Lok Sabha Question No. 1339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Implementation of Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj, Shri Satpal Brahamchari, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre, Shri Pradeep Purohit, Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy, Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Ms Kangna Ranaut, Shri Naba Charan Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1339

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th July 2024

## IMPLEMENTATION OF RASHTRIYAGOKUL MISSION

1339.   Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor:

Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj:

Shri Satpal Brahamchari:

Shri Anurag Singh Thakur:

Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre:

Shri Pradeep Purohit:

Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy:

Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo:

Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal:

Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan:

Ms Kangana Ranaut:

Shri Naba Charan Majhi:

Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  the  Government  is  implementing  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  (RGM)  in  the country, if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
- (b) The  role of the RGM  in  the  increasing milk production and increasing the productivity of indigenous bovine breeds; and
- (c) Whether  the  RGM  has  increased/proposed  to  increase  the  financial  assistance provided to the rural farmers engaged in the dairy business in the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Himachal Pradesh and in Haryana, District Wise, especially in Sonipat District?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  Government  of  India  is  implementing  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  for  development and  conservation  of  indigenous  breeds,  genetic  upgradation  of  bovine  population  and enhancement  of  milk  production  and  productivity  of  bovines  since  2014.  The  scheme  is continued under revised and realigned schemes of the Department from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an allocation of Rs.2400 crore.

The salient features of the scheme are : (i) to enhance productivity of bovines and increasing milk production in a sustainable manner using advance technologies; (ii) to propagate use of high  genetic  merit  bulls  for  breeding  purposes;  (iii)  to  enhance  Artificial  insemination coverage  through  strengthening  breeding  network  and  delivery  of  Artificial  insemination services  at  farmers  doorstep;  (iv)  to  promote  indigenous  cattle  &  buffalo  rearing  and conservation in a scientific and holistic manner.

Due to implementation of Rashtriya Gokul Mission and other measures taken by Government of India, the annual growth rate of milk production in the country during 2014-15 to 2022-23 is 6%. Milk production has increased from 146.3 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 230.6 million tonnes  in  2022-23  that  is  by  57.62%.Productivity  of  all  categories  of  animals  including descript  non-descript  cattle,  buffaloes  and  crossbred  cattle  has  increased  by  27%  between 2014-15 and 2022-23. Similarly, productivity of buffaloes has increased from 1792 kg per animal per year in 2013-14 to 2212 kg per animal per year in 2022-23.

Under Rashtriya Gokul Mission financial assistance is provided to the States and the benefit of the programme is percolating to 9 crore farmers engaged in dairying especially small and marginal  farmers  and  landless  labours.  State-wise  funds  released  under  Rashtriya  Gokul Mission including Himachal Pradesh and Haryana during the last 5 years and current year is given at Annexure I.

State-wise  fund  released  under  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  including  Himachal  Pradesh  and Haryana in last 5 years and current year

| States            |   Funds Released |
|-------------------|------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |         16257.7  |
| Arunachal Pradesh |          4629.8  |
| Assam             |          9505.51 |
| Bihar             |         22839.6  |
| Chhattisgarh      |          5005.1  |
| Goa               |           100.56 |
| Gujarat           |         14624.9  |
| Haryana           |          8564.38 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |          8319.71 |
| Jammu &Kashmir    |          6691.24 |
| Jharkhand         |          7673.6  |
| Karnataka         |         12337.4  |
| Kerala            |         11420.7  |
| Madhya Pradesh    |         27099.1  |
| Maharashtra       |          8258.28 |
| Manipur           |          2240.65 |
| Meghalaya         |          3802.96 |
| Mizoram           |          1610.17 |
| Nagaland          |          2426.57 |
| Orissa            |          8428.72 |
| Punjab            |          4697.64 |
| Rajasthan         |          4941.99 |
| Sikkim            |          2673.12 |
| Tamil Nadu        |         22324.3  |
| Telangana         |         10946.9  |
| Tripura           |          4064.2  |
| Uttar Pradesh     |         27773.4  |
| Uttarakhand       |         18623.6  |
| West Bengal       |         11448.2  |