Lok Sabha Question No. 21 (STARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Low Milk Production
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 21 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER 2021

## LOW MILK PRODUCTION

* 21.SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has taken cognizance of low milk production by indigenous cow progeny ;
- (b) if so, the details of efforts being made for improving the indigenous cow breeds in the country including the Bundelkhand region; and
- (c)  the  details  of  target  set  for  creation  of  employment  through  animal  husbandry  in  the Bundelkhand region?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

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

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *21  LOW  MILK  PRODUCTION  TO  BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER 2021.

(a) to (c) To  enhance  milk  production  and  productivity  of  indigenous  bovine  breeds, Government of India has been implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission since December 2014 for  development  and  conservation  of  indigenous  breeds,  genetic  upgradation  of  bovine population  and  enhancement  of  milk  production  and  productivity  thereby  by  making  milk production more  remunerative to farmers. Following efforts has been made  by  the Government for enhancing milk production  in the country under Rashtriya Gokul Mission including Bundelkhand region in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh: (i) Implementation of Nationwide AI coverage for extending artificial insemination coverage and increasing milk production  and  productivity  of  bovines  including  indigenous  breeds;  (ii)  Induction  of MAITRIs  (Artificial Insemination Technicians) for delivery of artificial insemination services at farmers doorstep; (iii) implementation of progeny testing and pedigree selection for production of high genetic merit bulls including indigenous breeds; (iv) establishment of Gokul  Grams  for  development  and  conservation  of  indigenous  breeds;  (v)  two  National Kamdhenu  Breeding  Centers  as  repository  of  germplasm  of  indigenous  breeds;    (vi) accelerated  breed  improvement  programme  using  sex  sorted  semen  of  high  genetic  merit bulls  including  indigenous  breeds;  (vii)  accelerated  breed  improvement  programme  using IVF technology for propagation of elite animals of indigenous breeds and (viii) establishment of breed multiplication farm preferably of indigenous breeds.

Following  specific  efforts  have  been  made  in  Bundelkhand  region  for  enhancement  of productivity of indigenous bovine breeds : (i) Gokul Gram for Tharparkar and Sahiwal  breed of  cattle  has  been  established  at  Ratona  in  Sagar  district  of  Madhya  Pradesh  with  an investment  of  Rs  11.37  crores;  (ii)    Farmer  and  Artificial  Insemination  Training  Institute established  at  Ratona  in  Sagar  district;  (iii)  semen  station  has  been  made  operational  in January  2021  at  Nauner  in  Datia  district  of  Madhya  Pradesh  (iv)  all  the  13  districts  of Bundelkhand  region  (7  districts  of  Uttar  Pradesh  and  6  districts  of  Madhya  Pradesh)    are covered  under  Nationwide  AI  Programme  and  (v)  for  delivery  of  Artificial  Insemination Services  at  farmers  doorstep  so  far  175  MAITRIs  have  been  trained  and  inducted  in Bundelkhand region during 2020-21, further 188 MAITRIs are under training during 202122.

It  is  estimated  that  additional  direct  and  indirect  employment  opportunities  upto  50  lakh farmers  and  rural  entrepreneurs  will  be  created  in  the  cattle,  dairy,  poultry,  sheep,  goat, piggery, feed and fodder sector including Bundelkhand region.