Lok Sabha Question No. 4600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Artificial Insemination
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: K. Jayakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4600

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

## 4600. DR. K. JAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has adopted artificial insemination method for Cattle breeding;
- (b) if so, the number of which were impregnated from the year 2019 to date what is the details of rate of growth over this period;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether artificial insemination method has improved the quality of calf's;
- (e) if so, whether the artificial insemination for breeding be continued or not if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) to (c) Yes, Sir. The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying is implementing Artificial Insemination  method  under  Nationwide  Artificial  Insemination  Programme  (NAIP)  of  Rashtriya Gokul Mission scheme for genetic upgradation of Bovines in the country.

The  details  of  the  animals  inseminated  under  Nationwide  Artificial  Insemination  Programme (NAIP) from the year 2019 to date is as under:

|   Animals inseminated in NAIP 1 st Phase (From September 2019 to July 2020) |   Animals inseminated in NAIP 2 nd Phase (August 2020 to July 2021) |   Animals inseminated in NAIP 3 rd Phase (August 2021 to July 2022) |   Animals inseminated in NAIP 4 th Phase (August 2022 to July 2023) |
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|                                                                     7668044 |                                                            12532544 |                                                            17998410 |                                                            12309898 |

- (d) and (e) Due to implementation of Artificial Insemination under Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP) of Rashtriya Gokul Mission scheme and other measures taken by Government of  India  milk  production  in  the  country  has  increased  from  146.31  Million  Tonnes  in  2014-15  to 220.78 Million in 2021-22 that is by 6.3% per annum during the last 8 years. The scheme is leading to multiplication of elite animals of indigenous breeds and increased availability of indigenous stock and playing an important role in enhancing milk production and productivity of bovines to meet the growing demand of milk and making dairying more remunerative to the rural farmers of the country. Looking  towards  the  importance  of  Animal  Husbandry  sector  in  rural  economy  the  Artificial Insemination  for  breeding  under  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  scheme  is  continued  under  revised realigned schemes of the Department from 2021-2022 to 2025-2026.