highest contributor of total meat production, where the annual growth rate is 18%. Average growth rate estimated to % in coming 3 years Present production of Meat is only 63 % of the internal requirement of the State. REQUIREMENT AND PRODUCTION OF MEAT REQUIREMENT ('000 MT) PRODUCTION ('000 MT) TARGET ( 000 MT) PROJECTED TARGET **INTERNAL REQUIREMENT IS BASED ON THE NORMS FELT APPLICABLE FOR THE STATE i,e, 30 GM/HEAD/DAY.

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14 Animal Husbandry Sector largely unorganized. 86.5% livestock are in the hand of marginal, small and semi-medium operational holdings (area less than 4 ha). So, limited the scope for introduction of technology innovations and interventions. 75 % cattle low productive local indigenous Presently, 75 % Egg production coming from backyard poultry. Shortage of Feed & Fodder for the Livestock of the State.

15 Annual shortfall of milk is 1.26 million tones, Egg-4644 million and 378 thousand tones of meat. Insufficient organized infrastructure in terms of automated and hygienic Livestock Products Processing Units. Insufficient organized Marketing facilities. only 2% of total Milk production is being marketed by organized sector. The state requires 16.9 million litres of milk daily. Only Kolkata and nearby suburb has a demand of 2.4 million litres per day. Supply of milk from organized sector throughout the state is nearly 1.2 million litres per day

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17 Organized Livestock Farming Establish industries on processing and marketing of liquid milk and milk products in potential areas by way of procuring milk from the potential milk producing areas of the State. Establishment of automated and hygienic Meat Processing Units. Establishment of leather industry from assured supplies of environmentally processed hides.

18 Organized poultry farming in specific areas of Large scale poultry layer units Breeding farms Broiler meat processing units Egg powder plants Hatchery units Feed Plants

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20 Recurrence of disease epidemics like bird flu adversely affecting investments in poultry sector. Occurrence of natural calamities like floods and consequent livestock & production losses. Other major producing states have competitive advantage and continue to dominate the markets especially for milk and poultry products.

21 Changes in socio-economic conditions, with younger generation from farming community preferring urban employment in place of Animal Husbandry. Environment Pollution from unscientific Animal Husbandry Practices.

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