Lok Sabha Question No. 3274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Protection and Promotion of Indigenous Species of Cows
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3274 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  MARCH 2023

## PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF INDIGENOUS SPECIES OF COWS

## 3274. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

मत्स्यपालन

,

पशुपालन

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  progress  made  under  the  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  for  the  protection  and  promotion  of indigenous species of cows during the last three years;
- (b) the details of funds allocated and spent under this mission during the last three years in Gujarat;
- (c)  the  percentage  increase/decrease  in  the  number  of  indigenous  breeds  of  cattle  since  the introduction of the mission;
- (d) the percentage increase/decrease in the population of milch cows since the introduction of the mission; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  increase  the  number  of  Gokul  Grams  and  Integrated Indigenous Cattle Development Centres in the coming time and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) The progress made under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission for promotion of indigenous breeds of cows during the last three years is given at Annexure-I.
- (b) The details of the funds released to Gujarat during the last three years and current year is as under:

(Rs in Lakh)

| 2019-20   | Utilized   | 2020-21   | Utilized   | 2021-22    |   Utilized | 2022-23   |   Utilized |
|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|------------|
| 942.80*   | 942.80*    | 101.25*   | 101.25*    | 2735.3111* |    2695.31 | 2222.82*  |          0 |

- (c) &(d) As per Breed wise reports of cattle and poultry based on  20 th Livestock Census 2019 population of indigenous breeds of cattle has increased by 10.44% between 2013 and 2019 whereas Milch cattle population has increased by 10.42% between Livestock Census 2012 and 2019.
- (e) Under  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission,  funds  has  been  released  for  setting  up  of  16  'Gokul Grams' with the aim of conservation and development of indigenous bovine breeds in a scientific and holistic manner. The component is discontinued under revised and realigned Rashtriya Gokul Mission from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

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और

डेयरी

मंत्री

Annexure-I

## State wise achievements made under Rashtriya Gokul Mission for Development and conservation of Indigenous breeds

| SN   | Name of State     | Pedigree Selection Programme   | Progeny Testing   | IVF Labs   | Nationwide AI Programme   | Nationwide AI Programme   | Nationwide AI Programme   | Nationwide AI Programme   |
|------|-------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|      |                   |                                |                   |            | No of Districts           | Animal Covered            | AI done                   | Farmers benefitted        |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | -                              | 1                 | 2          | 26                        | 3176114                   | 4510491                   | 1793624                   |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | -                              |                   | -          | 14                        | 3071                      | 3192                      | 1460                      |
| 3    | Assam             | -                              |                   | -          | 33                        | 887071                    | 1013217                   | 757031                    |
| 4    | Bihar             | -                              |                   | 2          | 38                        | 1859764                   | 2147861                   | 1487607                   |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | -                              |                   | 1          | 27                        | 1180247                   | 1351182                   | 756025                    |
| 6    | Goa               | -                              |                   | -          | 2                         | 18942                     | 29089                     | 6870                      |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 2                              | 6                 | 3          | 21                        | 2609941                   | 3353548                   | 1844381                   |
| 8    | Haryana           | 1                              | 1                 | 1          | 5                         | 427676                    | 499050                    | 305936                    |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | -                              |                   | 1          | 12                        | 1197727                   | 1578179                   | 932982                    |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir    | -                              |                   | -          | 20                        | 1620753                   | 2187329                   | 1111639                   |
| 11   | Ladakh            |                                |                   |            | 2                         | 4688                      | 5148                      | 3887                      |
| 12   | Jharkhand         | -                              |                   | -          | 24                        | 1493182                   | 1660769                   | 1128015                   |
| 13   | Karnataka         | -                              |                   | 1          | 17                        | 2561147                   | 3395501                   | 1803732                   |
| 14   | Kerala            | -                              | 1                 | 1          | -                         | -                         | -                         | -                         |
| 15   | Madhya Pradesh    | -                              |                   | 2          | 51                        | 5396952                   | 6063359                   | 3395477                   |
| 16   | Maharashtra       | 1                              |                   | 3          | 33                        | 3149184                   | 3556949                   | 2162114                   |
| 17   | Manipur           | -                              |                   | -          | 9                         | 20042                     | 21239                     | 10751                     |
| 18   | Meghalaya         | -                              |                   | -          | 11                        | 39414                     | 51475                     | 13695                     |
| 19   | Mizoram           | -                              |                   | -          | 8                         | 6978                      | 8732                      | 3462                      |
| 20   | Nagaland          | -                              |                   | -          | 11                        | 28610                     | 31223                     | 11508                     |
| 21   | Odisha            | -                              |                   | 2          | 30                        | 3624732                   | 4475286                   | 2365955                   |
| 22   | Punjab            | 1                              | 2                 | 2          | -                         | 1131408                   | 1562061                   | 598000                    |
| 23   | Rajasthan         | 2                              | 1                 | 1          | 33                        | 3285523                   | 3836971                   | 2461632                   |
| 24   | Sikkim            | -                              |                   | -          | 4                         | 27645                     | 30506                     | 20567                     |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu        | -                              | 1                 | 3          | 13                        | 2466988                   | 3640756                   | 1305454                   |
| 26   | Telangana         | -                              |                   | 1          | 32                        | 2379468                   | 2733229                   | 1273862                   |
| 27   | Tripura           | -                              |                   | -          | 8                         | 150102                    | 173092                    | 126386                    |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh     | -                              |                   | 4          | 75                        | 6801209                   | 8387906                   | 4272134                   |
| 29   | Uttarakhand       | -                              |                   |            | 13                        | 987874                    | 1297628                   | 738333                    |
|      |                   |                                |                   | 1          |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| 30   | West Bengal       | -                              |                   | 1          | 20                        | 2054698                   | 2341584                   | 1634581                   |
|      | Total             | 7                              | 13                | 32         | 592                       | 48591151                  | 59946552                  | 32327100                  |

IVF = In vitro fertilization;  NAIP = Nationwide Artificial Insemination programme