Lok Sabha Question No. 2692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR SONKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2692 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  August 2017

## RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION

## 2692. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

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

- (a) whether rural level integrated cattle centres have been established under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c)  the  number  of  Gokul  Gram,  Bull  Mother  Farms,  Gopalan  Sangh,  Breeding  Tract,  field performance recording, pedigree selection programme, distribution of disease free bulls centres etc. established under said schemes; State-wise;
- (d)  the  details  of  programmes  being  run  under  the  said  schemes  State-wise  along  with  the number of farmers to whom incentives are given by the Government maintaining elite animals of Indigenous breeds; and
- (e) the number of farmers given Gopal Ratna and Kamdhenu award so far, the details thereof, State-wise  and  the  details  of  the  procedure  for  selection  of  farmers  for  Gopal  Ratna  and Kamdhenu Award?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

(SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) & (b) Funds have been sanctioned under Rashtriya Gokul Mission for setting up of Gokul Grams as Integrated Cattle Development Centres.

(c)  to  (e)  The  State  wise  details  of  programmes/activities- Gokul Grams,  Bull Mother Farms, Gopalan Sangh in the breeding Tract, field performance recording, pedigree selection programme,  distribution  of  disease  free  bulls  centres  etc.  sanctioned  under  Rashtriya  Gokul Mission  is  given  at  Annexure-I.  National  Gopal  Ratna  and  National  Kamdhenu  Award  have been instituted under Rahstriya Gokul Mission to reward Farmers and Institutions respectively who are engaged in scientific management of recognised Indigenous cattle breeds. Department of  Animal  Husbandry,  Dairying,  and  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare Government of India bestowed 12 National Kamdhenu and 10 National Gopal Ratna Awards for the first time in 2017-18 on the World Milk Day- 1 st of June 2017.  The State wise details of awards given during 2017 is as under:

|   S No | Name of State   |   No of Kamdhenu Awards |   No of Gopal Ratna Awards |
|--------|-----------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|      1 | Chhattisgarh    |                       1 |                          0 |
|      2 | Gujarat         |                       2 |                          2 |
|      3 | Haryana         |                       1 |                          2 |
|      4 | Karnataka       |                       0 |                          1 |
|      5 | Kerala          |                       1 |                          0 |
|      6 | Maharashtra     |                       1 |                          1 |
|      7 | Punjab          |                       2 |                          1 |
|      8 | Rajasthan       |                       0 |                          1 |
|      9 | Telengana       |                       1 |                          1 |
|     10 | Uttarakhand     |                       3 |                          1 |

The details of the procedure for selection of farmers for Gopal Ratna and  Kamdhenu Awards is given at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I Statement referred to part (c) to (e), of the Lok Sabha Question No. 2692 due for 1.8.2017

| SN   | Name of State     | Gokul Grams   | Bull Mother Farms   | Gopalan Sangh/Breeder Society   | Field Performance Recording   | Pedigree Selection Programme#   | Distribution of disease free bulls   |
|------|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 1             | 1                   | 1                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | -             | -                   | -                               | 125                           | -                               | -                                    |
| 3    | Assam             | -             | 1                   | 14                              | 2500                          | -                               | -                                    |
| 4    | Bihar             | 2             | -                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | -             | 1                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | 10                                   |
| 6    | Goa               | -             | -                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 1             | 5                   | -                               | -                             | 3                               | -                                    |
| 8    | Haryana           | 2             | 1                   | 2                               | 30000                         | 1                               | -                                    |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | -             | -                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   | -             | -                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | -             | 3                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 1             | 3                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
| 13   | Kerala            | -             | 4                   | -                               | 33750                         | -                               | 7                                    |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 1             | -                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | 181                                  |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 3             | -                   | 10                              | -                             | 1                               | -                                    |
| 16   | Manipur           | -             | -                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | -             | -                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
| 18   | Mizoram           | -             | -                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
| 19   | Nagaland          | -             | -                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
| 20   | Odisha            | -             | -                   | -                               | 5000                          | -                               | -                                    |
| 21   | Punjab            | 1             | 1                   | 2                               | 5000                          | 2                               | -                                    |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | -             | -                   | -                               | -                             | 3                               | 58                                   |
| 23   | Sikkim            | -             | -                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | 0                                    |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | -             | 2                   | -                               | 2000                          | -                               | 125                                  |
| 25   | Telangana         | -             | -                   | 3                               | 3000                          | -                               | 23                                   |
| 26   | Tripura           | -             | 15                  | -                               | 3000                          | -                               | -                                    |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 2             | -                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | -             | 2                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | 25                                   |
| 29   | West Bengal       | -             | 2                   | -                               | -                             | -                               | -                                    |
|      | Total             | 14            | 41                  | 32                              | 84375                         | 10                              | 429                                  |

