Parliament Question: Achievements of Rashtriya Gokul Mission

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 17th 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, State-wise; 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 so 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 so 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.Annexure- I Targets and Achievements made under RGM Components under RGM Targets Achievements Strengthening of existing semen stations 44 48 (in nos.) Progeny testing (Bulls in Nos.) 3,700 Production of bulls through embryos (in nos.) 7,900 4,620 Pedigree selection (Bulls in Nos.) 1,000 Genomic selection (in Nos.) 50,000 82,058 Import of bulls (Bulls in Nos.) 1,000 250 36,536-Embryo transferred & 3,761 calves Implementation of IVF Technology 1,15,000 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 AI programme (animals in million) 165 152.90 Promoting sex sorted semen (in million doses) 12.20 13.5 Skill Development 74,333 74,630Annexure- II State wise number of Farmers Benefitted in Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme under Rashtriya Gokul Mission Farmers benefitted State/UT (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