Lok Sabha Question No. 4023 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Achievements of Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4023 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  MARCH 2026

## ACHIEVEMENTS OF RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION

4023. DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to State:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the target of Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) has been achieved, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also a fact that some States have shown laxity in this regard, if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details and the number of beneficiaries in the country under RGM, Statewise; and
- (d) the details of initiatives taken under RGM to increase the productivity of bovine breeds in various parts of the country during the last three years?

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

(a) to (c) Details of the targets and achievements made under Rashtriya Gokul Mission is given at  Annexure-I.  Out of 14 components of Rashtriya Gokul Mission approved by  the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, the targets have been achieved for 11 components. The achievement under 3 components namely Production of bulls through embryos, import of bulls and Implementation of IVF technology is low as the acceptability of newly introduced technology was poor among farmers due to its high cost. Government of India has recently launched  Indigenously  developed  IVF  media  for  reducing  the  cost  of  IVF  technology. Notwithstanding all these challenges the Milk production has increased by 69.41 % over the past 11 years from 146.3 million tonnes during 2014-15 to 247.87 million metric tonnes during 2024-25. During the same period the per capita availability of milk is increased by 52.03% from  319  grams  per  day  during  2014-15  to  485  gram  per  day  during  2024-25.  Overall productivity of cattle and buffaloes has increased by more than 36.63% between 2014-15 and 2024-25 which is highest productivity growth rate in the World.

No laxity has been observed in implementation of the scheme. All States and Union territories are participating in implementation of the scheme since its inception in December 2014. The details of the farmers benefitted under the scheme is given at Annexure-II.

- (d) The  details  of  initiatives  taken  under  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  to  enhance  the productivity of bovines in the country during the last three years are as under:

(i) Implementation of Nationwide AI coverage for extending artificial insemination coverage and  increasing  milk  production  and  productivity  of  bovines  including  indigenous  breeds: During the last three years 5.44 crores animals covered, 9.72 crores Artificial Insemination performed and 2.97 crores farmers benefitted across the country.

(ii) Induction of MAITRIs (Multi-Purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India) for delivery of artificial insemination services at farmers' doorstep: During the last three years 42096 MAITRIs have been inducted.

(iii) Implementation of progeny testing and pedigree selection for production of high genetic merit bulls including bulls of indigenous breeds and s o far 4620 high genetic merit bulls have been produced and made available to semen stations for semen production.

(iv) Accelerated breed improvement programme using sex sorted semen of high genetic merit bulls including indigenous breeds

(v) Accelerated breed improvement programme  using In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technology  for  propagation  of  elite  animals  of  indigenous  breeds:  So  far  a  total  of  7957 embryos transferred and 1149 calves born under the programme.

(vi) Establishment of breed multiplication farms preferably of indigenous breeds across the country: 132 breed multiplication farms have been sanctioned under this component.

(vii) Strengthening of semen stations to achieve qualitative and quantitative improvement in semen production including in semen of indigenous breeds and s o  far  strengthening  of  48 semen stations have been sanctioned.

(viii) Under the scheme fertility camps, milk yield competition, calf rallies, farmers training programme, seminars and workshop, conclaves etc to create awareness among the farmers about importance of indigenous bovine breeds have been organized.

Targets and Achievements made under RGM

| Components underRGM                                | Targets   | Achievements                                                          |
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Strengthening of existing semen stations (in nos.) | 44        | 48                                                                    |
| Progeny testing (Bulls in Nos.)                    | 3,700     | 4,620                                                                 |
| Production of bulls through embryos (in nos.)      | 7,900     | 4,620                                                                 |
| Pedigree selection (Bulls in Nos.)                 | 1,000     | 4,620                                                                 |
| Genomic selection (in Nos.)                        | 50,000    | 82,058                                                                |
| Import of bulls (Bulls in Nos.)                    | 1,000     | 250                                                                   |
| Implementation of IVF Technology                   | 1,15,000  | 36,536-Embryo transferred &3,761 calves born 24,167- embryos produced |
| Establishment of ETT/IVF Labs (in nos.)            | 10        | 24                                                                    |
| Breed Multiplication farms (in nos.)               | 125       | 132                                                                   |
| Establishment of MAITRIs in nos.                   | 40,000    | 42096                                                                 |
| Training of MAITRIs in nos.                        | 40,000    | 42096                                                                 |
| AI programme (animals in million)                  | 165       | 152.90                                                                |
| Promoting sex sorted semen (in million doses)      | 12.20     | 13.5                                                                  |
| Skill Development                                  | 74,333    | 74,630                                                                |

## State wise number of Farmers Benefitted in Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme under Rashtriya Gokul Mission

| State/UT          |   Farmers benefitted (in numbers) |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                           3463229 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                              1836 |
| Assam             |                           1484692 |
| Bihar             |                           2737811 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                           1173820 |
| Goa               |                              9303 |
| Gujarat           |                           3462220 |
| Haryana           |                            457706 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                           1386269 |
| Jammu &Kashmir    |                           1653206 |
| Jharkhand         |                           1897927 |
| Karnataka         |                           5368976 |
| Ladakh            |                              6242 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                           5188597 |
| Maharashtra       |                           3862268 |
| Manipur           |                             16629 |
| Meghalaya         |                             16275 |
| Mizoram           |                              3905 |
| Nagaland          |                             17026 |
| Odisha            |                           3138487 |
| Punjab            |                            636970 |
| Rajasthan         |                           4356180 |
| Sikkim            |                             35812 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                           2344774 |
| Telangana         |                           1775785 |
| Tripura           |                            220728 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                           8087203 |
| Uttarakhand       |                           1077423 |
| West Bengal       |                           3539101 |
| Total             |                          57420400 |