BIENNIAL REPORT (2013-14, 2014-15) CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Biennial report 2013-2014 & 2014-2015 Page | 1 ammu and Kashmir, the The rearing of livestock is a northern most state of India, is very critical and core activity in the bounded to the northeast by economic profile of the state. the Uygur Autonomous Region Although it is adopted as a subsidiary of Xinjiang (China), to the east by the occupation by majority of the rural Tibet Autonomous Region (China) and population, yet it constitutes a vital the Chinese-occupied portions of activity from the stand point of the Kashmir, to the south by the Indian economic welfare of the farmers. As states of Himachal Pradesh and per the population census 2011, about Punjab, to the southwest by Pakistan, 73% of the population lives in rural and to the northwest by the Pakistani areas and are associated with occupied portion of Kashmir. The vast agriculture and allied sectors including majority of the state’s territory is livestock rearing for their livelihood mountainous, and is divided into and employability. As per the Digest three zones, Kashmir Division, Jammu of Statistics 2012-13, published by Division and Ladakh Division which are Directorate of Economics and further divided into 22 Districts, 10 Statistics J&K, Livestock activity has a each in Kashmir and Jammu Divisions contribution of about 11% in the and 2 in Ladakh Division. The Gross Domestic Product of the state. Himalayas divide the Kashmir valley Contribution of animal husbandry from Ladakh while as Pir-Panjal range sector from Kashmir division to state separates it from the Jammu Division. economy through major livestock The administrative capitals products/ progenies is calculated to are Srinagar in summer and Jammu in be around Rs 4,650 crores during the winter. Present area of the state is year 2014-15. During the year 2012- 101,387 km2 with a population of 13, this figure was Rs 3,686 crores, 12,541,302 souls as per the 2011 showing an increase of 26.15%. With population census. such an impressive growth potential, this sector offers promising www.jkahd.net Page | 2 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT - KASHMIR employment opportunities and programme of the department, are handsome economic returns to the annually added to this pool. Although unemployed youth of the state. overall cattle population is showing a LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PROFILE: decreasing trend over the years, milk The state of J&K owns a precious production is showing steep increase livestock wealth in the form of Cattle, due to more percentage of crossbred Buffaloes, Equines, Yaks and Poultry. cows, easy availability of better health As per the latest livestock census (19th care facilities and management of Livestock Census-2012) the state has a cattle on scientific lines. Milk livestock population of 92,00,842 production has recorded an increase animals and poultry population of of 7% from 1,219 Th. MT in 2012-13 to 82,73,709 birds. In Kashmir Division, 1,306 Th MT in 2014-15. including Leh and Kargil districts, Total poultry population of the there are 13,06,379 cattle, 16,194 division has increased from 38.08 lakh buffaloes, 13,81,120 sheep, 5,34,423 in 2007 to 53.21 lakh in 2012, goats and 80,277 equines. The division registering an increase of about 40% also possesses 20,80,649 poultry birds between the two census periods. This in backyard sector and 34,03,383 increase has been primarily in birds in farms and hatcheries. Due to organized sector where the poultry massive crossbreeding/ up-gradation population has increased from 12.17 of local cattle by the department, lakh in 2007 to 32.43 lakh in 2012. primarily through artificial Total number of poultry farms has insemination, the percentage of also shown an increase from 586 in crossbred cattle in Kashmir division 2007, 1,437 in 2012 to 4,720 in 2014- has increased from 68.35% in 2007 to 15. The percentage of improved 74.65% in 2012. There are about 7.30 variety of birds in backyard sector has lakh breedable cows in Kashmir also shown an increase from 5.31% in division and more than a lakh cows, 2007 to 17.91% in 2012. born through artificial insemination Biennial report 2013-2014 & 2014-2015 Page | 3 The district-wise and species-wise the last century the Department livestock population details of Kashmir expanded progressively and a number division are given as Annexure-I. of Dispensaries were established ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT: nearly in almost all major towns of the HISTORY state. In the post 1947 period, strong Historically, Animal Husbandry emphasis was paid on the Department was established by the development of Animal Husbandry, Maharaja of J&K in the year 1887 as Agriculture and allied sectors to give a Civil Veterinary Department. The fillip to the economy of the peasantry. department was