15-Mar-2023: Release of 'Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022'
Union Minister (FAHD) Shri Parshottam Rupala unveiled the department’s annual publication, the ‘Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022’ on 15th March 2023 in presence of Minister of State of both Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Department along with Secretary (AHD) and other Senior Officers of the Ministry. The Minister congratulated Animal Husbandry Statistics Division for coming out with this publication. He said the book has become a tradition and important source of information in the field of Livestock.
The publication gives an overview of Animal Husbandry sector briefly in terms of important livestock statistics on livestock population, livestock production and other information like animal diseases, infrastructure etc. It is the primary source of data on production estimates of four Major Livestock Products (MLPs) like Milk, Egg, Meat and Wool for the year 2021-22 and other technical aspects of Integrated Sample Survey (ISS).
In addition to the production estimates, it also contains data of secondary information like livestock population as per latest 20th Livestock Census, import and export data of livestock and livestock products, incidence of livestock disease, infrastructure and economic contribution of livestock sector. The information contained in this publication will be useful for all stakeholders for planning and policy making purposes as well as for research and academician across the globe.
The major highlights of “Basic Animal Husbandry statistics 2022” are given below:
- Total milk production in the country during 2021-22 is 221.06 million tonnes.
- In the current year 2021-22, the milk production has registered an annual growth rate of 5.29%.
- Top five major milk producing States are Rajasthan (15.05%), Uttar Pradesh (14.93%), Madhya Pradesh (8.06%), Gujarat (7.56%) and Andhra Pradesh (6.97%).
- In 2021-22, the total egg production in the country is 129.60 billion nos which has increased by 6.19% as compared to previous year.
- Total five major egg producing States are Andhra Pradesh (20.41%), Tamil Nadu (16.08%), Telangana (12.86%), West Bengal (8.84%) and Karnataka (6.38%).
- The total meat production in the country is 9.29 million tonnes for the year 2021-22 with an annual growth rate of 5.62%.
- The total five major meat producing States are Maharashtra (12.25%), Uttar Pradesh (12.14%), West Bengal (11.63%), Andhra Pradesh (11.04%), and Telangana (10.82%).
- The total wool production in the country during 2021-22 is 33.13 thousand tonnes which has decline by 10.30% as compared to previous year.
- The top five major wool producing States are Rajasthan (45.91%), Jammu and Kashmir (23.19%), Gujarat (6.12%), Maharashtra (4.78%) and Himachal Pradesh (4.33%).
- The per-capita availability of milk is 444 gram/day during 2021-22 increased by 17 gram/day over previous year.
- In 2021-22, the per-capita availability of egg is 95 no's/annum increased by 5 no's/annum over previous year.
- The per-capita availability of meat is 6.82 kg/annum during 2021-22 increased by 0.30 kg/annum over previous year.
- During 2014-15 and 2020-21, the value addition of sector grew at a compound annual growth rate of 7.93%.
- In 2020-21, the share of Livestock at constant prices in Agriculture Sector and total GVA was 30.13% and 4.9% respectively.
15-Mar-2023: Objectives of Mission Antyodaya Survey
Mission Antyodaya (MA) Survey is a convergence and accountability framework aiming to bring optimum use and management of resources allocated by 27 Ministries/ Department of the Government of India under various programmes for the development of rural areas. It is very useful for preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDP) as the gap analysis tool in 269253 GPs and equivalents. The primary objective of Antyodaya is to survey and collect village infrastructure and services data for more than 6.5 lakh villages in the country. MA Survey presents secondary data to carry out gap analysis and the data serves as a key input in the preparation of development plans at Gram Panchayat, block and district levels.
Being a convergence framework, no funds have been allotted for Mission Antyodaya Survey. The survey is being conducted with the funds available with the States/UTs under the Administrative head of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The MA Survey 2022-23 is likely to be completed by 15th April 2023.
Mission Antyodaya Survey encourages addressing all identified deprivations in a time-bound manner through intensifying coverage of government schemes to address individual, household and community-level deprivations in saturation mode. It also aims to lend support to the process of participatory planning for Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) which will improve service delivery, create space for an alliance of people's institutions and groups and improve governance at the local level. The survey data will help and benefit all States including the State of West Bengal.
"Collapse & Recovery: How COVID-19 Eroded Human Capital and What to Do About It"- A report by World Bank
COVID-19 caused setbacks in poverty reduction and human capital accumulation. Impacts were greater in poorer countries.
Impact of COVID-19 on Human Capital Accumulation
- Global poverty-reduction efforts setback by 70 million people pushed back into extreme poverty.
- Collapse in human capital of young people at critical moments in their life cycle.
- Impact is greater among poorer countries.
Effects on Children
- Reductions in healthcare and missed critical vaccines.
- Stress in care environments leading to declines in school readiness and social-emotional development.
- Preschool-age children in multiple countries lost more than 34% of learning in early language and literacy, and over 29% in math.
Effects on Education
- School closures and ineffective remote learning causing missed learning and forgetting of previously learned material.
- For every 30 days of school closures, students lost about 32 days of learning.
Effects on Employment
- 40 million people who would have had a job did not have one at the end of 2021.
- Youth unemployment trends worsened. 25% of all young people were neither in education, employment nor training in 2021.
Risk of Inaction
- Long-lasting ramifications on human capital accumulation, earnings, and economic growth.
- Gaps will widen over time if not addressed.
- Cognitive deficit in toddlers could lead to 25% decline in earnings at prime working age.
- Students in low- and middle-income countries could lose up to 10% of future average annual earnings.
- Global loss of $21 trillion in potential lifetime earnings.
- Lower productivity, greater inequality, and social unrest for decades to come.
Recommendations for Recovery
- Urgent action needed to recover losses and invest in human capital.
- Human capital is the key for poverty reduction and inclusive growth.
- Policy actions include vaccinations, nutrition, parenting programs, pre-primary education, cash transfers for vulnerable families.
- Increasing instructional time, assessing learning, and streamlining curriculum for foundational learning.
- Targeted education programs to address learning losses and support remote learning.
- Increased support for youth employment and training programs. Support for adapted training, job intermediation, entrepreneurship programs, and new workforce initiatives for youth.
- Building agile, resilient, and adaptive human development systems for future shocks.
- Increased investment in healthcare, nutrition, and early childhood development.
- Prioritizing crisis recovery policies based on extent of collapse, complexity and cost of implementation, and political commitment.