Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION No. *173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  MARCH 2020

## RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION

## 173. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the main objectives of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) and the efforts made by the Government to achieve the same during the last three years;
- (b) the works done for the protection and promotion of indigenous breeds of cow under the RGM in the country during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) the details of funds allocated and spent under this mission during the last three years;
- (d) the total number of Gokul Grams approved for Maharashtra under this Mission; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  plans  to  increase  the  number  of  Gokul  Grams  under  the Rashtriya Gokul Mission and if so, the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## ANSWER (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

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

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *173 RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  MARCH 2020.

- (a) Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  is  being  implemented  throughout  the  country  with  the following  main  objectives:  (i)  Development  and  conservation  of  indigenous  bovine  breeds and (ii) Enhancement of milk production and productivity of bovines. Efforts made by the Government to achieve these objectives are given at Annexure-I.
- (b) The  work  done  for  protection  and  promotion  of  indigenous  breeds  of  cow  under Rashtriya Gokul Mission during the last three years State wise is given at Annexure-II.
- (c) The details of the funds allocated and spent during the last three years is given in the following table:

(Rs. In crore)

| Year    |    BE |    RE | Actual Expenditure        |
|---------|-------|-------|---------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 100   | 120   | 118.88                    |
| 2017-18 | 190   | 190   | 187.73                    |
| 2018-19 | 301.5 | 750.5 | 750.44                    |
| 2019-20 | 302   | 270   | 259.96 (As on 27.02.2020) |

- (d) Funds  have  been  sanctioned  to  Maharashtra  for  establishment  of  3  Gokul  Grams (Palghar, Pohara Amravati and Tathwade Pune) under Rashtriya Gokul Mission.
- (e) No, Sir.

## EFFORTS MADE UNDER RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OF INDIGENOUS BOVINE BREEDS

- a) Conservation of Indigenous Bovine Breeds
- i) Gokul Gram:  21 Integrated indigenous cattle development Centres - 'Gokul Grams' have been sanctioned under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission with the aim of conservation and development of indigenous bovine breeds in a scientific and holistic manner.
3. ii) National  Kamdhenu  Breeding  Centre:  Two  National  Kamdhenu  Breeding  Centre (NKBC) as repository of indigenous germplasm of all indigenous breeds and supply certified germplasm to the farmers undertaking rearing of indigenous breeds and increasing their stock have been sanctioned.
4. iii) Pashu Sanjivni:   Animals in milk are identified under the Pashu Sanjivni using poly urethane tags with 12 digit unique identification number and their data is uploaded on INAPH database.  As  on  date  27.02.2020,  2.95  crore  animals  tagged  and  their  data  have  been uploaded on INAPH data base.
- b) Breed Improvement by Modern Reproductive Techniques
- i) Establishment/strengthening  of  Embryo  Transfer  and  In-Vitro  Fertilization  centres: Projects  for  strengthening/  establishment  of  30  ETT/IVF  labs  have  been  sanctioned  for propagation of elite animals of indigenous breeds and to meet demand of bulls of indigenous breeds. Out of 30 labs approved under the scheme 14 labs have been made functional.
7. ii) National  Bovine  Genomic  Centre  for  Indigenous  Breeds  (NBGC-IB):  Funds  have been  released  to  National  Bureau  of  Animal  Genetics  Resources  and  National  Dairy Development  Board  for  development  of  genomic  chip.    A  custom  made  genotyping  chip (INDUSCHIP) which is suitable to genotype Indian cattle breeds and their crosses has been developed by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and till date 15,574 animals have been  genotyped  in  order  to  create  referral  population.  NDDB  has  developed  buffchip  for genomic selection of buffaloes and till date 4,320 buffaloes have been genotyped.
8. iii) Establishment of Facility for Sex Sorted Semen Production:  Projects from 12 semen stations  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Kerala,  Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra  Tamil  Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have been sanctioned and Central Share has been released to 11 stations.  The use of  sex sorted semen will not only  enhance  milk  production  but  also  crucial  in  limiting  population  of  male  cattle/  stray cattle.
- c) Genetic upgradation through traditional techniques:
- i) Progeny Testing: Milk production is a sex limited trait therefore genetic potential of the bull is estimated by the performance of the daughters. The scientific breeding method for estimating predicted transmitting ability of bulls on daughters' performance is termed as progeny  testing.  14  Organised  Progeny  Testing  Programmes  (PTP)  initiated  under  NDP-I have  been  subsumed  under  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  since  March  2019.  During  2019-20 (upto December 2019), 291progeny tested bulls produced under the programme
11. ii) Pedigree selection: Under the programme, male calves are selected on the basis of pedigree  details  and  performance  of  dam,  sire  and  other  ancestors  in  the  pedigree.    The pedigree selection programmes initiated under NDP-I have been subsumed under RGM since March 2019. During 2019-20 (upto December 2019), 39 High Genetic Merit bulls produced under the programme.
- d) Extension of Artificial Insemination Coverage:
- i) Nationwide Artificial Insemination (AI) programme: Nationwide Artificial Insemination programme has been launched on 11 th September 2019 for implementation in 605 districts with less than 50% Artificial Insemination coverage covering 300 villages per district  and  20,000  animals  per  district.  The  programme  is  extended  to  all  the  districts  of North eastern States and Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir.  Under the programme 33.27 lakh animals covered and 16.77 lakh farmers got benefitted as on date 27.02.2020.
14. ii) Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan:  Artificial  Insemination Coverage (AI) with High Yielding Indigenous  Breeds  in  the  112  aspirational  districts  identified  by  Niti  Aayog  has  been implemented during 2018-19. Under the programme 9.05 lakh animals covered using semen of High genetic merit bulls of indigenous breeds.

