Lok Sabha Question No. 1255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Progress of RGM
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

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

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  FEBRUARY 2025

## PROGRESS OF RGM

1255. Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the progress of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission and Kamdhenu Yojana, Statewise;
- (b) the efforts by the Government to increse livestock productivity; and
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating launch of livelihood programmes based on livestock in rural areas, if so, the details thereof State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE HON'BLE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a)  The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  Rashtriya  Gokul Mission since December 2014 for development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancement of milk production and productivity of bovines. There is no scheme being implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the name of Kamdhenu Yojna.  However, the Department has constituted Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) to provide direction to the implementation of schemes related to cattle development so as to give more emphasis on livelihood generation. The Statewise progress of Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) is placed at Annexure-I & II.
- (b)  and  (c)  In  order  to  complement  and  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  States  and  Union Territories to increase in livestock productivity and sustainable livelihood especially in rural areas, the details of the steps undertaken and schemes being implemented by Government of India is as under:
1. Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission:  Following  efforts  are  being  made  under  the  scheme  to enhance milk production and productivity of bovines:
- (i) Nationwide Artificial Insemination Program: Under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is expanding artificial insemination coverage to boost the milk production and productivity of bovines, including indigenous breeds.
- (ii) Progeny Testing and Pedigree Selection: This program aims to produce high genetic merit  bulls,  including  bulls  of  indigenous  breeds.  Progeny  testing  is  implemented  for  Gir, Sahiwal  breeds  of  cattle,  and  Murrah,  Mehsana  breeds  of  buffaloes.  Under  the  Pedigree selection programme Rathi, Tharparkar, Hariana, Kankrej breed of cattle and Jaffarabadi, Nili Ravi, Pandharpuri and Banni breed of buffalo are covered.

(iii) Implementation of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Technology: To propagate elite animals of indigenous breeds, the Department has established 22 IVF laboratories. The technology has important role in genetic upgradation of bovine population in single generation. Further, to deliver technology at reasonable rates to farmers Government has launched IVF media.

(iv) Sex-Sorted  Semen  Production:  The  Department  has  established  sex  sorted  semen production  facilities  at  5  government  semen  stations  located  in  Gujarat,  Madhya  Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. 3 private semen stations are also producing sex sorted semen doses.

- (v) Genomic Selection:  To  accelerate  genetic  improvement  of  cattle  and  buffaloes,  the Department has developed unified genomic chips-Gau Chip for indigenous cattle and Mahish Chip for buffaloes-specifically designed for initiating genomic selection in the country.
- (vi) Multi-purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRIs): Under the  scheme  MAITRIs  are  trained  and  equipped  to  deliver  quality  Artificial  Insemination services at farmers' doorstep.
- (vii) Accelerated Breed Improvement Programme using sex sorted semen: This program aims to produce female calves with up to 90% accuracy, thereby enhancing breed improvement and farmers' income. Farmers receive support for assured pregnancy upto 50% of the cost of sex sorted semen.

(viii) Accelerated Breed  Improvement  Programme  using  In-Vitro  Fertilization (IVF) technology: This technology is utilized for the rapid genetic upgradation of bovines and an incentive of Rs 5,000 per assured pregnancy is made available to farmers interested in taking up IVF technology.

2. National Livestock Mission (NLM): National Livestock Mission (NLM) aims to create employment generation, entrepreneurship development, increase in per-animal productivity and thus targeting increased production of meat, goat milk, egg and wool under the umbrella scheme Development Programme.  The scheme envisages following three submissions: (i) Sub-Mission on Breed Development of Livestock and Poultry; (ii) Sub-Mission on Feed and Fodder Development and (iii) Sub-Mission on Innovation, Extension. Details of the activities covered under these submissions are as under:

