Lok Sabha Question No. 133 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES STARRED LOK SABHA QUESTION No. 133

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2017

## RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION

## *133. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

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

- (a) the number of dairies set up under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission in various States of the country;
- (b) the criteria/norms fixed by the Government to set up dairies under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission in the country; and
- (c) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government for effective implementation of the said Mission in the country?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

(SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  No.  133  RASHTRIYA  GOKUL  MISSION  TO  BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  JULY 2017.

(a) to (b) Dairies  are  not  being  set  up  under  the  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  (RGM)  while Government of India release back ended capital subsidy for establishment of small dairy units under Dairy  Entrepreneurship  Development  Scheme  along  with  various  dairying  activities  subject  to norms of the scheme. During 2015-16 and 2016-17 an amount of Rs 89.76 crores and Rs 116.87 crore of capital subsidy was released for establishment of 18177 and 22506 dairy units respectively.

(c) The    Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  is  being  implemented  with  the  following  components:  a) strengthening  of  bull  mother  farms  to  conserve  high  genetic  merit  Indigenous  Breeds;  b) establishment  of  Field  Performance  Recording  (FPR)  in  the  breeding  tract;  c)  assistance  to Institutions/Institutes  which  are  repositories  of  best  germplasm;  d)  implementation  of  Pedigree Selection  Programme  for  the  Indigenous  Breeds  with  large  population;  e)    establishment  of Integrated  Indigenous  Cattle  Centres  viz  'Gokul  Gram';  f)  Establishment  of  Breeder's  Societies: Gopalan  Sangh  g)  distribution  of  disease  free  high  genetic  merit  bulls  for  natural  service  and  h) incentive  to  farmers  maintaining  elite  animals  of  indigenous  breeds.  Following  are  the  major achievements  made  under  the  scheme  a)  31  bull  mother  farms  of  indigenous  bovine  breeds strengthened;  b)  804  bulls  including  buffalo  bulls  have  been  inducted  at  the  semen  stations  for semen production; c) funds sanctioned for establishing separate line for marketing of A2 A2 milk in the State of Kranataka and Odisha; d) funds sanctioned for establishment of 14 Gokul Grams; e) Gopal Ratna and Kamdhenu awards ceremony organized on World Milk Day 2017 and 10 Gopal Ratna  and  12  Kamdhenu  awards  were  distributed.  For  effective  implementation  of  the  scheme following steps has been taken by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries: a) formulated  guidelines  which  has  been  placed  on  the  web  site  of  the  Department  of  Animal Husbandry Dairying & Fisheries; b) notified compendium of Minimum Standard Protocol (MSP) & Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOPs)  and  made  available  to  the  States;  c)  prepared  National Action Plan and circulated same among the States for proper implementation.