Lok Sabha Question No. 2504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Protection to Indigenous Bovine Breeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR, SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 2504 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JANUARY, 2018

## PROTECTION TO INDIGENOUS BOVINE BREEDS

2504 SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR: PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any mission to promote the natural breeding of vechur cattle as its milk is considered good for health and medicines, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  programmes  and  schemes  implemented  by  the  Government  to  protect indigenous bovines along with the details of allocations set aside, yearwise during the last three years;
- (c) whether the importing of foreign bovine breeds have adversely affected the demand of indigenous breeds among Indian farmers and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the country's indigenous cattle breeds including the Gujarati Gir and Sahiwal of Punjab and Rajasthan are facing a decline in demand from farmers; and
- (e) if so, the action taken by the Government to enhance the demand of indigenous breeds of the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ )

- (a) Yes, Madam.  Government of India is implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission with the aim of development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds including Vechur breed of cattle in Kerala.
- (b) In order to complement and supplement the efforts made by the States for development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries is implementing following schemes:
- (i) Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)
- (a) National Programme for Bovine Breeding
- (b) Indigenous Breeds
- (c) National Mission on Bovine Productivity
- (ii) National Dairy Plan-I
- (iii) Breed Improvement Institutes
- (a) Central cattle Breeding Farms
- (b) Central Herd Registration Scheme
- (c) Central Frozen Semen Production & Training Institute

Budget allocated year wise during the last three years and current year is as under:

Rs in crore

|   S. No. | Scheme                       |   2014-15 (Actual exp) |   2015-16 (Actual exp) |   2016-17 (Actual exp) |   2017-18 (BE) |
|----------|------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|
|        1 | Rashtriya Gokul Mission      |                 159.02 |                  81.76 |                 118.64 |         190    |
|        2 | National Dairy Plan          |                 164    |                 300    |                 314.32 |         389.98 |
|        3 | Breed Improvement Institutes |                  40.79 |                  40.21 |                  48.2  |          60    |

Part (c) No, Madam, As per the 19 th Livestock Census (2012) country has 151.17 million  cattle  out  190.9  total  cattle  population  which  is  79.18%  of  the  total  cattle population.

Part (d) & (e)  Demand for indigenous cattle breeds including Gir of Gujarat, Sahiwal of Punjab and Rajasthan has been increasing since inception Rashtriya Gokul Mission in December 2014.

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