(A)  Sub-mission  on  Breed  Development  of  Livestock  and  Poultry:    This  Sub-Mission  has following activities: (I) Establishment  of  Entrepreneurs  for  breed  development:  under this activity following sub activities are included (i) Establishment of Entrepreneurs for breed development of Rural Poultry and (ii) Establishment of Entrepreneur for breed development in small ruminant sector (sheep and goat farming). (II) Genetic Improvement of Sheep and Goat breeds: under this activity following are the sub activities: (i) Establishment of Regional Semen Production Laboratory and Semen Bank for sheep and goat; (ii) Establishment of State Semen Bank: (iii) Propagation of Artificial Insemination through existing cattle and buffalo Artificial Insemination centers and (iv)  Import of exotic sheep and goat germplasm.  (III) Promotion of Piggery Entrepreneur. (IV) Genetic Improvement of Pig breeds: Under this activity following activities are implemented:  (i) Establishment of pig semen collection and processing lab and (ii) Import of exotic pig germplasm. (V) Establishment of Entrepreneurs for horse, donkey, mule and camel. (VI) Genetic Improvement of Horse, Donkey, Mule, Camel:  (i) Regional Semen Station for Horse, donkey and camel; (ii) Nucleus Breed Farm for Conservation of Horse/Donkey/Camel germplasm and (iii) Breed Registration Society.

(B) Sub-Mission on feed and fodder development: The Sub-Mission of the feed and fodder is covering the following activities: (I)  Assistance for quality Fodder  seed  production.  (II)

Entrepreneurial activities in feed and fodder. (III) Establishment of Entrepreneurs for Fodder Seed processing Infrastructure (processing and grading unit/ fodder seed storage godown). (IV) Fodder production from Non-Forest Wasteland / Rangeland / Non-arable Land' and 'Fodder Production from Forest Land.

(C) Sub Mission on Innovation and Extension: Under this Sub-Mission the following are the activities: (I) Research and Development and innovations. (II) Extension activities. (III) Livestock Insurance programme.

3. National Programme for Dairy Development: This scheme focuses on creating dairy infrastructure for the procurement, processing, and marketing of milk and milk products in the cooperative dairy sector inter alia training and awareness programs for dairy farmers, input services such as cattle-feed and mineral mixtures, and assistance for quality testing of milk and milk  products,  thereby  improving  the  economic  condition  of  dairy  farmers  enrolled  in cooperatives.
4. Livestock Health and Disease Control (LH & DC): 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.  Under  the  vaccination programme: (i) more than 100 crore vaccinations have been done against FMD including 35 crore vaccination performed during current year; and (ii) about 4.3 crore calves vaccinated against Brucellosis under brucellosis control programme including 1.3 crore calves vaccinated during current year. Under the component of Establishment and Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries (ESVHD- MVU), 100% financial assistance is provided towards procurement & customization of Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) with recurring operational expenditure in the ratio of 90:10 for North Eastern & Himalayan States; 60% for other States, and 100% for UTs for delivery of veterinary healthcare services through Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) through a Toll-Free Number (1962) at farmers' doorsteps which include disease diagnosis, treatment, vaccination, minor surgical interventions, audio-visual aids and extension services. So far, 4016 MVUs are operational in 28 states and 65 lakh farmers benefitted.
5. Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF)  The  scheme  is  to facilitate  incentivisation  of  investments  to  establish  (i)  Dairy  processing  and  product diversification infrastructure, (ii) Meat processing  and product diversification infrastructure and (iii)  Animal Feed Plant (iv) Breed Improvement Technology and Breed Multiplication Farm, (v) Veterinary Vaccine and Drugs production facilities, (vi) Animal waste to wealth management  (Agri-waste  Management).  Keeping  in  view  of  the  success  of  AHIDF,  the erstwhile  Dairy  Processing  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  has  been  subsumed  with  the AHIDF on 01.02.2024. Now total size of the fund is Rs 29110 cr.