# Pedigree Selection Progammes are being implemented under NDP-I

Statement referred to part (c) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Question No. 2692 due for 01.8.2017

## The details of the procedure for selection of farmers for Gopal Ratna and for Kamdhenu Awards Eligibility

To be eligible for award farmer/breeder society/gaushala/institutional farm shall be maintaining herd of indigenous breed(s), practicing best management practices to enhance milk production and productivity of indigenous breeds and contributing significantly in promoting indigenous breed (s).

Farmers/breeder  society/gaushala/institutional  farm  maintaining  any  of  the  recognized  indigenous breeds out of 40 breed of cattle and 13 breeds of buffaloes shall be eligible to apply for award.

## Procedure

## 1. State nomination

The State Government shall identify best indigenous breed through milk yield competitions and calf rallies  at  district  and  State  level  under  the  Chairpersonship  of  District  Collector  and  Principal Secretary/Secretary  of  Animal  Husbandry  Department  respectively.  Such  District/  State  level awardees  will  also  be  eligible  for  nomination  in  addition  to  open  nomination  for  national  Gopal Ratna Awards.

## Procedure of Nomination:

For nomination to Kamdhenu Award to the best managed indigenous herd by Institutions/Trusts/ NGOs/ Gaushalas or Breeders' Societies, the State has to invite nominations as per the prescribed format provided by DADF.

Nomination of farmers to Gopal Ratna awards and Best managed indigenous Herd by institution/Trust/NGOs  /Gaushalas  or  Breeders  Society  for  Kamdhenu  award  in  the  prescribed format shall  be  sent  through  concerned  Gram  Panchayats  which  will  be  verified  physically  by  the State  Government  Veterinary  Officer  (VO)  of  the  jurisdiction.  Following  initial  verification  the Veterinary  Officer  will  submit  the  valid  nomination  to  the  District  Veterinary  Officer  (DVO)  for verification  and  counter  signature.  In  turn  the  DVO  will  submit  the  verified  application  to  the Member Secretary of the State Nomination Committee.

## State Nomination Committee:

Each State shall constitute a nomination committee with the following composition for recommending to National Awards:

- (i) Principal Secretary/Secretary, Deptt of Animal Husbandry of the State- Chairperson
- (ii)  Director Animal Husbandry-Member
- (iii)Managing Director Milk Federation- Member
- (iv)  Representative of the State Veterinary University/college- Member
- (v)  Representative of ICAR institute (CIRB, CIRC, NBAGR and NDRI)- Member
- (vi)Representative of DADF-CCBF/CHRS- Member
- (vii)Chief Executive Officer of LDB- Member Secretary

## 2. National Awards:

The above nomination committee shall evaluate the recommendations  submitted by all the DVOs of the State and assign the score as per the score card prescribed by DADF for Gopal Ratna Award &Kamdhenu Award and prepare the final list of best three nominees for submission to DADF GoI. The  DADF after  having  compiled  the  information  of  all  the  State  nominees  for  National  Gopal Ratna and Kamdhenu awards will place it before the National Selection Committee to adjudge Gopal Ratna and Kamdhenu awards.

## National Award Committee:

The National Committee consist of the following members for adjudging both National Gopal Ratna and Kamdhenu awards:

- (i) Secretary, ADF- Chairperson
- (ii) Animal Husbandry Commissioner- Member
- (iii) JS (C&DD) - Member
- (iv) DDG (AS)-Member
- (v) Director Cattle/AC (Cattle)- Member Secretary

The above award committee constituted two members Committee for five regions namely 1. North 2. West 3. South 4. East 5. Hill and North East regions and the committee evaluated the details of the State nominees in both the categories in above 5 regions and assign the score as per the score card for Gopal Ratna Award and Kamdhenu Award and prepare the final list of best three nominees for submission to DADF GoI and placed it before the National Selection Committee to adjudge Gopal Ratna and Kamdhenu awards. The decision of the award committee for the awards will be final and is binding to all the States and nominees.