Lok Sabha Question No. 3036 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait, Navneet Ravi Rana, Riti Pathak, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3036 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2022

## RASHTRIYA KAMDHENU AAYOG

3036   SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT: SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of aims and objectives of Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog;

(b) the details of the achievements made since the establishment of the said Aayog till date;

- (c) the details of works done in the country for the conservation and promotion of indigenous cow breeds under Rashtriya Gokul Mission during the last three years, State-wise and districtwise including Maharashtra;
- (d) the number of Gokul Grams approved for the States of Maharashtra, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir under the said Mission particularly in Amravati Parliamentary Constituency;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of Gokul Grams under the said Mission and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of additional steps taken by the Government for the conservation of indigenous breeds along with the conservation and development of cattle livestock in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) is a permanent apex advisory body set up vide Resolution No.3-260/2019-AHT dated 21.2.2019. The main objective of RKA is to advise State and Central Governments on matters relating to conservation, protection and development of  cow, particularly  indigenous  breeds  and  their  progeny  in  consonance  with directive principles of State Policy enshrined in the Constitution. Aayog also has the mandate to frame guidelines aimed at sustainable development, protection and promotion of interest in dairy sector among dairy cooperatives, LDAs and farmer producer companies.

(b)    Since inception, the Chairman and Members of the Aayog had several meetings with the stakeholders to deliberate on issues relating to conservation, protection and development of cows.  Aayog  was  associated  in  organizing  one  day  National  Conclave  on  Cow  based Entrepreneurship with Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad and  held  indigenous  interaction  and  dialogue  with  the  Universities  and  other  educational institutions in India and overseas regarding Cow based research programmes.

(c)  The details of work done in the country for the conservation and promotion of indigenous cow breeds under Rashtriya Gokul Mission during the last three years, State-wise including Maharashtra is at Annexure I.

(d)  & (e) Three Gokul Grams have been approved for Maharashtra (Palghar, Pohara and Tathwade) and one in Bihar at Buxar. No Gokul Gram has been approved for Jammu and Kashmir. One Gokul Gram has been sanctioned in Pohara under the Amravati Parliamentary Constituency. Funds have been released for establishment of 16 Gokul Grams in the country. There is no proposal of the Government to increase the Gokul Grams under the Mission as per the revised and realigned guidelines of Rashtriya Gokul Mission 2021-26.

(f) In  order  to  compliment  and  supplement  the  efforts  made  by  the  States  and  UTs  to protect and develop cattle population in the country and also conserve its indigenous breeds, Government  of  India  has  been  implementing  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission.    Major  steps undertaken under Rashtriya Gokul Mission for development and conservation of indigenous breeds are as under:

- (i) Extension of AI Coverage: Nationwide AI programme; Establishment of MAITRI centres; Strengthening of existing AI centres & Semen Stations and  Training of Existing AI Technicians
- (iii) Production  of  HGM  Bulls:  Pedigree  Selection,  Progeny  Testing  and  Genomic Selection
- (iii) Accelerated  Breed  Improvement  Programme  by  use  of  Sex  sorted  semen  and Implementation of IVF technology for getting assured pregnancy
- (iv) Establishment of Breed Multiplication Farms of indigenous breeds

## Annexure-I

Details of the Steps undertaken under RashtriyaGokul Mission for Development and conservation of indigenous breeds State wise

