Lok Sabha Question No. 5014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Functioning of Gokul Scheme
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5014 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD  JULY 2019

## FUNCTIONING OF RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION

5014. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

,

मत्स्यपालन

पशुपालन

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission to protect cows in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the total amount earmarked and allotted under this scheme to various States including Tamil Nadu during the last three years?

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

- (a) and (b) Government  has  launched  'Rashtriya Gokul  Mission'  with  the aim  of development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds in December 2014 and following policy interventions have taken up under the Mission for development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds:
- 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. As on date 21.72 million  animals  have  been  tagged  and  their  data  have been uploaded on INAPH data base.

और

डेयरी

मंत्री

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  10.28  crores  semen  doses;    363  embryos  and  18.11  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  lakh  artificial inseminations have been performed.

vii). 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 10 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.

viii). 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  10000  animals  have  been  genotyped  in  order  to  create referral population.

ix). Establishment of Facility for Sex Sorted Semen Production:  Projects from 12 semen stations Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra (2) Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab 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.

(c)  The details of the funds released to various States and Union Territories including Tamil Nadu is Given at Annexure-I.

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Statement referred to part (c) of the Parliament Question No. 5014 due for answer on 23 rd July 2019

Annexure-I State wise funds released under Rashtriya Gokul Mission during last three years

(Rs in lakh)

| S. No   | State/ UT          | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |   2018-19 |     Total |
|---------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 675.00    | 437.00    |   1899.81 |   3011.81 |
| 2       | Arunanchal Pradesh | 14.81     | 200.00    |     14.75 |    229.56 |
| 3       | Assam              | 287.15    | 0.00      |   4896.1  |   5183.25 |
| 4       | Bihar              | 0.00      | 4489.95   |   6202.83 |  10692.8  |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh       | 0.00      | 100.00    |   2640.42 |   2740.42 |
| 6       | Goa                | 0.00      | 0.00      |      2.84 |      2.84 |
| 7       | Gujarat            | 100.00    | 0.00      |   2080.1  |   2180.1  |
| 8       | Haryana            | 1500.00   | 317.22    |   2505.14 |   4322.36 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh   | 0.00      | 687.00    |   1729.46 |   2416.46 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir     | 0.00      | 196.75    |   1744.97 |   1941.72 |
| 11      | Jharkhand          | 1000.00   | 157.73    |   3287.36 |   4445.09 |
| 12      | Karnataka          | 100.00    | 857.00    |    164.38 |   1121.38 |
| 13      | Kerala             | 1000.00   | 136.00    |   2662.29 |   3798.29 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh     | 850.00    | 1619.00   |   2852.32 |   5321.32 |
| 15      | Maharashtra        | 1500.00   | 300.00    |   3314.57 |   5114.57 |
| 16      | Manipur            | 350.50    | 200.00    |    547.6  |   1098.1  |
| 17      | Meghalaya          | 20.29     | 0.00      |   1025.53 |   1045.82 |
| 18      | Mizoram            | 63.52     | 0.00      |    201.72 |    265.24 |
| 19      | Nagaland           | 245.66    | 558.29    |    484.75 |   1288.7  |
| 20      | Odisha             | 1591.98   | 0.00      |   2483.71 |   4075.69 |
| 21      | Punjab             | 100.00    | 500.00    |    902.18 |   1502.18 |
| 22      | Rajasthan          | 150.00    | 1654.00   |    396.07 |   2200.07 |
| 23      | Sikkim             | 11.79     | 925.91    |     56.07 |    993.77 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu         | 850.00    | 1200.23   |   2613.83 |   4664.06 |
| 25      | Telangana          | 0.00      | 801.45    |   2628.91 |   3430.36 |
| 26      | Tripura            | 671.38    | 0.00      |    473.45 |   1144.83 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh      | 132.02    | 2000.00   |   3171.14 |   5303.16 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand        | 661.00    | 0.00      |   5007.18 |   5668.18 |
| 29      | West Bengal        | 0.00      | 1426.29   |    468.92 |   1895.21 |
| 30      | Chandigarh         |           |           |      3.18 |      3.18 |
| 31      | Delhi              |           |           |      0    |      0    |
| 32      | Daman &Diu         |           |           |      0.12 |      0.12 |
| 33      | DadraNagar Haveli  |           |           |      1.38 |      1.38 |
| 34      | Lakshyadweep       |           |           |      1.02 |      1.02 |
| 35      | Puducherry         |           |           |      0    |      0    |
| 36      | Andman& Nicobar    |           |           |    309.9  |    309.9  |
| 37      | NDDB               |           |           |  14258.2  |  14258.2  |
| 38      | ICAR-NBAGR         |           |           |    890.11 |    890.11 |
| 39      | CFSP&TI            |           |           |   3105    |   3105    |
|         | Total              | 11875.10  | 18763.82  |  75043.6  | 105683    |