Sensitization Meeting constituted mainly to discuss survey schedule prepared to canvas in 21stLivestock Census and to discuss and assess the preparedness of State/UTs as well as Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying for the 21st LC

Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying Smt. Alka Upadhyaya chaired Sensitization Meeting for 21^st Livestock Census with the senior officers of States/UTs and the members of Technical Committee in New Delhi today. Sensitization Meeting constituted for 21^stLivestock Census is mainly –

1. To discuss the survey schedule prepared to canvas in 21^st LC
2. To discuss and assess the preparedness of State/UTs as well as Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying for the 21^st Livestock Census.

Ms. Varsa Joshi, Additional Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying,  Dr. Abhijit Mitra, Animal Husbandry Commissioner cum TCD Chairman,  Shri Jagat Hazarika, Advisor (Statistics), Department of Animal Husbandry & Fisheries, and Principal Secretary, Secretary, Commissioner, Director and other Senior Members of Union and State Governments, representative from NAD-MoSPI, M/o Panchayati Raj, were also present on the occasion.

Since breed-wise data of animals will be collected, ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) will present the Statewide latest breed list for various species and will also highlight the technique to identify the breed in the field.

Apart from the uses of statistics produced from Livestock Census for implementation of various programme of Livestock Sector, it is also used for National Indicator Framework (NIF) of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Animal Husbandry Statistics is the backbone of policy formulation as well as implementation of various programmes in Animal Husbandry Sector. The major source of Animal Husbandry Statistics is Livestock Census (LC). LC is a massive door-to-door field operation in which data are collected from each & every household taking actual count of domesticate animals and birds to finally asses the total livestock wealth of the Nation. Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying under Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India conducts Livestock Census across the country in every 5 years since 1919 to produce Animal Husbandry Statistics. The last livestock census i.e. 20^th LC was conducted in 2019.

The 21^st LC is due in 2024 and will be conducted in participation of States/UTs during the period of Sept-Dec, 2024 with the use of mobile technology and further transmitting the data online.The enumeration will be done in all villages and urban wards.  Various species of animals (cattle, buffalo, Mithun, yak, sheep, goat, pig, horse, pony, mule, donkey, camel, dog, rabbit and elephant), poultry birds (fowl, duck and other poultry birds) possessed by the households, household enterprises and non-household enterprises will be counted at that site, Breed-wise with their age, sex.

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