Lok Sabha Question No. 2336 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Indigenous Cattle Breed
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Virendra  Kumar

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

UNSTARRED  QUESTION No. 2336 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  MARCH 2021

## INDIGENOUS CATTLE BREED

## 2336. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

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

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is implementing any scheme to increase the stock of indigenous cattle breed in the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and the details of Indian breed cows, State-wise;
- (c) whether there is any difference between the quality of milk of foreign breed cows and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  there  is  a  decline  in  the  total  number  of  indigenous  cattle  as  per  the  latest livestock census; and

(e)  if  so,  the  details  of  steps  the  Government  proposes  to  take  to  conserve  and  encourage indigenous breeds cows, State-wise?

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

(a) and (b)  In order to compliment and supplement the efforts made by the State and Union Territories to increase stock of indigenous cattle breed in the country Government of India has  been  implementing  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  with  the  aim  of  development  and conservation  of  indigenous  bovine  breeds,  genetic  upgradation  of  bovine  population  and enhancement  of  milk  production  and  productivity.  As  per  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research there  are 50 registered  breeds of  indigenous cattle.  The  details  of  the  indigenous breeds of cattle State wise is given at Annexure-I.

- (c) As per the information received from ICAR, there is no conclusive information available regarding difference between the quality of milk of foreign breeds of cows and indigenous cattle
- (d) Total female population of indigenous and non descript cattle has increased by 10% from 89.22 million to 98.17 million between livestock census 2012 and 2019. However, the total number of indigenous and non-descript cattle has declined by 6% between livestock census 2012 and 2019.
- (e)    In  order  to  complement  and  supplement  the  efforts  made  by  the  States  and  Union territories  for  development  and  conservation  of  indigenous  bovine  breeds  Government  of India  has  been  implementing  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission.    Major  steps  under  taken  under Rashtriya Gokul Mission for development and conservation of indigenous breeds State wise is at Annexure-II.

## Registered Breeds of cattle State wise

| S.N.    | Breed                          | Home Tract (State)                                                                                           |
|---------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Amritmahal                     | Karnataka                                                                                                    |
| 2.      | Bachaur                        | Bihar                                                                                                        |
| 3.      | Bargur                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                   |
| 4.      | Dangi                          | Maharashtra and Gujarat                                                                                      |
| 5.      | Deoni                          | Maharashtra and Karnataka                                                                                    |
| 6.      | Gaolao                         | Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh                                                                               |
| 7.      | Gir                            | Gujarat                                                                                                      |
| 8.      | Hallikar                       | Karnataka                                                                                                    |
| 9.      | Hariana                        | Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan                                                                         |
| 10.     | Kangayam                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                   |
| 11.     | Kankrej                        | Gujarat and Rajasthan                                                                                        |
| 12.     | Kenkatha                       | Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh                                                                             |
| 13.     | Kherigarh                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                |
| 14.     | Khillar                        | Maharashtra and Karnataka                                                                                    |
| 15.     | Krishna Valley                 | Karnataka                                                                                                    |
| 16.     | Malvi                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                               |
| 17.     | Mewati                         | Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh                                                                         |
| 18.     | Nagori                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                    |
| 19.     | Nimari                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                               |
| 20.     | Ongole                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                               |
| 21.     | Ponwar                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                |
| 22.     | Punganur                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                               |
| 23.     | Rathi                          | Rajasthan                                                                                                    |
| 25.     | Red Sindhi                     | On organized farms                                                                                           |
|         |                                | only                                                                                                         |
| 26.     | Sahiwal                        | Punjab and Rajasthan                                                                                         |
| 27. 28. | Siri Tharparkar                | Sikkim and West Bengal Rajasthan                                                                             |
| 29.     | Umblachery                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                   |
| 30. 31. | Vechur Motu                    | Kerala Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh                                                               |
| 32.     | Ghumusari                      | Odisha                                                                                                       |
| 33.     | Binjharpuri                    | Odisha                                                                                                       |
| 35.     | Pulikulam                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                   |
| 36.     | Kosali                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                 |
| 37.     | Malnad Gidda                   | Karnataka                                                                                                    |
| 38.     | Belahi                         | Haryana and Chandigarh                                                                                       |
| 39.     | Gangatiri                      | Uttar Pradesh and Bihar                                                                                      |
| 40.     | Badri                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                                  |
|         |                                | Assam                                                                                                        |
| 41.     | Lakhimi                        |                                                                                                              |
| 42. 43. | Ladakhi Konkan Kapila          | Jammu and Kashmir (erstwhile, at the time registration of breed) Ladakh, UT (at present) Maharashtra and Goa |
| 44.     | PodaThurpu                     | Telangana                                                                                                    |
| 45.     | Nari                           | Rajasthan and Gujarat                                                                                        |
| 46.     | Dagri                          | Gujarat                                                                                                      |
| 47.     | Thutho                         | Nagaland                                                                                                     |
| 48. 49. | Shweta Kapila Himachali Pahari | Goa Himachal Pradesh                                                                                         |
| 50.     | Purnea                         | Bihar                                                                                                        |

## Details of the Steps undertaken under Rashtriya Gokul Mission for Development and conservation of indigenous breeds State wise

| S N   | Name of State     | Gokul Gram s   | Bull Mother Farms   | National Kamdhenu Breeding Centre   | Pedigree Selection Programme   | Progeny Testing   | IVF Labs   |   NAIP No of District |
|-------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|------------|-----------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 1              | 1                   | 1                                   | -                              | 1                 | 2          |                     9 |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 1              | -                   | -                                   | -                              |                   | -          |                    20 |
| 3     | Assam             | -              | 1                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -          |                    33 |
| 4     | Bihar             | 1              | -                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 2          |                    38 |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 2              | 1                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 1          |                    27 |
| 6     | Goa               | -              | -                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -          |                     2 |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 3              | 5                   |                                     | 2                              | 6                 | 2          |                    21 |
| 8     | Haryana           | 1              | 1                   |                                     | 1                              | 1                 | 1          |                     5 |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 1              | -                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 1          |                    12 |
| 10    | Jammu& Kashmir    | -              | -                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -          |                    20 |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | -              | 3                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -          |                     2 |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 1              | 3                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 1          |                    24 |
| 13    | Kerala            | -              | 4                   |                                     | -                              | 1                 | 1          |                    17 |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 1              | -                   | 1                                   | -                              |                   | 2          |                    51 |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 3              | -                   |                                     | 1                              |                   | 3          |                    33 |
| 16    | Manipur           | -              | -                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -          |                     9 |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | -              | -                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -          |                    11 |
| 18    | Mizoram           | -              | -                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -          |                     8 |
| 19    | Nagaland          | -              | -                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -          |                    11 |
| 20    | Odisha            | -              | -                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 2          |                    30 |
| 21    | Punjab            | 1              | 1                   |                                     | 1                              | 2                 | 2          |                    22 |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | -              | -                   |                                     | 2                              | 1                 | 1          |                    33 |
| 23    | Sikkim            | -              | -                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -          |                     4 |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | -              | 2                   |                                     | -                              | 1                 | 3          |                    13 |
| 25    | Telangana         | 1              | -                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 1          |                    32 |
| 26    | Tripura           | -              | 15                  |                                     | -                              |                   | -          |                     8 |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     | 3              | -                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 4          |                    75 |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 1              | 2                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 1          |                    13 |
| 29    | West Bengal       | -              | 2                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 1          |                    21 |
|       | Total             | 21             | 41                  | 2                                   | 7                              | 13                | 31         |                   604 |

Abbreviations:  IVF= In vitro Embryo Production Technology; NAIP Nationwide AI programme