Lok Sabha Question No. 4465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: High Genetic Merit Bulls
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Mahendra Singh Solanky, Anurag Sharma, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4465 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## HIGH GENETIC MERIT BULLS

4465. SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) is still operational;
- (b) if so, whether there has been any genetic gain among buffalo population in a sustainable manner in the recent past and if so, the details therefor;
- (c) whether the population of high genetic merit bulls has increased in the country during the last ten years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  of  allocation  and  utilization  of  funds  under  the  scheme  during  the  last  five years, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Yes,  Sir,  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  is  continued  under  the  revised  and  realigned schemes of the Department from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an allocation of Rs.2400 crore. Buffaloes  are  developing  in  sustainable  manner  since  inception  of  the  scheme  (Rashtriya Gokul  Mission)  in  2014.  As  per  Basic  Animal  Husbandry  Statistics  average  productivity among buffaloes has increased by 20% during the last 8 years that is between 2014-15 and 2021-22. In-milk buffaloes' population has increased by 15.33% during the same period.
- (c) Availability  of  High  genetic  merit  bulls  under  semen  collection  has  increased  from 3250 to 4870 during the last 10 years that is by 49.84% and semen production increased from 82.13 million doses to 130 million during the same period.
- (d) The details of allocation and utilization of funds under Rashtriya Goklul Mission during the last 5 years and current year State wise including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh is at Annexure-I

The details of allocation and utilization of funds under Rashtriya Goklul Mission during the last  5  years  and  current  year  State  wise  including  Madhya  Pradesh,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar Pradesh

(Rs in lakh)

|   SN | Name of the State/UT   |   Total Release |   Total Unspent |   Total Utilized |
|------|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|    1 | Andhra Pradesh         |        14431.8  |            0    |         12885.8  |
|    2 | Arunachal Pradesh      |         3143.8  |            0    |          2676.64 |
|    3 | Assam                  |         8913    |            0    |          5611.22 |
|    4 | Bihar                  |        28079.7  |         1206.49 |         21944.5  |
|    5 | Chattisgarh            |         6185.1  |            0    |          5783.1  |
|    6 | Goa                    |          100.56 |            0    |           100.56 |
|    7 | Gujarat                |         9055.58 |          987.53 |          5845.23 |
|    8 | Haryana                |         5829.36 |          305.44 |          5093.39 |
|    9 | Himachal Pradesh       |         9577.71 |         4744.93 |          4832.78 |
|   10 | Jammu &Kashmir         |         5623.03 |          692.28 |          3831.36 |
|   11 | Jharkhand              |         7831.33 |          947.25 |          6884.08 |
|   12 | Karnataka              |         8086.04 |            0    |          5135.56 |
|   13 | Kerala                 |         7273.72 |            0    |          6726.72 |
|   14 | Madhya Pradesh         |        29046    |            0    |         21550.5  |
|   15 | Maharashtra            |         6896.78 |            0    |          6896.78 |
|   16 | Manipur                |         3975.17 |            0    |          3875.17 |
|   17 | Meghalaya              |         3823.25 |           36.12 |          3787.13 |
|   18 | Mizoram                |         1159.3  |            0    |          1115.6  |
|   19 | Nagaland               |         3386.93 |            0    |          3336.93 |
|   20 | Orissa                 |        11126.7  |            0    |          9752.44 |
|   21 | Punjab                 |         5897.64 |            0    |          5665.64 |
|   22 | Rajasthan              |         6995.99 |          204    |          6541.99 |
|   23 | Sikkim                 |         2480.48 |            0    |          2480.48 |
|   24 | Tamil Nadu             |        15754.6  |            0    |         14754.6  |
|   25 | Telangana              |         9095.22 |         1749.76 |          7345.46 |
|   26 | Tripura                |         5286.58 |           67.14 |          5219.44 |
|   27 | Uttar Pradesh          |        21463.2  |         1321.36 |         12470.6  |
|   28 | Uttarakhand            |        13701.6  |            0    |         12701.6  |
|   29 | West Bengal            |         7259.77 |            0    |          5222.42 |
|    1 | A &NLands              |          309.9  |            0    |           309.9  |
|    2 | Chandigarh             |            3.18 |            0    |             3.18 |
|    3 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli    |            1.38 |            0    |             1.38 |
|    4 | Daman &Diu             |            0.12 |            0    |             0.12 |
|    5 | Delhi                  |            0    |            0    |             0    |
|    6 | Ladakh                 |          105    |          105    |             0    |
|    7 | Lakshadweep            |            1.02 |            0    |             1.02 |
|    8 | Pondicherry            |          144.44 |            0    |           144.44 |