Lok Sabha Question No. 4422 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Data on Gokul Gram
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Rita Bahuguna Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4422 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH 2023

## DATA ON GOKUL GRAM

## 4422. SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the total funds allocated, disbursed and spent on the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) since its launch;
- (b) whether the Government has data on the number of Gokul Gram established under the scheme particularly in  Uttar Pradesh,  Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra;(c) whether the Government has undertaken  any  measures  specifically  to  propagate  use  of  high  genetic  merit  bulls  for  breeding purposes,  if  so,  the  details  thereof;  and(d)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  on  undertaking Research Development and Innovation in Bovine Breeding, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of total funds allocated, funds released and utilized by implementing agencies under Rashtriya Gokul Mission since inception of the scheme:

(Rs in Crore)

| Financial      |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 | 2022-23   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Allocation     |    159.4  |     81.77 |    119.5  |    190    |    750.5  |    270    |    400    |    663.55 | 600.00    |
| Released       |    159.02 |     81.76 |    118.75 |    187.64 |    750.44 |    269.73 |    399.9  |    663.55 | 549.00*   |
| Utilized by IA |    159.02 |     81.76 |    118.75 |    187.64 |    750.44 |    269.73 |    330.82 |    521.43 | 130.37    |

IA= Implementing Agency

- *expenditure upto 15 th March 2023

(b) The details of the number of Gokul grams sanctioned / established  under Rashtriya Gokul Mission particularly in the State of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra is  given at Annexure-I.

(c) In order to propagate high genetic merit bulls following measures has been undertaken by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying: (i) Implementation of progeny testing programme to produce high genetic merit bulls with known genetic potential; (ii) Implementation of pedigree selection  programme  to  produce  high  genetic  merit  bulls  with  known  genetic  potential;  (iii) Production  of  high  genetic  merit  bulls  using  bovine  IVF  technology;  (iv)  Implementation  of genomic selection programme to prove genetic merit of bulls at younger age and propagation of high genetic merit germplasm.

(d) Department is promoting research and development in the field of bovine breeding through ICAR institutes, Government Veterinary Universities and National Dairy Development Board.

## Annexure-I

## Details of the Gokul Grams sanctioned/ established in various State including in the State of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

| Name of the State   |   Number of Gokul Grams | Location of Gokul Gram                                         |
|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      |                       1 | Cattle Breeding farm, Chadalawada, Prakasam district           |
| Telanagana          |                       1 | PV Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University                |
| Karnataka           |                       1 | Amrithmahal, Subcenter, Lingadahalli, Chikkamagaluru, District |
| Gujarat             |                       1 | Dharampur, Dist: Porbandar                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh      |                       1 | Cattle Breeding Farm, Ratona, Sagar                            |
| Maharashtra         |                       2 | Bull Mother Farm , Tathwade Dist. Pune                         |
| Maharashtra         |                       2 | Bull Mother Farm , Pohara Dist.Amravati                        |
| Punjab              |                       1 | Bir Dosanjh Nabha                                              |
| Haryana             |                       1 | Hisar                                                          |
| Himachal Pradesh    |                       1 | Thanakhas District Una                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh       |                       3 | DUVASU Mathura                                                 |
| Uttar Pradesh       |                       3 | Arazilines Varanasi                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh       |                       3 | SimraViran, Shahjahanpur                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh   |                       1 | Tezu, Lohit                                                    |
| Chhattisgarh        |                       1 | Institutional Gokul Gram Jhalam, District- Bemetra             |
| Bihar               |                       1 | Dumraon, Buxar                                                 |