Lok Sabha Question No. 709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Bull Mother Farms
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN, RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES LOK SABHA QUESTION No. 709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY,  2017

## BULL MOTHER FARMS

## 709.    SHRI.  A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN: SHRI  RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

## Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is true that there are as many as 172 bull mother farms in the country run by both the Centre and the State Governments and, if so, the details thereof;

- (b) whether these bull mother farms are currently in dilapidated condition;
- (c) whether the Government has identified 50 bull mother farms to strengthen its infrastructure and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to establish Kamdhenu centres across the country, if so, the details thereof along with the locations identified so far; and

(e) whether it is also true that there is an absence of quality bulls and indigenous cow breed as well as lack of basic amenities like poor condition of shed and other equipment required for the maintenance of cattle and farms and if so, the steps taken by the Government to strengthen the existing infrastructure?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) to  (c)  Under  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission,  all  the  bull  mother  farms  available  with  State Governments and State Implementing Agencies/ State Livestock Development Boards are covered for modernization and strengthening of existing infra structure. Details of the bull mother  farms  available  with  State  Governments  and  State  Implementing  Agencies/  State Livestock Development Boards is given at Annexure-I.

(d)   Government is undertaking establishment of two National Kamdhenu Breeding Centres in the Country. An amount of Rs.25.00 Crore has been released to Madhya Pradesh for establishment of National Kamdhenu Breeding Centre in Itarsi, Hoshangabad in Northern region of India and Rs 25 crore  has  been  released  to  Andhra  Pradesh  for  establishment  of  National  Kamdhenu  Breeding Centre in Chintaladevi, Nellore in Southern region of India.

(e)  In  order  to  complement  and  supplement  efforts  made  by  the  State  for  strengthening infrastructure available at bull mother farms Government of India  has undertaken following steps:

- i) Replacement of poor genetic merit stock with high genetic merit bull mothers
2. ii) Modernization and strengthening of existing cattle sheds
3. iii) Replacement of agricultural implements for in-house fodder production.

| Sr. No.   | States            | No. of Bull mother farms   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 3                          |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 10                         |
| 3         | Assam             | 11                         |
| 4         | Bihar             | 3                          |
| 5         | Chattisgarh       | 4                          |
| 6         | Goa               | 3                          |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 5                          |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  | 6                          |
| 9         | Haryana           | 3                          |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 3                          |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 3                          |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 9                          |
| 13        | Kerala            | 7                          |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 7                          |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 10                         |
| 16        | Manipur           | 2                          |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 4                          |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 6                          |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 6                          |
| 20        | Odisha            | 10                         |
| 21        | Puducherry        | 1                          |
| 22        | Punjab            | 1                          |
| 23        | Rajasthan         | 9                          |
| 24        | Sikkim            |                            |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        | 14                         |
| 26        | Telangana         | 1                          |
| 27        | Tripura           | 1                          |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     | 11                         |
| 29        | Uttarakhand       | 5                          |
| 30        | West Bengal       | 10                         |
| 31        | Andaman & Nicobar | 2                          |
| 32        | Lakshadweep       | 2                          |
| Total     | Total             | 172                        |