Lok Sabha Question No. 1352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Embryo Transfer Technology Centres
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1352

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2018

## EMBRYO TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY CENTRES

1352. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to promote animal husbandry in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of Embryo Transfer Technology Centres being run in the country at present and the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (d)  the  number  of  Embryo  Transfer  Technology  Centres  set  up  during  the  last  three  years along with the number of such centres proposed to be set up in the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Yes,  Madam.  In  order  to  promote  Animal  Husbandry  sector  in  the  country Government of India has been implementing following schemes:
- i) Rashtriya Gokul Mission with aim of development and conservation of indigenous breeds and enhancement of milk production and productivity of bovine population.
- ii) National  Dairy  Plan-I  with  the  aim  of  enhancing  production  of  productivity  of  milch animals  and  to  provide  rural  milk  producers  greater  access  to  the  organized  milk processing  centre.  The  scheme  also  has  focus  on  development  and  conservation  of  12 indigenous breeds of cattle and buffaloes.
- iii) Livestock Health and Disease Control for tackling the issues of livestock health assistance is released under the scheme to the States & UTs.
- iv) National  Livestock  Mission  having  sub  mission  on  Feed  &  Fodder  Development  for increasing fodder availability in the country; Livestock Development with the component of providing  insurance  coverage,  Entrepreneurship  Development  and  Employment Generation  etc;  Pig  Development  in  NER;  and  Skill  Development  and  Technology Transfer.
- v) Government  has  also  established  three  subordinate  organizations  namely,  (a)  Central Cattle  Breeding  Farms  (CCBFs)  (b)  Central  Herd  registration  Scheme  and  (c)  Central Frozen  Semen  Production  &  Training  Institute.  These  institutes  playing  crucial  role  in supply of high genetic merit bulls and semen doses of indigenous breeds.
- vi) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research through its research institutes is undertaking genetic improvement and conservation of indigenous breeds
- (c) & (d) Funds  have  been  released  for  establishment  of  19  embryo  transfer  technology centres (ETT) out of 20 ETT to be set up in the country upto 2019-20. Out of the 19  ETT  centres  10  have  been  made  operational  and  in  the  remaining  9  centres work is  under  rapid  progress.  State  wise  details  of  the  ETT  centres  is  given  at Annexure-I.

Statement  referred  to  part  (c)  &  (d)  of    Lok  Sabha  Question  No.  1352  due  for  answer  on 18.12.2018

Annexure-I

## Details of the progress made in ETT/IVF work under Rashtriya Gokul Mission State Wise during last three years (As on date)

| SN   | ETT Lab                                        | State          | Embryos Produced                      | Embryos Transferred                   | Calves born                           | Embryos stored                        | Fund Released (in Rs. lakh)   |
|------|------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1    | Guntur                                         | Andhra Pradesh | 11                                    | 10                                    | 5                                     | 1                                     | 239                           |
| 2    | Bidaj                                          | Gujarat        | 286                                   | 142                                   | 37                                    | 144                                   | 215                           |
| 3    | Palampur                                       | HP             | 0                                     | 2                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 195                           |
| 4    | Mattupatty                                     | Kerala         | 23                                    | 11                                    | 2                                     | 12                                    | 248                           |
| 5    | Bhopal                                         | MP             | 136                                   | 148                                   | 29                                    | 14                                    | 394.5                         |
| 6    | BAIF, Pune                                     | Maharashtra    | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 507.48                        |
| 7    | Ludhiana                                       | Punjab         | 44                                    | 44                                    | 13                                    | 0                                     | 433                           |
| 8    | Patiala                                        |                | 14                                    | 11                                    | 0                                     | 7                                     | 340.5                         |
| 9    | Barabanki                                      | UP             | 72                                    | 90                                    | 20                                    | 0                                     | 329.06                        |
| 10   | Kalsi Dehradun                                 | Uttarakhand    | 186                                   | 106                                   | 28                                    | 79                                    | 463.2                         |
| 11   | Hossur                                         | Tamil Nadu     |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       | 454.87                        |
| 12   | National Kamdhenu Breeding Centre Chintaladevi | Andhra Pradesh | Work Under                            | progress                              | progress                              | progress                              | 250                           |
| 13   | Anjora Durg                                    | Chhattisgarh   |                                       | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | 304                           |
| 14   | Motihari                                       | Bihar          |                                       | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | 1352                          |
| 15   | Patna                                          |                |                                       | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | 806                           |
| 16   | National Kamdhenu Breeding Centre Itarsi       | MP             |                                       | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | 250                           |
| 17   | Nagpur                                         | Maharashtra    |                                       | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | 119                           |
| 18   | Namakkal                                       | Tamil Nadu     |                                       | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | 100                           |
| 19   | Bareilly                                       | UP             |                                       | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | Work Under progress                   | 160                           |
| 20   |                                                | Assam          | Proposal to be submitted by the State | Proposal to be submitted by the State | Proposal to be submitted by the State | Proposal to be submitted by the State |                               |
|      | Total                                          |                | 772                                   | 564                                   | 134                                   | 257                                   | 7160.61                       |