Lok Sabha Question No. 2555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Tanuj Punia

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2555 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  AUGUST 2025

## RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION

2555. SHRI TANUJ PUNIA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  include  the  Yak  under  the  purview  of  the Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) and the progress made by the Government in this regard; and
- (b) the outcomes have been observed by the Government for conservation and development of indigenous bovine breeds at the 16 Integrated Indigenous Cattle Development Centres?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

- (a) No, Sir.  Yak was not included in mandate of Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog. However, The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  is  covering  Yak  for  development  and  conservation under the scheme Rashtriya Gokul Mission and central assistance has been released to the States for development and conservation of Yak.
- (b) 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. The details are given at Annexure-I.

Further, implementation of Rashtriya Gokul Mission including the component of establishment of Gokul  Gram and other measures undertaken by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying the total productivity of Bovines in the country has increased from 1640 kilograms per animal per year in 2014-15 to 2072 kilograms per animal per year in 2023-24 that is by 26.34% which is the highest productivity gain by any country in the world.  The productivity of the indigenous and non-descript cattle has increased from 927 kilograms per animal per year in  2014-15  to  1292  kilograms  per  animal  per  year  in  2023-24  that  is  by  39.37  %.  The productivity of the buffaloes has increased from 1880 kilograms per animal per year in 201415 to 2161 kilograms per animal per year in 2023-24 that is by 14.94%. Milk production in the country has increased from 146.31 Million Tonnes in 2014-15 to 239.30 Million Tonnes in 2023-24 that is by 63.55 % during the last 10 years. Rashtriya Gokul Mission envisages to achieve productivity of bovines upto 3000 kilograms of milk per animal per year by 2030.

## Details of the Gokul Gram

| Name of the State   | Location of Gokul Gram                                | Mandated Breed                         |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      | Cattle Breeding farm, Chadalawada, Prakasam           | Ongole                                 |
| Telangana           | PVNR Telangana Veterinary University                  | Gir, Sahiwal, Thaparkar, Deoni, Ongole |
| Karnataka           | Amrithmahal, Subcenter, Lingadahalli, Chikkamagaluru, | Amrit Mahal                            |
| Gujarat             | Dharampur, Porbandar                                  | Gir                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh      | Cattle Breeding Farm, Ratona, Sagar                   | Tharparkar                             |
| Maharashtra         | Bull Mother Farm , Tathwade, Pune                     | Pandharpuri                            |
| Maharashtra         | Bull Mother Farm , Pohara, Amravati                   | Gaolao                                 |
| Punjab              | Bir Dosanjh Nabha                                     | Sahiwal; Gir                           |
| Haryana             | Hisar                                                 | Hariana; Murrah                        |
| Himachal Pradesh    | Thanakhas, Una                                        | Sahiwal                                |
| Uttar Pradesh       | DUVASU Mathura                                        | Sahiwal; Hariana                       |
| Uttar Pradesh       | Arazilines Varanasi                                   | Gangatiri                              |
| Uttar Pradesh       | Simra Viran, Shahjahanpur                             | Sahiwal                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | Tezu, Lohit                                           | Gir, Sahiwal,                          |
| Chhattisgarh        | Institutional Gokul Gram Jhalam, Bemetra              | Gir, Sahiwal, Kosli                    |
| Bihar               | Dumraon, Buxar                                        | Hariana graded                         |

Annexure-I