తెలుగు 
Telangana accounts for 3.5% of India’s total geographical area and 2.9% of population and ranks 12th both in geographical area and population among Indian States. The State is newly formed 29th State in India and blessed with rich livestock resources especially cattle and Sheep population accounting to 5.52% of country’s population. Rural population in the State is predominantly agricultural with more than 2/3 of its workforce being engaged directly in the agriculture sector.
About 29 lakh families in Telangana are engaged in livestock sector for their livelihood. The value of livestock produce is estimated to be Rs. 12403 crores at current prices and the livestock sector contributes 4.86% to GSDP (2010-11 Third Revised Estimates).
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SRI VAKITI SRIHARI
The Hon’ble Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister
| Name | Sri Vakiti Srihari |
| Father | Vakiti Narsimulu |
| Spouse | Vakiti Lalitha |
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Livestock sector is emerging as one of the potential and income-generating source to the rural community and providing full time employment in rural as well as semi-urban areas. Livestock wealth is the backbone of the rural economy. Agriculture farming taken up in smaller land holdings is becoming unproductive in recent years, due to lack of assured market/ fluctuation of prices for produce and other adverse seasonal conditions. Thus, the farmers are shifting from agriculture to Livestock farming. Availability of technology and inputs are also contributing to the shift.
The State stands 10th in Livestock population, 1st in sheep population, 12th in Goat population, 5th in Poultry, 13th in Bovine population and 17th in pig population, in the country as per the Livestock Census, 2007. With an annual output of 942 crore eggs, the Telangana stands 3rd in egg production in the country. Every eighth egg in the country comes from Telangana. With annual meat production of 4.29 lakh MTs Telangana stands 6th in the country in meat production. With an annual production of 39.51 lakh MTs of milk, Telangana occupies 13th position in the country in milk production (2012-13 approved estimates of GOI).
The mandate of the Department is to increase the availability of animal origin foods like milk, meat, eggs to human population through scientific breeding, feeding and disease management by,
| Super Speciality Vety Hospitals | 1 |
| Vety Poly Clinics | 8 |
| Veterinary Hospitals | 100 |
| Veterinary Dispensaries | 920 |
| Rural Livestock Units | 1114 |
| Mobile Veterinary Clinics | 17 |
| Total Vety Institutions | 2160 |
| No. of Gopalamitra Centres | 1344 |
| Vaccine Production Units | 1 |
| Animal Disease Diagnostic Labs | 9 |
| Training Centers | 11 |
| Graduate Veterinarians | 1270 |
| Para Veterinarians | 2091 |
| Hospital Attendants | 3969 |
| Ministerial staff | 279 |
- To provide doorstep Artificial Insemination facility 1334 Gopalamitras (Private Inseminators) are functioning in the state under APLDA.
- In order to provide breeding facility to the breedable cattle and buffaloes of the state, Livestock Development Agency is functioning in the state
- Sheep & Goat Development Co-Operative Federation Limited is functioning to take up small ruminant development through village level 3376 sheep breeders’ co-operative societies which are functioning in (10) districts.
- There are 09 district level Animal Disease Diagnostic Labs are functioning in the state with an objective to supply necessary bacterial and viral vaccines to field veterinary institutions and also provide necessary support in disease diagnosis and disease investigation.
- 9 Dist Frozen Semen Depots are functioning in the State for distribution of breeding inputs, Frozen Semen, Liquid Nitrogen etc., to the field Veterinary Institutions functioning in the State.
- Animal Disease Check Posts (ADCP) act as barriers in controlling the unauthorized transportation of diseased animals, animals sold due to distress in adverse seasonal conditions and animals going for slaughter.
- There is one Vaccine production unit conforming to cGMP standards located in Hyderabad. They produce around 12 crore doses of bacterial and viral vaccines annually for field use.