## e) Awareness Program:

- i) National  Gopal  Ratna  and  Kamdhenu  Awards:  In  order  to  create  awareness  and reward for farmers and Institutions who are engaged in scientific management of recognized Indigenous cattle breeds, National Gopal Ratna and National Kamdhenu Award have been instituted under Rashtriya Gokul Mission.
2. ii) E Pashu Haat Portal:  E Pashu Haat portal has been developed for connecting breeders and  farmers  regarding  availability  of  quality  bovine  germplasm  of  indigenous  breeds. Information  of  11.54  crores  semen  doses;  363  embryos  and  18.13  lakh  live  animals  are available on the portal as on date 27.2.2020.

## Annexure-II

Details of the State wise Major work done and work in progress for protection and promotion of indigenous bovine breeds under Rashtriya Gokul Mission during the last three years

| S N   | Name of State                 | Gokul Grams   | No of animal covered under NAIP   | Establis hment of ETT/IV F labs   | Sex sorted semen produc tion facility   | Establish ment of MAITRIs   | No of animals identified using UID and data uploaded on INAPH data base (in No)   |
|-------|-------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                | 1             | 138790                            | 2                                 | -                                       | 310                         | 2904756                                                                           |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh             | 1             | 5                                 | -                                 | -                                       | 15                          | 1909                                                                              |
| 3     | Assam                         | -             | 12597                             | -                                 | -                                       | 163                         | 229829                                                                            |
| 4     | Bihar                         | 1             | 179861                            | 2                                 | -                                       | 1250                        | 388009                                                                            |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                  | 2             | 142142                            | 1                                 | -                                       | 400                         | 102279                                                                            |
| 6     | Delhi                         |               |                                   |                                   |                                         |                             | 2323                                                                              |
| 7     | Dadara &Nagar Haveli          |               |                                   | -                                 | -                                       |                             | 193                                                                               |
| 8     | Daman &Diu                    |               |                                   | -                                 | -                                       |                             | 601                                                                               |
| 9     | Goa                           | -             | 3004                              | -                                 | -                                       |                             |                                                                                   |
| 10    | Gujarat                       | 3             | 169465                            | 1                                 | 1                                       |                             | 5582879                                                                           |
| 11    | Haryana                       | 1             | 77378                             | 1                                 | 1                                       | 250                         | 558127                                                                            |
| 12    | Himachal Pradesh              | 1             | 30114                             | 1                                 | 1                                       | 650                         | 85008                                                                             |
| 13    | Jammu &Kashmir                | -             | 113060                            | -                                 | -                                       |                             | 4439                                                                              |
| 14    | Jharkhand                     | -             | 78945                             | -                                 | -                                       | 975                         | 72847                                                                             |
| 15    | Karnataka                     | 1             | 136409                            | -                                 | 1                                       | 245                         | 4072592                                                                           |
| 16    | Kerala                        | -             |                                   | 1                                 | 1                                       | 30                          | 843384                                                                            |
| 17    | Madhya Pradesh                | 1             | 376360                            | 2                                 | 1                                       | 1296                        | 3374594                                                                           |
| 18    | Maharashtra                   | 3             | 240039                            | 3                                 | 1                                       | 176                         | 2675923                                                                           |
| 19    | Manipur                       | -             | 591                               | -                                 | -                                       | 180                         |                                                                                   |
| 20    | Meghalaya                     | -             | 251                               | -                                 | -                                       | 40                          | 5596                                                                              |
| 21    | Mizoram                       | -             | 362                               | -                                 | -                                       | 10                          | 1488                                                                              |
| 22    | Nagaland                      | -             | 245                               | -                                 | -                                       | 272                         | 1170                                                                              |
| 23    | Odisha                        | -             | 223544                            | -                                 | -                                       | 413                         | 576851                                                                            |
| 24    | Punjab                        | 1             | 114808                            | 2                                 | 1                                       |                             | 706868                                                                            |
| 25    | Rajasthan                     | -             | 260141                            | -                                 | -                                       | 175                         | 2913416                                                                           |
| 26    | Sikkim                        | -             | 2357                              | -                                 | -                                       | 50                          | 9957                                                                              |
| 27    | Tamil Nadu                    | -             | 188225                            | 2                                 | 1                                       | 960                         | 1297854                                                                           |
| 28    | Telangana                     | 1             | 412926                            | 1                                 | 1                                       | 259                         | 1208416                                                                           |
| 29    | Tripura                       | -             | 5433                              | -                                 | -                                       | 150                         |                                                                                   |
| 30    | Uttar Pradesh                 | 3             | 349480                            | 2                                 | 1                                       | 500                         | 1515377                                                                           |
| 31    | Uttarakhand                   | 1             | 70739                             | 1                                 | 1                                       | 160                         | 133055                                                                            |
| 32    | West Bengal                   | -             |                                   | 1                                 | -                                       | 768                         | 193579                                                                            |
| 33    | Central Cattle Breeding Farms |               |                                   | 7                                 |                                         |                             |                                                                                   |
|       | Total                         | 21            | 3327271                           | 30                                | 12                                      | 9697                        | 294463319                                                                         |

ETT/IVF: Embryo Transfer Technology and In Vitro Fertilization lab;

MAITRIs: Multipurpose Artificial Insemination Technician in Rural India;

INAPH: Information Network for Animal Productivity and Health