Lok Sabha Question No. 4846 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri P C Mohan

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4846 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  APRIL  2025

## RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION

## 4846. SHRI P C MOHAN:

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

be pleased to State:

- (a) the steps taken under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission to enhance infrastructure for Indigenous cattle  breeding,  including  the  establishment  of  semen  stations,  bull  mother  farms,  and automated milking facilities across the country including in Karnataka, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has introduced specific measures to support marginal farmers and dairy cooperatives under the scheme and the progress achieved in terms of improving milk yield and quality, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the initiatives being taken nationally to promote the export of value-added dairy products derived from indigenous breeds and the role of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission in achieving this objective?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

- (a) To complement and supplement efforts made by the States and Union Territories to enhance infrastructure for indigenous cattle breeding, Government of India has taken following steps under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission to enhance infrastructure for Indigenous cattle breeding:
- (i)  Strengthening  of  semen  stations:  In  order  to  attain  quantitative  and  qualitative improvement in semen production funds has been released to the States for strengthening and modernization of semen stations. So far, funds have been sanctioned for strengthening 47 semen station in the country.
- (ii) Sex-Sorted Semen production facility: Sex sorted semen production has been created in the country for production of only female calves upto 90% accuracy. Five semen stations in  Government  sector  (Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Gujarat,  Tamil  Nadu  and  Madhya Pradesh) are operational. So far 58.67 lakh doses of sex sorted semen has been produced at Government semen stations assisted under Rashtriya Gokul Mission
- (iii) Establishment of IVF labs: For the first time in India, bovine IVF technology has been promoted for the development and conservation of indigenous breeds. The Department of Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  has  established  22  IVF  laboratories  to  support  the promotion of indigenous breeds across the country. So far, 25895 embryos produced, 14145 embryos transferred and 2105 calves produced.

(iv) Multi-purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRI): MAITRIs are  trained  and  equipped  to  deliver  quality  artificial  insemination  services  at  farmers' doorsteps and so far 38,736 MAITRIs trained and equipped in the country.

(v)  Gokul  Grams:  The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying,  under  Rashtriya Gokul Mission has released funds 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  activity  has  been  discontinued  under  revised  realigned  Rashtriya  Gokul Mission from 2021-22 to 2025-26

(vi) National Kamdhenu Breeding Centers : The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying  has  established  two  National  Kamdhenu  Breeding  Centers  as  repository  of germplasm of Indigenous Bovine Breeds and to take up development and conservation of indigenous breeds in scientific and holistic manner  under Rashtriya Gokul Mission. The Northern Region National Kamdhenu Breeding Center has been established at Kiratpur, Itarsi, in Madhya Pradesh and the Southern Region National Kamdhenu Breeding Center has been established at Chintaladevi, Nellore, in Andhra Pradesh.

The State-wise details of the infrastructure projects funded under Rashtriya Gokul Mission is at Annexure-I

(b)  The  specific  measures  introduced  to  support  small  and  marginal  farmers  including members of dairy cooperatives under the scheme are as follows:

(i)  Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme: The programme aims to enhance AI coverage and deliver quality Artificial Insemination (AI) services free of cost at farmers doorsteps using semen from high-genetic-merit bulls, including indigenous bovine breeds.

(ii) Accelerated Breed Improvement Programme (ABIP)

(a)  Sex-Sorted Semen:   This program aims to produce female calves with up to 90% accuracy,  thereby  enhancing  breed  improvement  and  increasing  farmers'  income. Incentive upto 50% of the cost of sex sorted semen is available to farmers including small and marginal farmers engaged in dairying. Recently indigenously developed sex sorted semen production technology has been launched  and with this technology cost of sex sorted semen will be reduced from Rs 800 to Rs 250/ dose.

(b)  IVF  Technology:  For  the  first  time  in  India,  bovine  IVF  technology  has  been promoted for the development and conservation of indigenous breeds. An incentive of ₹5,000 per assured pregnancy out of the total cost of ₹ 21,000 per assured pregnancy is provided to farmers under this program to encourage the development of indigenous breeds.

(iii) Multi-purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India  (MAITRI): MAITRIs are trained and equipped to deliver quality artificial insemination services at farmers' doorsteps

(iv) Launch of Indigenously Developed Genomic Chip: For the first time, a genomic chip has been developed and launched under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission for indigenous breeds. This  common  genomic  chip  is  significantly  contributing  to  the  development  and conservation  of  indigenous  bovine  breeds  through  identification  of  High  genetic  Merit bulls.

The  implementation  of  the  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  and  other  initiatives  by  the Government of India have resulted in a significant 63.5% increase in milk production over the past decade, rising from 146.31 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 239.3 million tonnes in 2023-24. During this period, productivity across all animal categories, including descript, non-descript cattle, buffaloes, and crossbred cattle, improved by 26.35%, while indigenous and non-descript cattle saw a 39.37% increase, with productivity rising from 927 kg per animal per year in 2014-15 to 1292 kg in 2023-24. During the same period, Milk production from indigenous cattle surged by 69.27%, growing from 29.48 million tonnes to 49.90 million  tonnes,  and  buffalo  milk  production  increased  by  39.73%,  from  74.70  million tonnes  to  104.38  million  tonnes.  Additionally,  the  number  of  milking  animals  rose  by 30.46%, from 85.66 million in 2014-15 to 111.76 million in 2023-24.