- Existing Training Centers are imparting training to field staff and farmers in the scientific management of livestock in breeding & feeding and also disseminate the technical information collected from different national institutes of repute to field veterinary institutions for the use in the field.
| Item | 2013-2014 | ||||
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| – | Target | Achievement | % of Achievement | ||
| Treatment of Sick Animals (lakhs) | 242.4 | 276.17 | 114 | ||
| Scrub Bulls Castrated (lakhs) | 2.79 | 3.52 | 118 | ||
| Animals Vaccinated (lakhs) | 330 | 416.69 | 126 | ||
| Artificial Inseminations (lakhs) | 8.25 | 7.1 | 86 | ||
| Improved Progeny Calves Born (lakhs) | 2.55 | 3 | 118 | ||
| Area brought under Improved Fodder Development (Lakh Acres) | 3.65 | 4.44 | 122 | ||
| Ministerial staff | 279 | ||||
| Item | 2013-2014 | ||||
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| – | Target | Achievement | % of Achievement | ||
| Milk Production (Lakh MTs) | 43.54 | 44.21 | 101 | ||
| Meat Production (Lakh MTs) | 4.63 | 4.68 | 101 | ||
| Egg Production (Lakhs) | 98943 | 102076 | 103 | ||
FISHERIES DEPARTMENT:
Fisheries is one of the fast growing sectors contributing to GSDP of the state as well as Generating income and employment. The Sector aims at exploitation of all the possible Resources under capture and culture fishery base for increasing fish production and Productivity through sustainable development. The sector is contributing considerably for, Food security, nutrition and health, lively hood security to rural population, and welfare of fishers.
Vision :
Optimal utilization of natural resources for fish production, promote freshwater aquaculture, Supported by infrastructure and trained manpower.
Mission :
Holistic development of the sector, with focus on enhancement of productivity and production, Self-sufficiency in fish seed demand, supply of fish at an affordable price in hygienic condition and render welfare schemes to fishers.
Ranking in the country:
Inland Fishery Resources : 3rd Rank
| State | Total WSA (in Lakh Ha.) |
| Karnataka | 7.3 |
| Tamilnadu | 6.96 |
| Telangana | 5.87 |
Inland Fishery Resources : 8th Rank
| State | Total production in Lakh tons |
| West Bengal | 13.38 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 11.74 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4.50 |
| Chhattisgarh | 4.00 |
| Bihar | 2.92 |
| Odisha | 2.55 |
| Assam | 2.54 |
| Telangana | 2.20 |
| Spl. Chief Secretary to Government | Sri Ilambarithi K, IAS prlsecy_ahf@telangana.gov.in | 040 -23452423 |
| Secretary to Government | Sri Ilambarithi K, IAS, prlsecy_ahf@telangana.gov.in | 040 -23452423 | ||
| Jt. Secretary | Sri D. Amoy Kumar, IAS | |||
| Addl. Secretary | Sri N. Shanker | – | ||
| Director of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Department | ||||
| Director (FAC) | Sri B. Gopi, IAS dirahdtg@gmail.com | 040-23305403 | ||
| Addl. Director | Dr. Ch. Malleshwari | 040-23305403 Fax: 23322253 | ||
| Chief Accounts Officer | Smt. Geetha Premi budgettelangana@gmail.com | 040-23305403 Fax: 23322253 | ||
| Commissioner of Fisheries | ||||
| Director | Smt. K. Nikhila, IAS, dftelangana@gmail.com | 040-23376251 Fax: 23300263 | ||
| Addl. Director (FAC) | Sri S. Murali Krishna, dftelangana@gmail.com | 040-23376251 | ||
| Telangana Fishermen Co-operative Societies Federation | ||||
| Chairman | Sri Mettu Sai Kumar | |||
| Jt.Managing Director/Addl. Director | Sri V. Srinivas tsfcof@gmail.com | 9440814748 | ||
| Telangana Sheep & Goat Development Co-operative Societies Federation | ||||
| Chairman | – | 040-23391321 Fax: 23307156 | ||
| Managing Director (FAC) | Dr. B. Subbarayudu, tssheepfed@gmail.com | 040-23391321 | ||
| Telangana Dairy Development Co-operative Federation Limited, Hyderabad | ||||
| Chairman | Sri Gutha Amith Reddy | 040-27019851 | ||
| Managing Director | Sri K. Chandra Shekhar Reddy, IAS, md.tsddcf@gmail.com | 040-27019233 Fax: 27019938 | ||
| Telangana Livestock Development Agency | ||||
| CEO (I/c) | Dr. Ch. Malleshwari ceotslda@gmail.com | 9989998073 | ||
| P.V. Narasimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University | ||||
| VC | Dr. M. Gnana Prakash, IAS vctsvu@gmail.com | 040-24002110 | ||
| Registrar | Dr. A. Sarat Chandra | – | ||
| Dean | Dr. Raghunandan dvsctsvetuniv@gmail.com | 9100956341 | ||