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## The State-wise progress of Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)

| SN   | Name of State     | Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP)   | Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP)   | Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP)   | Pedigree Selection Projects   | Progeny Testing Projects   | Sex sorted semen doses   | No. of IVF Labs   |
|------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
| SN   | Name of State     | Animal Covered                                        | AI done                                               | Farmers benefitted                                    | Pedigree Selection Projects   | Progeny Testing Projects   | produced                 | No. of IVF Labs   |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 6703014                                               | 11947592                                              | 3245239                                               | -                             | 1                          | -                        | 2                 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 3560                                                  | 4005                                                  | 1694                                                  | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 3    | Assam             | 1546166                                               | 1928149                                               | 1330405                                               | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 4    | Bihar             | 3326665                                               | 4344605                                               | 2403187                                               | -                             | -                          | -                        | 2                 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 1749369                                               | 2254491                                               | 1070185                                               | -                             | -                          | -                        | 1                 |
| 6    | Goa               | 22861                                                 | 36990                                                 | 8045                                                  | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 5282209                                               | 8212792                                               | 3241052                                               | 2                             | 6                          | 1718527                  | 2                 |
| 8    | Haryana           | 596402                                                | 842113                                                | 437354                                                | 1                             | 1                          | -                        | 1                 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 1713986                                               | 2647297                                               | 1277469                                               | -                             | -                          | -                        | 1                 |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2194904                                               | 3649433                                               | 1503260                                               | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 11   | Ladakh            | 6401                                                  | 7559                                                  | 5287                                                  | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 12   | Jharkhand         | 2410561                                               | 3064437                                               | 1684704                                               | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 13   | Karnataka         | 7671306                                               | 13927043                                              | 4983007                                               | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 14   | Kerala            | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                             | 1                          | -                        | 1                 |
| 15   | Madhya Pradesh    | 7125204                                               | 8469635                                               | 4331197                                               | -                             | -                          | 780103                   | 1                 |
| 16   | Maharashtra       | 5145884                                               | 6682185                                               | 3411743                                               | 1                             | -                          | 4710453                  | 3                 |
| 17   | Manipur           | 23430                                                 | 26137                                                 | 13284                                                 | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 18   | Meghalaya         | 48873                                                 | 75416                                                 | 16154                                                 | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 19   | Mizoram           | 8050                                                  | 10647                                                 | 3826                                                  | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 20   | Nagaland          | 34391                                                 | 40045                                                 | 13965                                                 | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 21   | Odisha            | 4631504                                               | 6067800                                               | 2938515                                               | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 22   | Punjab            | 1195739                                               | 1896192                                               | 636970                                                | 1                             | 2                          | -                        | 2                 |
| 23   | Rajasthan         | 5439114                                               | 6982683                                               | 3881429                                               | 2                             | 1                          | -                        | -                 |
| 24   | Sikkim            | 38273                                                 | 45725                                                 | 29391                                                 | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu        | 4636029                                               | 7515864                                               | 2229077                                               | -                             | 1                          | 509914                   | 2                 |
| 26   | Telangana         | 2969500                                               | 3700229                                               | 1561698                                               | -                             | -                          | -                        | 1                 |
| 27   | Tripura           | 213423                                                | 266441                                                | 182774                                                | -                             | -                          | -                        | -                 |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh     | 12419287                                              | 18294708                                              | 7213255                                               | -                             | -                          | 2066148                  | 1                 |
| 29   | Uttarakhand       | 1369581                                               | 2070526                                               | 987569                                                | -                             | -                          | 1786185                  | 1                 |
| 30   | West Bengal       | 4790104 83315790                                      | 7032290                                               | 3237806                                               | -                             | -                          | -                        | 1 22              |
|      | Total             |                                                       | 122043029                                             | 51879541                                              | 7                             | 13                         | 11571330                 |                   |