established primarily The Civil Veterinary Department got to provide Veterinary care for mules transformed into Animal Husbandry and Horses of the Maharaja Cavalry. Department to ensure overall With the Advancement of British improvement in the livestock of the influence in the state, Royal Society state. for prevention of injuries and cruelties In 1954 “breeding by artificial to the animals was established which means” was introduced for the first induced the state administration to time in the state. Two Artificial established treatment centres. As a Insemination Centres, one each at result of this, some Veterinary Srinagar and Jammu were established. Dispensaries came into existence in In 1980, frozen semen technology was the last decade of the century and the introduced in the state and artificial Veterinary Department started insemination facilities were made functioning as a component of available in remotest areas as well. Agriculture Department. Chronological development of Animal During 1920-1930, there were Husbandry Department is given as only 12 dispensaries in all, located Annexure II along the Jehlum valley road and Presently, Animal Husbandry Banihal cart road for treatment of Department – Kashmir operates transport animals. During thirties of through a network of more than a www.jkahd.net Page | 4 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT - KASHMIR 1000 centres with about 300 qualified community level in remote areas veterinarians and 1300 para- that are devoid of AI facility. veterinary staff. 2. The Joint Director, Poultry cum ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP LPP, Hariparbath supervises and For carrying out the monitors the Poultry development programmes effectively, the and its marketing. Department has been administratively 3. The Joint Director, Frozen Semen categorized into two major sectors. Project, Rambirbagh, looks after I. DIVISIONAL SECTOR. the frozen semen technology II. DISTRICT SECTOR. programme. 4. The Joint Director, Institute of Both these sectors are being Animal Health and Biological administratively and technically Production (IAH&BP), Zakura controlled by the Directorate of looks after the disease Animal Husbandry Kashmir, Srinagar. investigation and vaccine In addition to the Chief Executive production programmes. Officer, Livestock Development Board, Kashmir, there are three Joint These Joint Directors provide Directors in Kashmir Division looking technical inputs to all the 12 districts after the developmental programmes. of Kashmir Division, manned by the officers of the rank of Deputy 1. The prime objective of the Directors, designated as Chief Animal Livestock Development Board is to Husbandry Officers, who are ensure regular supply of liquid supported by the following officers in Nitrogen (LN2), semen straws and the districts. other breeding inputs to frozen semen centres and private 1. Poultry Development Officer artificial Insemination workers. (PDO) for running poultry The board is also responsible for development programme in their induction of breeding bulls at respective district. Biennial report 2013-2014 & 2014-2015 Page | 5 2. Disease Investigation Officer (DIO) districts and extra burden to the for providing effective disease respective officers of erstwhile diagnostic cover. districts for catering the needs of 3. Officer In-charge, Artificial these new districts. Breeding Station for arranging liquid Nitrogen and frozen semen for frozen semen centres. 4. Superintendent, District Veterinary Hospital as in-charge of District Veterinary Hospital. 5. Block Veterinary Officers (BVOs) monitoring the animal husbandry activities in their respective blocks. 6. Veterinary Assistant Surgeons (VAS) under whose technical prowess operates a network of field institutions for providing health cover to livestock and implementation of various programmes and schemes of the department. In newly created four districts, viz, Ganderbal, Shopian, Kulgam and Bandipora, posts of PDO, DIO, Officer I/C ABS, and Superintendent DVH have not been created as yet, thereby causing impediments in developmental programmes in these www.jkahd.net Page | 6 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT - KASHMIR CHAPTER 2 DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMES www.jkahd.net Page | 8 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT - KASHMIR The Animal Husbandry ensuring the overall development of Department has launched massive the economic status of the population. programmes for the development of The role of the department which was livestock and poultry in the state. primarily meant for carrying out the These programmes can broadly be animal health programmes aimed at classified into the following: limiting the impact of diseases on I. CATTLE DEVELOPMENT animal production, has been II. POULTRY DEVELOPMENT diversified during the past four III. ANIMAL HEALTH