Parliament Question: Rashtriya Gokul Mission

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2699 ANSWERED ON 04TH AUGUST 2026 RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION

2699. SHRI THARANIVENTHAN M S:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to State:

(a) whether the Government will furnish the year-wise details of implementation of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) since its inception, including number of indigenous breed development centres, semen stations, bulls inducted and artificial insemination coverage achieved, State-wise, including Lok Sabha Constituency, Arani of Tamil Nadu;

(b) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised and the number of farmers benefited under the Mission during the last five years, State-wise including Tamil Nadu;

(c) whether any assessment has been conducted on improvement in milk productivity, genetic upgradation and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether challenges such as uneven breed coverage, infrastructure gaps and shortage of trained personnel have been reported and corrective steps taken by the Government thereon;

(e) the steps taken by the Government to strengthen indigenous cattle conservation, expand artificial insemination and advance breeding technologies, expand AI network and improve dairy farmer income and enhance the productivity and sustainability of dairy sector in the country including particularly in Tamil Nadu and allied sector support;

(f) the progress made under the Mission including the number of Gokul Grams, semen stations, In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) laboratories and other breeding infrastructure established, State/UT-wise; and

(g) the details of indigenous cattle breed conserved and genetically improved under the Mission, along with the increase in milk productivity achieved? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) to (g) In order to supplement the efforts of the States and Union Territories, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Government of India is implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) since December 2014 for development and conservation of indigenous breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancement of milk production and productivity. All indigenous bovine breeds as notified by National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources are covered and promoted under the scheme. The RGM scheme is demand driven and the proposals received from the States/UTs are considered as per guidelines.During the last five years, an amount of Rs. 12,748.69 lakh have been released and utilized in Tamil Nadu under National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme for the creation and strengthening of dairy infrastructure in the State.

The implementation of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) and other measures undertaken by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and State Government, the milk production in the country has increased from 146 Million Tonnes in 2014-15 to 248 Million Tonnes in 2024-25 that is by 70%. The productivity of indigenous and non-descript cattle in the country has improved from 2.54 kilograms per animal per day in 2014–15 to 3.86 kilograms per animal per day in 2024–25. Similarly, the total milk production in Tamil Nadu has grown from 7.13 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 11.44 million tonnes in 2024–25, reflecting an impressive 60% increase and the productivity of indigenous and non-descript cattle in Tamil Nadu has improved from 2.65 kilograms per animal per day in 2014–15 to 3.28 kilograms per animal per day in 2024–25, marking increase of 24%.

The state-wise and year-wise physical and financial details of implementation of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) including number of indigenous breed development centres, semen stations, bulls inducted and artificial insemination coverage in the country including Lok Sabha Constituency Arani of Tamil Nadu is at Annexure-I and II.

***Annexure-I State-wise status of physical progress of components since its inception under Rashtriya Gokul Mission Name of States/ UTs Nationwide Artificial Insemination Gokul NKBC IVF Semen Sex sorted Bulls BMF Programme (NAIP) Grams (Nos.)* Labs Stations semen produce (Nos.

AI done Farmers Animals (Nos.)* * (Nos. Strengthene productio d and ) (Nos.) Benefitte covered * ) d n facility inducted d (Nos.) (Nos.) (Nos.) under (Nos.) PT and PS (Nos.) Andhra Pradesh 16662394 3504156 8203236 1 - 2 3 - 330 19 Arunachal Pradesh 5205 1936 4340 1 - - - - - 1 Assam 2710817 1530171 1970306 - - 1 1 - - - Bihar 6487060 2916361 4480677 1 - 2 1 1 - 1 Chhattisgarh 3116701 1220970 2155508 1 - 1 - - - - Goa 60938 9647 32861 - - - - - - - Gujarat 10949195 3558814 6492837 1 - 3 6 5 1386 15 Haryana 969161 460194 648492 1 1 1 4 - 440 2 Himachal Pradesh 3684021 1438345 2074134 1 - 1 2 - 5 - Jammu & Kashmir 5294855 1719134 2650512 - - - 2 - - 8 Ladakh 11998 6967 8825 - - - - - - - Jharkhand 4390193 1978133 3048095 - - - - - - - Karnataka 20809476 5583492 9658373 1 - - 6 1 - 7 Kerala - - - - - 1 3 - 231 2 Madhya Pradesh 12191966 5306427 9422560 1 1 1 1 1 - 4 Maharashtra 9922984 4070347 6870636 2 - 3 4 2 49 30 Manipur 42379 18870 33334 - - - - - - - Meghalaya 98385 18361 56059 - - - - - - - Mizoram 14150 4020 9192 - - - - - - - Nagaland 61319 17359 43930 - - - - - - -Name of States/ UTs Nationwide Artificial Insemination Gokul NKBC IVF Semen Sex sorted Bulls BMF Programme (NAIP) Grams (Nos.)* Labs Stations semen produce (Nos.

