Lok Sabha Question No. 324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Conservation of Native Breeds of Cattle
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 324 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY 2016

## CONSERVATION OF NATIVE BREEDS OF CATTLE

## 324. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और क ृ िक कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether with view to increasing milk production India has been importing cows from European and other Western countries;
- (b) if so, whether it has any impact on Indian society and its agriculture based economy;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any measures for protection and conservation of native breeds of cattle; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a)  to(c)  Government  is  not  undertaking  import  of  cows  from  European  Countries  with  a  view  to increase milk production.
- (d) & (e) In order to complement and supplement the efforts made by the States for protection and conservation of indigenous breeds of cattle Government of India has undertaken following measures:
- (i) Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  a  new  initiative  initiated  as  a  part  of  National  Programme  for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development exclusively for development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds including indigenous breeds of cattle.
- (ii) National Dairy Plan-I a World Bank assisted project being implemented in 18 major dairy States  covering  development  and  conservation  of  12  indigenous  breeds  of  cattle  and buffaloes  namely  (i)  Gir;  (ii)  Kankrej;  (iii)  Tharparkar;  (iv)  Sahiwal;  (v)  Rathi;    and  (vi) Hariana  cattle  breeds  and  (i)  Marrah;  (ii)  Mehsana;  (iii)  Pandharpuri;  (iv)  Jaffarabadi;  (v) Banni and (vi) Nili Ravi buffalo breeds.
- (iii) Government has also established  three subordinate organizations namely (i) Central Cattle Breeding  Farms  (CCBFs)  (ii)  Central  Herd  Registration  Scheme  and  (iii)  Central  Frozen Semen Production & Training Institute. These organization are also undertaking development and conservation of indigenous breeds namely (i) Tharparkar; (ii) Red Sindhi; (iii) Gir; (iv) Kankrej; (v) Ongole; (vi) Hariana and (vii) Rathi breed of cattle and (i) Surti; (ii) Murrah; (iii) Meshsana  and (iv) Jaffarabadi breeds of buffaloes.

Details of the State wise and year wise funds released under the RGM and NDP-I  is given at Annexure-I & II

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Statement referred to in reply to part (d) & (e) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.  324 for 19.07.2016

## Funds Released for implementation of Rashtriya Gokul Mission under National Programme for Bovine Breeding & Indigenous breeds

Rs in lakh

| S. No   | State             |   2014-15 | 2015-16   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |       400 |           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |         0 | 111.00    |
| 3       | Assam             |       150 |           |
| 4       | Bihar             |         0 | 350.00    |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |       729 |           |
| 6       | Gujarat           |         0 | 803.22    |
| 7       | Haryana           |       200 |           |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  |       350 |           |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir   |         0 | 25.00     |
| 10      | Jharkhand         |        35 |           |
| 11      | Karnataka         |         0 | 60.00     |
| 12      | Kerala            |       250 | 400.00    |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    |      2000 | 1881.50   |
| 14      | Maharashtra       |       100 |           |
| 15      | Manipur           |       450 | 280.02    |
| 16      | Mizoram           |         0 | 50.45     |
| 17      | Nagaland          |       448 | 350.10    |
| 18      | Odisha            |       856 |           |
| 19      | Punjab            |         0 | 600.00    |
| 20      | Rajasthan         |       300 |           |
| 21      | Sikkim            |       450 |           |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu        |      1776 |           |
| 23      | Telangana         |       300 |           |
| 24      | Tripura           |       417 |           |
| 25      | UP                |       800 | 200.00    |
| 26      | Uttarakhand       |       500 |           |
| 27      | West Bengal       |         0 | 480.28    |
|         | Total             |     10511 | 5591.57   |

Note : Initiated by the Government from December 2014.

Statement referred to in reply to part (d) & (e) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.  324 for 19.07.2016

State-wise fund released to the participating States under National Dairy Plan-I for the last 3 years and for the current year

| No.                          | State                        | Fund Released (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund Released (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund Released (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund Released (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund Released (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund Released (Rs. in Crore)   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| No.                          | State                        | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        | 2016-17*                       | Total                          |
| 1                            | Andhra Pradesh               | 6.07                           | 2.53                           | 4.04                           | 22.87                          | 8.08                           | 43.59                          |
| 2                            | Bihar                        | 0.00                           | 1.67                           | 8.00                           | 5.10                           | 2.72                           | 17.49                          |
| 3                            | Chhattisgarh                 | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | 0.51                           | 0.51                           |
| 4                            | Gujarat                      | 28.33                          | 31.16                          | 56.39                          | 56.37                          | 20.27                          | 192.51                         |
| 5                            | Haryana                      | 0.00                           | 3.72                           | 4.22                           | 11.22                          | 2.56                           | 21.73                          |
| 6                            | Jharkhand                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | 1.50                           | 0.00                           | 1.50                           |
| 7                            | Karnataka                    | 9.93                           | 21.97                          | 23.35                          | 25.26                          | 3.48                           | 83.98                          |
| 8                            | Kerala                       | 1.67                           | 6.27                           | 6.23                           | 6.04                           | 0.81                           | 21.02                          |
| 9                            | Madhya Pradesh               | 1.12                           | 3.24                           | 1.73                           | 5.63                           | 0.58                           | 12.29                          |
| 10                           | Maharashtra                  | 3.76                           | 11.44                          | 14.42                          | 25.02                          | 7.86                           | 62.51                          |
| 11                           | Odisha                       | 0.37                           | 1.87                           | 5.23                           | 3.34                           | 2.18                           | 13.00                          |
| 12                           | Punjab                       | 9.45                           | 2.33                           | 11.43                          | 25.55                          | 2.32                           | 51.08                          |
| 13                           | Rajasthan                    | 6.00                           | 20.70                          | 31.66                          | 53.28                          | 6.17                           | 117.81                         |
| 14                           | Tamil Nadu                   | 3.77                           | 2.32                           | 12.89                          | 17.66                          | 5.21                           | 41.85                          |
| 15                           | Telangana                    | 0.00                           | 4.77                           | 2.83                           | 5.35                           | 0.84                           | 13.79                          |
| 16                           | Uttar Pradesh                | 3.99                           | 4.21                           | 19.00                          | 34.90                          | 11.19                          | 73.30                          |
| 17                           | Uttarakhand                  | 0.00                           | 3.03                           | 0.76                           | 5.20                           | 1.79                           | 10.78                          |
| 18                           | West Bengal                  | 1.51                           | 2.53                           | 7.57                           | 4.65                           | 1.12                           | 17.38                          |
| Centralised_ Import of Bulls | Centralised_ Import of Bulls | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | 5.07                           | 0.12                           | 0.00                           | 5.19                           |
| Sub Total                    | Sub Total                    | 75.97                          | 123.76                         | 214.83                         | 309.07                         | 77.67                          | 801.30                         |
| Project Management& Learning | Project Management& Learning | 1.40                           | 3.42                           | 3.82                           | 4.96                           | 0.83                           | 14.42                          |
| Total                        | Total                        | 77.37                          | 127.18                         | 218.64                         | 314.03                         | 78.50                          | 815.72                         |