| SN   | Name of State     | Funds released for Gokul   | Bull Mother Farms streng- thening   | National Kamdhenu Breeding Centre   | Pedigree Selection Programme   | Progeny Testing   | IVF Labs sanctioned   | NAIP-III No of Districts   | Achievement under NAIP   | Achievement under NAIP   | Achievement under NAIP    |
|------|-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|      |                   | Grams                      |                                     |                                     |                                |                   |                       |                            | No. of Total AI done     | Total Farmer Benefited   | Total Animals Inseminated |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 1                          | 1                                   | 1                                   | -                              | 1                 | 2                     | 9                          | 2704115                  | 1043780                  | 1863934                   |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                          | -                                   | -                                   | -                              |                   | -                     | 14                         | 2696                     | 1179                     | 2640                      |
| 3    | Assam             | -                          | 1                                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -                     | 33                         | 652091                   | 464712                   | 567060                    |
| 4    | Bihar             | 1                          | -                                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 2                     | 38                         | 1251305                  | 857880                   | 1108877                   |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 2                          | 1                                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 1                     | 27                         | 896855                   | 485942                   | 802549                    |
| 6    | Goa               | -                          | -                                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -                     | 2                          | 23928                    | 5954                     | 15736                     |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 3                          | 5                                   |                                     | 2                              | 6                 | 3                     | 21                         | 2161416                  | 1290844                  | 1747123                   |
| 8    | Haryana           | 1                          | 1                                   |                                     | 1                              | 1                 | 1                     | 5                          | 405726                   | 253618                   | 354316                    |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                          | -                                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 1                     | 12                         | 1060588                  | 622253                   | 819143                    |
| 10   | Jammu& Kashmir    | -                          | -                                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -                     | 20                         | 1408633                  | 690636                   | 1111739                   |
| 11   | Laddakh           |                            |                                     |                                     |                                |                   |                       | 2                          | 3594                     | 2198                     | 3343                      |
| 12   | Jharkhand         | -                          | 3                                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -                     | 24                         | 926166                   | 630641                   | 838797                    |
| 13   | Karnataka         | 1                          | 3                                   |                                     | -                              |                   | 1                     | 17                         | 1839684                  | 1059826                  | 1436802                   |
| 14   | Kerala            | -                          | 4                                   |                                     | -                              | 1                 | 1                     | -                          | -                        | -                        | -                         |
| 15   | Madhya Pradesh    | 1                          | -                                   | 1                                   | -                              |                   | 2                     | 51                         | 3952149                  | 2175691                  | 3545784                   |
| 16   | Maharashtra       | 3                          | -                                   |                                     | 1                              |                   | 3                     | 33                         | 1766211                  | 1178764                  | 1611822                   |
| 17   | Manipur           | -                          | -                                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -                     | 9                          | 17379                    | 7756                     | 16642                     |
| 18   | Meghalaya         | -                          | -                                   |                                     | -                              |                   | -                     | 11                         | 35618                    | 8732                     | 28240                     |

| 19   | Mizoram       | -   | -   |    | -   |    | -   |   8 |     6630 |     2665 |     5331 |
|------|---------------|-----|-----|----|-----|----|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|
| 20   | Nagaland      | -   | -   |    | -   |    | -   |  11 |    27094 |    10208 |    25477 |
| 21   | Odisha        | -   | -   |    | -   |    | 2   |  30 |  3049220 |  1566491 |  2449229 |
| 22   | Punjab        | 1   | 1   |    | 1   | 2  | 2   |  22 |  1259401 |   497312 |   917098 |
| 23   | Rajasthan     | -   | -   |    | 2   | 1  | 1   |  33 |  2459315 |  1613668 |  2126635 |
| 24   | Sikkim        | -   | -   |    | -   |    | -   |   4 |    19285 |    11408 |    17785 |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu    | -   | 2   |    | -   | 1  | 3   |  13 |  2132336 |   759483 |  1399641 |
| 26   | Telangana     | 1   | -   |    | -   |    | 1   |  32 |  2100305 |   931479 |  1829931 |
| 27   | Tripura       | -   | 15  |    | -   |    | -   |   8 |   106878 |    74735 |    94820 |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh | 3   | -   |    | -   |    | 4   |  75 |  3418878 |  1608002 |  2774652 |
| 29   | Uttarakhand   | 1   | 2   |    | -   |    | 1   |  13 |   878970 |   499945 |   685609 |
| 30   | West Bengal   | -   | 2   |    | -   |    | 1   |  20 |   624901 |   494299 |   575150 |
|      | Total         | 21  | 41  | 2  | 7   | 13 | 32  | 597 | 35191367 | 18850548 | 28775905 |

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