Lok Sabha Question No. 5130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Progress under Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri B Y Raghavendra

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

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5130 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  MARCH 2026

## PROGRESS UNDER RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION

5130. Shri B Y Raghavendra:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to State:

- (a)  the  progress  achieved by the Government under schemes of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, including the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, for strengthening diagnostic facilities  for  diseases  of  unknown  etiology  in  bovines  and  improving  the  health  and productivity of ruminant animals in the country since their inception, State-wise particularly in Karnataka;
- (b)  the  key  milestones  achieved  in  this  regard,  including  establishment  of  Gokul  Grams, expansion of artificial insemination services and conservation and development of indigenous cattle breeds along with the locations where Gokul Grams are established;
- (c) the details of financial assistance provided by the Central Government to State of Karnataka under the Mission and the extent to which these initiatives have contributed to improvements in milk production and productivity of milch animals during the last three years; and
- (d) whether the Government has any proposals to establish Embryo Transfer Technology (IVF) laboratories or similar indigenous cattle development centres in Karnataka for conservation and  genetic  improvement  of  breeds  including  Hallikar,  Amrit  Mahal,  Deoni  and  Malnad Gidda?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d)  The  major  achievements  made  under  various  schemes  implemented  by  the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India are as under:
1. Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  (RGM)  for  development  and  conservation  of  indigenous breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancement of milk production and productivity of bovines. All the indigenous bovine breeds recognised by ICAR National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (ICAR NBAGR) including breeds of Karnataka namely Hallikar, Amrit Mahal, Deoni, Malnad Gidda, Krishna Valley etc. Major steps taken under Rashtriya Gokul Mission  and milestones achieved across the country including Karnataka are as under:
- (i) Implementation of Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP) for delivery of quality artificial insemination services at farmers doorstep using semen of high merit bulls including bulls of indigenous breeds. Under the programme till date 15.29 crores Artificial Insemination performed covering 9.67 crore animals and 5.74 crore farmers across the country including 180.51 lakh artificial insemination performed covering  88.66 lakh animals and 63.68 lakh farmers in the State of Karnataka.
- (ii) For the first time in the country 5 sex sorted semen production facilities has been in the Government sector using technology developed by multinational companies. Government has launched indigenous sex sorted semen technology and created 3 facilities including 1 facility

at Karnataka (Central Frozen Semen Production and Training Institute Bangalore) and so far 40 lakh doses have been produced using indigenous technology.

- (iii) Under  accelerated  Breed  Improvement  programme  using  sex  sorted  semen  55,088 Artificial Insemination performed using sex sorted semen and 49,522 lakh farmers benefitted in the State of Karnataka.
- (iv) Implementation of progeny testing and pedigree selection for production of high genetic merit bulls and till date 4620  high genetic merit bulls produced and inducted at semen stations across the country including semen stations in Karnataka.
- (v) Implementation of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Technology for rapid genetic upgradation of bovine populations and 24 IVF laboratories for promotion of indigenous breeds in  the  country  have  been  established.  From  these  labs  28579  viable  embryos  have  been produced and out of this, 16210 embryos have been transferred and 2612 calves born. Further, to  deliver  technology  at  reasonable  rates  to  farmers,  Government  of  India  has  launched indigenous IVF media. Recently 1 lab has been made operational in Karnataka (Central Frozen Semen Production  and  Training  Institute  Bangaluru)  for  development  and  conservation  of indigenous breeds of Karnataka namely Hallikar, Amrit Mahal, Deoni, Malnad Gidda, Krishna Valley etc.
- (vi) Genomic Selection:  The Department has developed unified genomic chips-Gau Chip for indigenous cattle and Mahish Chip for buffaloes for initiating genomic selection of high genetic merit animals in the country including indigenous breeds of Karnataka.

(vii) Gokul Grams: The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, under Rashtriya Gokul  Mission  has  established 16  'Gokul  Grams'  with  the  aim  of  conservation  and development of indigenous bovine breeds in a scientific and holistic manner including 1 Gokul Gram established in Karnataka at Lingadahalli, Chikkamagaluru for indigenous breeds. The details and location of Gokul Grams is given at Annexure-I.

- (viii) Community resource  persons  /Multi-purpose  Artificial  Insemination  Technicians  in Rural  India  (MAITRIs)  are  trained  and  equipped  to  deliver  quality  Artificial  Insemination services at farmers' doorstep. Till date 42096 MAITRIs have been trained and equipped across the country including 4183 MAITRIs inducted in the State of Karnataka.
- (ix) The Breed multiplication farms are established to develop entrepreneurs for undertaking cattle and buffalo breeding and make available disease-free high yielding animals of indigenous breeds of cattle and buffalo produced using sex sorted semen or IVF technology. Against the targets of 125 breed multiplication farms so far 132 breed multiplication farms are sanctioned under Rashtriya Gokul Mission including 9 in Karnataka State. The activity has been discontinued under revised realigned Rashtriya Gokul Mission during 2024-25 and 202526.