## State-wise funds released during last five Year under Rashtriya Gokul Mission

(Rs in lakh)

| SN   | States/UT's/ NDDB   | 2019-20   |   2020-21 |   2021-22 | 2022-23          |   2023-24 |     Total |
|------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh      | 439.74    |   3181.38 |   5652.39 | 1546             |   3538.38 |  14357.9  |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh   | 544.7     |   1240.8  |    397.08 | 467.16           |   1965.31 |   4615.05 |
| 3    | Assam               | 0         |      0    |    227.97 | 3658.19          |    723.25 |   4609.41 |
| 4    | Bihar               | 1230.95   |   7401.08 |   3076.14 | 4928.63          |      0    |  16636.8  |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh        | 1019.78   |    101.25 |    841.65 | 402              |      0    |   2364.68 |
| 6    | Goa                 | 97.72     |      0    |      0    | 0                |      0    |     97.72 |
| 7    | Gujarat             | 942.88    |    101.25 |   2735.31 | 2222.82          |   6542.58 |  12544.8  |
| 8    | Haryana             | 423.48    |   1796.39 |   1775.6  | 1173.66          |      0    |   5169.13 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh    | 519.42    |    484.25 |   5586.58 | 0                |      0    |   6590.25 |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir      | 791.99    |     81    |   1533.93 | 2539.35          |      0    |   4946.27 |
| 11   | Jharkhand           | 540.46    |    101.25 |   2244.53 | 1500             |      0    |   4386.23 |
| 12   | Karnataka           | 756.47    |    101.25 |   1996.46 | 3562.48          |   2651.31 |   9067.97 |
| 13   | Kerala              | 301.03    |    313    |    314    | 1284.12          |   6546.27 |   8758.42 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh      | 2155.86   |   2113.44 |   6024.96 | 9049.51          |   4903    |  24246.8  |
| 15   | Maharashtra         | 1479.71   |    202.5  |      0    | 0                |   3261.5  |   4943.71 |
| 16   | Manipur             | 730.74    |    500.64 |    294.98 | 166.69           |      0    |   1693.05 |
| 17   | Meghalaya           | 0         |   2039.22 |    738.21 | 0                |      0    |   2777.43 |
| 18   | Mizoram             | 0         |    268.28 |    154.11 | 138.69           |    847.37 |   1408.45 |
| 19   | Nagaland            | 0         |    372.06 |    494.7  | 608.86           |    466.2  |   1941.82 |
| 20   | Orissa              | 1090.33   |      0    |   3480.43 | 1374.25          |      0    |   5945.01 |
| 21   | Punjab              | 2849.33   |    714.13 |      0    | 232              |      0    |   3795.46 |
| 22   | Rajasthan           | 1386.15   |    405    |   2254.77 | 250              |    250    |   4545.92 |
| 23   | Sikkim              | 677.98    |      0    |    268.78 | 572.42           |   1097.87 |   2617.05 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu          | 536.08    |   2168.38 |   2663    | 3347             |  10996    |  19710.5  |
| 25   | Telangana           | 2522.6    |    202.5  |   2439.76 | 0                |   3153.13 |   8317.99 |
| 26   | Tripura             | 1066.58   |      0    |   2524.17 | 0                |      0    |   3590.75 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh       | 3334.94   |   1012.5  |   2941.36 | 7671.25          |   9642.18 |  24602.2  |
| 28   | Uttarakhand         | 508.77    |   3023.45 |   2115.44 | 1885.75          |   6083    |  13616.4  |
| 29   | West Bengal         | 1026.06   |    202.5  |   1213.37 | 2037.35          |   6500    |  10979.3  |
| 30   | A &NLands           | 0         |      0    |      0    | 0                |      0    |      0    |
| 31   | Chandigarh          | 0         |      0    |      0    | 0                |      0    |      0    |
| 32   | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0         |      0    |      0    | 0                |      0    |      0    |
| 33   | Daman &Diu          | 0         |      0    |      0    | 0                |      0    |      0    |
| 34   | Lakshadweep         | 0         |      0    |      0    | 0                |      0    |      0    |
| 35   | Ladakh              |           |    105    |      0    | 0                |      0    |    105    |
| 36   | Pondicherry         | 0         |      0    |    144.44 | 0                |      0    |    144.44 |
| 37   | NDDB                | 0         |  11618.9  |  12042.9  |                  |  16782.6  |  49338.2  |
|      | Total               | 26973.75  |  39851.4  |  66177    | 8893.76 59511.94 |  85950    | 278464    |