AI done Farmers Animals (Nos.)* * (Nos. Strengthene productio d and ) (Nos.) Benefitte covered * ) d n facility inducted d (Nos.) (Nos.) (Nos.) under (Nos.) PT and PS (Nos.) Odisha 7541385 3203775 5336851 - - - - - - - Punjab 1896192 636970 1195739 1 - 2 1 - 753 - Rajasthan 9386440 4521078 6895797 - - - 2 1 419 8 Sikkim 68124 38935 52377 - - - - - - - Tamil Nadu* 10361313 2627102 5950048 - - 2 5 2 523 3 Telangana 5835871 1836972 4003930 1 - 1 2 - - 11 Tripura 483281 246507 327673 - - - - - - - Uttar Pradesh 27076230 8576897 16118759 3 - 1 1 1 586 7 Uttarakhand 3012895 1143822 1702524 - - 1 1 1 - 6 West Bengal 9607314 3632699 5723179 - - 1 3 - - - 17275224 10517078 15 Total 59828461 16 2 24 48 4722 124 2 4

Note:

AI-Artificial Insemination, NKBC-National Kamdhenu Breeding Center, PT-Progeny Testing, PS- Pedigree Selection, BMF-Breed Multiplication Farm * NAIP figures in Tamil Nadu include the 21,98,851 AI done, 12,90,337 Animals covered and 6,44,133 Farmers benefitted in Lok Sabha Constituency, Arani of Tamil Nadu consisting of Tiruvannamalai and Viluppuram districts.

** The component is discontinued under revised and realigned Rashtriya Gokul Mission from 2021-22 to 2025-26.Annexure-II State-wise year-wise fund released and utilised under Rashtriya Gokul Mission (Rs. in lakhs) 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Name of State Released Utilized Released Utilized Released Utilized Released Utilized Released Utilized Andhra Pradesh 5652.39 5652.39 1546 1546 3538.38 3538.38 3184.16 3184.16 1500 1500 Arunachal Pradesh 397.08 397.08 467.16 467.16 1965.31 1965.31 0 0 830.99 830.99 Assam 227.97 227.97 3658.19 3658.19 723.25 723.25 2163.34 2163.34 1280.99 1280.99 Bihar 3076.14 3076.14 4928.63 4928.63 0.00 0.00 0 0 3000 3000 Chhattisgarh 841.65 841.65 402 402 0.00 0.00 0 0 609.69 609.69 Goa 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 Gujarat 2735.31 2735.31 2222.82 2222.82 6542.58 4871.58 2071.85 2071.85 7669.24 7669.24 Haryana 1775.6 1775.6 1173.66 1173.66 0.00 0.00 0 0 885.25 885.25 Himachal Pradesh 5586.58 5586.58 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 Jammu & Kashmir 1533.93 1533.93 2539.35 2539.35 0.00 0 6119.52 4706.28 1412.5 1412.5 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 42 18.65 10.53 7.69 Jharkhand 2244.53 2244.53 1500 1500 0.00 0 1500 1114.65 1385.35 1385.35 Karnataka 1996.46 1996.46 3562.48 3562.48 2651.31 2651.31 0 0 0 0 Kerala 314 314 1284.12 1284.12 6546.27 6546.27 3697.74 3697.74 174.5 174.5 Madhya Pradesh 6024.96 6024.96 9049.51 9049.51 4903 4903 0 0 1000 999.44 Maharashtra 0 0 0 0 3261.5 3261.5 1444.56 844.25 600.31 600.31 Manipur 294.98 294.98 166.69 166.69 0.00 0.00 0 0 512.15 512.15 Meghalaya 738.21 738.21 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 Mizoram 154.11 154.11 138.69 138.69 847.37 847.37 0 0 74.21 74.21 Nagaland 494.7 494.7 608.86 608.86 466.2 466.2 0 0 932.42 932.42 Odisha 3480.43 3480.43 1374.25 1374.25 0.00 0.00 1671.06 1671.06 895.54 895.54 Punjab 0.00 0.00 232 232 0.00 0.00 0 0 697.88 697.88 Puducherry 144.44 144.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 213.41 40.58 50.00 49.91 Rajasthan 2254.77 2254.77 250 250 250 250 0 0 1970.07 1970.07 Sikkim 268.78 268.78 572.42 572.42 1097.87 1097.87 0 0 1393.98 1393.982021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Name of State Released Utilized Released Utilized Released Utilized Released Utilized Released Utilized Tamil Nadu 2663 2663 3347 3347 10996.1 10996.1 0 0 1525.72 1525.72 Telangana 2439.76 2439.76 0 0 3153.13 3153.13 0 0 995.18 995.18 Tripura 2524.17 2524.17 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 975 975 Uttar Pradesh 2941.36 2941.36 7671.25 7671.25 9642.18 9642.18 0 0 0 0 Uttarakhand 2115.44 2115.44 1885.75 1885.75 6082 6082 0 0 576.36 576.36 West Bengal 1213.37 1213.37 2037.35 2037.35 6500 6500 0 0 1294.95 1294.95