Lok Sabha Question No. 822 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK, BHARAT SINGH, MANSHANKAR NINAMA, R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES

LOK SABHA QUESTION No. 822

TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2017

## RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION

822. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL "NISHANK": SHRI BHARAT SINGH: SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA: SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  to  various  States  under  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission during the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is considering to shell out more of milch animals than Rs. 580 crore under Rashtriya Gokul Mission to conserve the indigenous breeds of milch animals which are facing the threat of extinction due to competition from the exotic and cross breeds, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that the Government has undertaken a breed improvement programme of the indigenous cattle,  enhancement  of milk production  and  productivity  of  native  bovines,  upgradation  of non-descript breeds using elite indigenous breeds, and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it is also true that the Government has taken a decision to distribute disease free high genetic merit bulls to farmers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the concrete efforts made by the Government to increase milk production in backward, tribal areas and naxal affected of the country?

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

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a) &  (b)  The  details  of  funds  released  by  the  Government  for  protection  and  promotion  of indigenous cow breeds under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise is given at Annexure-I. Till date projects from 27 States have been sanctioned under the scheme with an allocation of Rs 582.09 crore.
- (c) In order to complement and supplement the efforts made by the State for enhancement of milk production  and  productivity  of  native  bovines  and  upgradation  of  nondescript  breeds  using  elite indigenous breeds government of India has initiated following schemes:
- I. Rashtriya Gokul Mission (Part of National Programme for Bovine Breeding & Dairy Development)
- II. Establishment of two National Kamdhenu Breeding Centres as repository of indigenous bovine germplasm
- III. National Dairy Plan-I
- IV. Central Herd Registration Scheme
- V. Central Cattle Breeding Farms
- (d) Assistance is made available to participating States under Rashtriya Gokul Mission for induction of high genetic merit disease free bulls for natural service.
- (e) Schemes  for  genetic  upgradation  of  bovine  population  to  enhance  milk  production  and productivity  are  being  implemented  throughout the  country  including  backward,  tribal  areas  and  naxal affected areas of the country.

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  822 for 07.02.2017 Funds Released for implementation of Rashtriya Gokul Mission under National Programme for Bovine Breeding & Indigenous breeds

(Rs in lakh)

| S. No   | State             |   2014-15 | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |          |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |       400 | 0.00      | 0.00      |   400    |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |         0 | 111.00    |           |   111    |
| 3       | Assam             |       150 |           |           |   150    |
| 4       | Bihar             |         0 | 350.00    |           |   350    |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |       729 |           |           |   729    |
| 6       | Gujarat           |         0 | 803.22    |           |   803.22 |
| 7       | Haryana           |       200 |           | 1000.00   |  1200    |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  |       350 |           |           |   350    |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir   |         0 | 25.00     |           |    25    |
| 10      | Jharkhand         |        35 |           | 200.00    |   235    |
| 11      | Karnataka         |         0 | 60.00     |           |    60    |
| 12      | Kerala            |       250 | 400.00    | 200.00    |   850    |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    |      2000 | 1881.50   | 500.00    |  4381.5  |
| 14      | Maharashtra       |       100 |           | 1250.00   |  1350    |
| 15      | Manipur           |       450 | 280.02    | 220.82    |   950.84 |
| 16      | Mizoram           |         0 | 50.45     | 31.91     |    82.36 |
| 17      | Nagaland          |       448 | 350.10    |           |   798.1  |
| 18      | Odisha            |       856 |           | 900.00    |  1756    |
| 19      | Punjab            |         0 | 600.00    |           |   600    |
| 20      | Rajasthan         |       300 |           |           |   300    |
| 21      | Sikkim            |       450 |           |           |   450    |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu        |      1776 |           | 750.00    |  2526    |
| 23      | Telangana         |       300 |           |           |   300    |
| 24      | Tripura           |       417 |           |           |   417    |
| 25      | UP                |       800 | 200.00    |           |  1000    |
| 26      | Uttarakhand       |       500 |           | 500.00    |  1000    |
| 27      | West Bengal       |         0 | 480.28    | 0.00      |   480.28 |
|         | Total             |     10511 | 5591.57   | 5552.73   | 21655.3  |

Note : Initiated by the Government from December 2014.