Lok Sabha Question No. 2338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2338 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER 2019

## RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION

2338. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

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

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) & (b) Rashtriya Gokul Mission is being implemented with the objectives of development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds, enhancement of milk production and productivity of bovines and thereby making milk production more remunerative to the farmers. The works done to achieve the objectives of the mission are as under:
- i) Gokul Gram:  21 Integrated indigenous cattle development Centres - 'Gokul Grams'- are being established under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission with the aim of conservation and development of indigenous bovine breeds in a scientific and holistic manner.

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  are  under establishment.  Establishment  of  NKBC  in  Andhra  Pradesh  at  Chintaladevi  located  in  Nellore District  has  been  completed  and  work  is  under  progress  for  Northern  Region  NKBC  in  Madhya Pradesh.

iii). Pashu Sanjivni:   Animals are being identified under the Pashu Sanjivni using poly urethane tags  with  12  digit  unique  identification  number  and  their  data  is  being  uploaded  on  INAPH database.  3.55 crore animals have been tagged and their data have been uploaded on INAPH data base till 28.11.2019.

iv). 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 10.91 crores semen doses; 363 embryos and 18.13 lakh  live animals is available on the portal.

v). 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.

vi). Krishi  Kalyan  Abhiyan:    AI  coverage  with  High  Yielding  Indigenous  Breeds:  In  the  112 aspirational districts identified by Niti Aayog. Under  the programme  9.05 lakh artificial inseminations have been performed for protection of indigenous breeds.

vii) Nationwide  AI  programme:  Nationwide  AI  programme  has  been  launched  on  11 th September  2019  for  implementation  in  600  districts  with  less  than  50%  Artificial  Insemination coverage covering 100 villages per district 200 animals per village. During the programe from 15 th September to 15 th March 2020 about 1.2 crore animals will be covered, so far 3.55 lakh Artificial inseminations have been performed till 28.11.2019.

viii). 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 to bulls of indigenous breeds. Out of 30 labs approved under the scheme 13 labs have been made functional. Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Breeds  (CoEIB)  are  under  establishment  for  providing  training  in  ETT,  IVF,  Sex  Sorted  Semen production,  Genomics  and  retraining  of  skilled  manpower  in  latest  developments  in  breeding technologies.

- ix). 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 NDDB and till date 10386 animals have been genotyped in order to create referral population.
- x). 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 10 stations.  The use sex sorted semen will not only enhance milk production but also crucial in limiting population of male cattle/ stray cattle.

The details of the Major work done and in progress State wise is at Annexure-I and achievements made under the scheme so far is given at Annexure-II.

- (c) The details of the funds allocated and spent under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission during the last three years and current year is given in the following table:

Allocation and expenditure under Rashtriya Gokul Mission during last three years and current year

| Rs in crore   | Rs in crore   | Rs in crore   | Rs in crore   | Rs in crore   | Rs in crore   |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Year          | 2016-17       | 2017-18       | 2018-19       | 2019-20       | Total         |
| Allocation    | 119.5         | 190           | 750.5         | 302           | 1362          |
| Expenditure   | 118.75        | 187.64        | 750.44        | 253.58*       | 1310.41       |

(d) & (e) Funds have been sanctioned under the scheme for establishment of 21 Gokul Grams in  the  country.  No  proposal  has  been  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Rajasthan  for establishment of Gokul Gram or Embryo Transfer Technology/In Vitro Fertilization Labs.

Statement referred to part (a) &  (b)  of the Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 2338 due for 3 rd December 2019:

Details of the State wise Major work done and work in progress for protection and development of indigenous bovine breeds under Rashtriya Gokul Mission

