Lok Sabha Question No. 3744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Conservation and Promotion of Indigenous Cow Breeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE  AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 3744 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## CONSERVATION AND PROMOTION OF INDIGENOUS COW BREEDS

## 3744.  SHRI A.ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is promoting the Gir and Sahiwal breeds of cows in villages during the next ten years ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that these breeds have been producing good quantity of milk as compared to other breeds, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it is also true that the Government is considering to provide special incentives to various States for promoting these breeds of cows to promote milk production?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) and (b) In  order  to  compliment  and  supplement  the  efforts  made  by  the  States  for promotion, development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds including breeds of Gir  and  Sahiwal  Government  of  India  has  initiated  following  programmes  (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 Gir and Sahiwal breed of cattle; (ii) National Dairy PlanI  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  and  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.

(c) Indigenous breeds namely Gir, Sahiwal, Rathi and Red Sindhi have been classified as dairy purpose breed and have potential for higher quantity of milk production.

(d) In order to complement and supplement the efforts made by the States for promoting indigenous  breeds  to  produce  milk  from  indigenous  cows  including  Gir  and  Sahiwal Government  of  India  is  releasing  funds  to  the  States  for  implementation  of  the  scheme namely  (i)  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  part  of  National  Programme  for  Bovine  Breeding  & Dairy Development and (ii) National Dairy  Plan.

******