The  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Central  Government  to  State  of Karnataka under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission during the last 3 years and total assistance made available since inception of the scheme is given in the following table

| Funds released to Karnataka under Rashtriya Gokul Mission (Rs in Lakh)   | Funds released to Karnataka under Rashtriya Gokul Mission (Rs in Lakh)   | Funds released to Karnataka under Rashtriya Gokul Mission (Rs in Lakh)   | Funds released to Karnataka under Rashtriya Gokul Mission (Rs in Lakh)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2022-23                                                                  | 2023-24                                                                  | 2024-25                                                                  | Total (since inception from 2014-15 too till date)                       |
| 2950.48                                                                  | 2651.31                                                                  | -                                                                        | 10737.35                                                                 |

With  the  implementation  of  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  and  other  measures  taken  by  the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, milk production in the country has increased from 146.31 Million Metric Tonnes in 2014-15 to 248 Million Metric Tonnes in 2024-25 that is by 69.41 % during the last 11 years. The total productivity of Bovines in  the  country  has  increased  from 1648 kilograms per animal per year in 2014-15 to 2251 kilograms per animal per year in 2024-25 that is by 36.63% which is the highest productivity gain by any country in the world.

In Karnataka the total productivity of Bovines has increased from 3.51 kilograms per animal per day in 2014-15 to 6.88 kilograms per animal per day in 2024-25 that is by 96%.  The productivity of the indigenous and non-descript cattle has increased from 2.35 kilograms per animal per day in 2014-15 to 3.58 kilograms per animal per day in 2024-25 that is by 52.34%. The productivity of the buffaloes has increased from 2.7 kilograms per animal per day in 201415 to 4.64 kilograms per animal per day in 2024-25 that is by 71.85 %. Milk production in Karnataka has increased from 61.20 Lakh tonnes in 2014-15 to 138.98 Lakh tonnes in 202425 that is by 127 % during the last 11 years.

The details of milk production & productivity in Karnataka during last 3 years is given below:

| Year    |   Milk Production (lakh tonnes) |   Milk Productivity (kg/animal/day) |
|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2022-23 |                          128.29 |                                6.33 |
| 2023-24 |                          134.63 |                                6.24 |
| 2024-25 |                          138.97 |                                6.88 |

2. In order to complement the efforts by the States for strengthening diagnostic facilities for  diseases  of  unknown  etiology  in  bovines  and  improving  the  health  the  Department  of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) for prophylactic vaccination against animal diseases, capacity  building  of  veterinary  services,  disease  surveillance,  and  strengthening  veterinary infrastructure. Also, a new component of Pashu Aushadhi is added under the scheme ensure availability  of  affordable  generic  veterinary  medicine  across  the  country  through  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras (PM-KSK) and Cooperative Societies. The details of the progress achieved under the scheme is as under:

Under the constituent scheme of LHDCP Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases an amount of Rs. 120 lakh was sanctioned as Central Share for Strengthening of Taluka/Block level Disease Diagnostic facilities to Karnataka in 2025-26.

Under LHDCP till date 130.30 crore vaccinations performed against  Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), 3.17 crore against brucellosis, 6.62 crore against Peste-des- petit Ruminants (PPR), 25.37 lakh against classical swine fever (CSF) and 12.28 crore against Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) across the country including 743 lakh vaccinations performed against  Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), 24.3 lakh against brucellosis, 0.19 lakh against Peste-des- petit Ruminants (PPR), 0.26 lakh against classical swine fever (CSF) and 5.09 lakh against Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Karnataka.

To deliver veterinary services at farmers doorstep the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has established mobile Veterinary Units and till total of 4019 numbers of Mobile Veterinary  Units  (MVUs)  have  been  made  operational  across  Country  in  29  States/UTs including 275 MVU established in Karnataka. Till date, 254.93 lakh animals have been treated, and 124.89 lakh farmers have benefited through MVUs across the country including 7.13 lakh animals have been treated, and 4.6 lakh farmers have benefited in Karnataka.

3. 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 and extension.

Under the scheme till date 3843 projects with total cost of Rs 2676.45 crore has been approved across the country including 1133 projects with project cost of Rs 801 crore in Karnataka.

Status of Gokul Grams

| Name of the State   | Location of Gokul Gram                                | Mandated Breed                         |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      | Cattle Breeding farm, Chadalawada, Prakasam           | Ongole                                 |
| Telangana           | PVNR Telangana Veterinary University                  | Gir, Sahiwal, Thaparkar, Deoni, Ongole |
| Karnataka           | Amrithmahal, Subcenter, Lingadahalli, Chikkamagaluru, | Amrit Mahal                            |
| Gujarat             | Dharampur, Porbandar                                  | Gir                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh      | Cattle Breeding Farm, Ratona, Sagar                   | Tharparkar                             |
| Maharashtra         | Bull Mother Farm , Tathwade, Pune                     | Pandharpuri                            |
| Maharashtra         | Bull Mother Farm , Pohara, Amravati                   | Gaolao                                 |
| Punjab              | Bir Dosanjh Nabha                                     | Sahiwal; Gir                           |
| Haryana             | Hisar                                                 | Hariana; Murrah                        |
| Himachal Pradesh    | Thanakhas, Una                                        | Sahiwal                                |
| Uttar Pradesh       | DUVASU Mathura                                        | Sahiwal; Hariana                       |
| Uttar Pradesh       | Arazilines Varanasi                                   | Gangatiri                              |
| Uttar Pradesh       | Simra Viran, Shahjahanpur                             | Sahiwal                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | Tezu, Lohit                                           | Gir, Sahiwal,                          |
| Chhattisgarh        | Institutional Gokul Gram Jhalam, Bemetra              | Gir, Sahiwal, Kosli                    |
| Bihar               | Dumraon, Buxar                                        | Hariana graded                         |