| S N   | Name of State                 | Gokul Gram s   | Bull Mothe r Farms   | Establishment of ETT/IVF labs   | Sex sorted semen product ion facility   | Establishm ent of MAITRIs   | No of animals identified using UID and data uploaded on INAPH data base (in No)   |
|-------|-------------------------------|----------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                | 1              | 1                    | 2                               | -                                       | 310                         | 2069394                                                                           |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh             | 1              | -                    | -                               | -                                       | 15                          | 1040                                                                              |
| 3     | Assam                         | -              | 1                    | -                               | -                                       | 0                           | 194656                                                                            |
| 4     | Bihar                         | 1              | -                    | 2                               | -                                       | 1250                        | 294225                                                                            |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                  | 2              | 1                    | 1                               | -                                       | 400                         | 67395                                                                             |
| 6     | Dadara &Nagar Haveli          |                |                      | -                               | -                                       | -                           | 193                                                                               |
| 7     | Daman &Diu                    |                |                      | -                               | -                                       | -                           | 601                                                                               |
| 8     | Goa                           | -              | -                    | -                               | -                                       | -                           | -                                                                                 |
| 9     | Gujarat                       | 3              | 5                    | 1                               | 1                                       | -                           | 5383139                                                                           |
| 10    | Haryana                       | 1              | 1                    | 1                               | 1                                       | 250                         | 536154                                                                            |
| 11    | Himachal Pradesh              | 1              | -                    | 1                               | 1                                       | 650                         | 4880                                                                              |
| 12    | Jammu &Kashmir                | -              | -                    | -                               | -                                       | -                           | 4438                                                                              |
| 13    | Jharkhand                     | -              | 3                    | -                               | -                                       | 975                         | 61917                                                                             |
| 14    | Karnataka                     | 1              | 3                    | -                               | 1                                       | 245                         | 3430566                                                                           |
| 15    | Kerala                        | -              | 4                    | 1                               | 1                                       | 30                          | 784517                                                                            |
| 16    | Madhya Pradesh                | 1              | -                    | 2                               | 1                                       | 1296                        | 2734443                                                                           |
| 17    | Maharashtra                   | 3              | -                    | 3                               | 2                                       | 176                         | 2509580                                                                           |
| 18    | Manipur                       | -              | -                    | -                               | -                                       | 180                         |                                                                                   |
| 19    | Meghalaya                     | -              | -                    | -                               | -                                       | -                           | 2772                                                                              |
| 20    | Mizoram                       | -              | -                    | -                               | -                                       | 10                          | 978                                                                               |
| 21    | Nagaland                      | -              | -                    | -                               | -                                       | 272                         | 1052                                                                              |
| 22    | Odisha                        | -              | -                    | -                               | -                                       | 413                         | 110678                                                                            |
| 23    | Punjab                        | 1              | 1                    | 2                               | 1                                       | -                           | 3113                                                                              |
| 24    | Rajasthan                     | -              | -                    | -                               | -                                       | 175                         | 523523                                                                            |
| 25    | Sikkim                        | -              | -                    | -                               | -                                       | 50                          | 2574107                                                                           |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu                    | -              | 2                    | 2                               | 1                                       | 850                         | 9070                                                                              |
| 27    | Telangana                     | 1              | -                    | 1                               | 1                                       | 259                         | 1170275                                                                           |
| 28    | Tripura                       | -              | 15                   | -                               | -                                       | 150                         | 659549                                                                            |
| 29    | Uttar Pradesh                 | 3              | -                    | 2                               | 1                                       | 500                         | 1444028                                                                           |
| 30    | Uttarakhand                   | 1              | 2                    | 1                               | 1                                       | 160                         | 126371                                                                            |
| 31    | West Bengal                   | -              | 2                    | 1                               | -                                       | 768                         | 160586                                                                            |
| 32    | Central Cattle Breeding Farms |                |                      | 7                               |                                         | -                           |                                                                                   |
|       | Total                         | 21             | 41                   | 30                              | 13                                      | 9384                        | 24863240                                                                          |

## Abbreviations:

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

Statement  referred  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  the  Unstarred  Lok  Sabha  Question  No.  2338  due  for  3 rd December  2019

| S. No.   | Steps undertaken under Rashtriya Gokul Mission                                | Achievements                                                                                                                                           |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| I        | Extension of AI coverage                                                      |                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1        | Establishment of MAITRIs                                                      | 9384                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2        | Strengthening of existing AIC                                                 | 49,536                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3        | Training of existing AI workers                                               | 54,325                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4        | Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan                                                         | 9.05 lakh AI performed                                                                                                                                 |
| 5        | Nationwide AI programme                                                       | 205.72 crores released for performing 1.2 crores animals covered leading to birth of high genetic merit 40 lakh calves. AI performed 3.55 lakh         |
| II       | Genetic upgradation through traditional technique                             |                                                                                                                                                        |
| 6        | High Genetic Bulls for AI                                                     | 2,362                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7        | Field Performance Recording                                                   | 84,375                                                                                                                                                 |
| III      | Modern Reproductive Technique                                                 |                                                                                                                                                        |
| 8        | Establishment of ETT/IVF labs                                                 | 30 (sanctioned); 13 functional                                                                                                                         |
| 9        | National Bovine Genomic Centre for Indigenous Breeds                          | 2 ( NDDB and NBAGR) Indus chip developed; 10326 animals genotyped                                                                                      |
| 10       | Sexed semen production facility                                               | 12 (Maharashtra; Uttar Pradesh; Tamil Nadu; Haryana ; Telangana; Gujarat; Madhya Pradesh; Kerala; Karnataka Uttarakhand, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh ) |
| III      | Conservation of Indigenous Breeds                                             |                                                                                                                                                        |
| 11       | Establishment of Gokul Grams (sanctioned)                                     | 5 complete (16 work in progress )                                                                                                                      |
| 12       | Establishment of National Kamdhenu Breeding Centre                            | 1 complete (at Nellore Chintaldevi)                                                                                                                    |
| 13       | Identification of animals in milk and issuing animal health card (as on date) | 2.52 crore                                                                                                                                             |
| V        | Awareness Programme                                                           |                                                                                                                                                        |
| 14       | Gopal Ratna to farmers and Kamdhenu                                           | 22 ( 2017-18) 2018-19 62 (farmers, Institutes, AI technicians and veterinarians)                                                                       |