(c) The initiatives being taken by the Department to promote the export of value-added dairy products derived from indigenous breeds are as follows:

(i) National Digital Livestock Mission (NDLM): The Department of Animal Husbandry and  Dairying  (DAHD)  along  with  NDDB  has  developed  database  named  as  'Bharat Pashudhan' under NDLM of Rashtriya Gokul Mission. This database has been developed utilizing a unique 12-digit Tag ID allocated to each livestock animal, 34.20 crore animals have  been  registered  on  the  database.    All  the  stakeholders  are  connected  to  the  same database through an open source API based architecture. NDLM is an initiative towards maintaining traceability of livestock thereby promoting export possibilities of value-added dairy products derived from indigenous breeds.

(ii)  Livestock  Health  and Disease Control Programme: The scheme is implemented for providing  assistance  for  control  of  animal  diseases  like  Foot  and  Mouth  Disease, Brucellosis  and  also  to  provide  assistance  to  State  Governments  for  Control  of  other infectious  diseases  of  livestock  including  dairy  animals.  Mobile  Veterinary  Units  are established  under  the  scheme  to  deliver  quality  livestock  health  services  at  farmers doorstep. The scheme is an initiative of the Department towards creating disease-free zones in the country thereby creating market opportunity for export of livestock products.

(iii) Export promotion and certification of livestock products including value added dairy products is mandated to the APEDA and EIC under Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The Department has also taken up the issues related to export and market access of Indian Dairy products with various countries bilaterally through various platform such as Joint Working Group (JWG), Technical Working Group etc

State-wise details of the infrastructure projects funded under Rashtriya Gokul Mission

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State/UT           | Number of Semen Stations   | Number of Sex Sorted Semen facilities   | Number of in- vitro Fertilization (IVF) labs   | Number of Gokul Grams*   | Number of animals covered under NAIP including indigenous breeds (in lakh)   |
|-----------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                 | 3                          | -                                       | 2                                              | 1                        | 67.39                                                                        |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh              | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | 1                        | 0.03                                                                         |
|         3 | Assam                          | 1                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 15.59                                                                        |
|         4 | Bihar                          | 1                          | -                                       | 2                                              | 1                        | 34.08                                                                        |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh                   | -                          | -                                       | 1                                              | 1                        | 17.61                                                                        |
|         6 | Goa                            | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 0.22                                                                         |
|         7 | Gujarat                        | 6                          | 1                                       | 2                                              | 1                        | 53.05                                                                        |
|         8 | Haryana                        | 3                          | -                                       | 1                                              | 1                        | 5.98                                                                         |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh               | 2                          | -                                       | 1                                              | 1                        | 17.26                                                                        |
|        10 | Jammu& Kashmir                 | 1                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 22.10                                                                        |
|        11 | Jharkhand                      | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 24.46                                                                        |
|        12 | Karnataka                      | 6                          | -                                       | -                                              | 1                        | 77.20                                                                        |
|        13 | Kerala                         | 3                          | -                                       | 1                                              | -                        | 1.6**                                                                        |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh                 | 1                          | 1                                       | 1                                              | 1                        | 71.64                                                                        |
|        15 | Maharashtra                    | 4                          | -                                       | 3                                              | 2                        | 51.71                                                                        |
|        16 | Manipur                        | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 0.23                                                                         |
|        17 | Meghalaya                      | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 0.49                                                                         |
|        18 | Mizoram                        | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 0.08                                                                         |
|        19 | Nagaland                       | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 0.34                                                                         |
|        20 | Orissa                         | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 46.53                                                                        |
|        21 | Punjab                         | 1                          | -                                       | 2                                              | 1                        | 11.95                                                                        |
|        22 | Rajasthan                      | 2                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 54.79                                                                        |
|        23 | Sikkim                         | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 0.38                                                                         |
|        24 | Tamil Nadu                     | 5                          | 1                                       | 2                                              | -                        | 46.57                                                                        |
|        25 | Telangana                      | 2                          | -                                       | 1                                              | 1                        | 30.08                                                                        |
|        26 | Tripura                        | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 2.13                                                                         |
|        27 | Uttar Pradesh                  | 2                          | 1                                       | 1                                              | 3                        | 125.42                                                                       |
|        28 | Uttarakhand                    | 1                          | 1                                       | 1                                              | -                        | 13.79                                                                        |
|        29 | West Bengal                    | 3                          | -                                       | 1                                              | -                        | 48.37                                                                        |
|        30 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands    | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        |                                                                              |
|        31 | Chandigarh                     | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        |                                                                              |
|        32 | Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        |                                                                              |
|        33 | Delhi (NCT)                    | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        |                                                                              |
|        34 | Lakshadweep                    | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        |                                                                              |
|        35 | Ladakh                         | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        | 0.06                                                                         |
|        36 | Puducherry                     | -                          | -                                       | -                                              | -                        |                                                                              |

Note:  *  Activity  has  been  discontinued  under  revised  realigned  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  from 2021-22 to 2025-26

**Artificial insemination performed under Progeny testing