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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 547
TO BE ANSWERED ON 4TH FEBRUARY 2026
PRODUCTIVITY OF INDIGENOUS CATTLE
547. SHRI NARAYANA KORAGAPPA:
DR. PARMAR JASHVANTSINH SALAMSINH:
DR. ANIL SUKHDEORAO BONDE:
SHRI AMAR PAL MAURYA:
SHRI SUBHASH BARALA:
Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
be pleased to State:
(a) the increase in productivity of indigenous cattle as of December, 2025 since the launch of
the scheme;
(b) the number of In-Vitro Fertilization laboratories established under the scheme as of
December, 2025; and
(c) the number of embryos produced, embryos transferred and calves produced in these
laboratories?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)
(a) The implementation of schemes and other measures undertaken by the Department of
Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India and State Governments, the total
productivity of Bovines in the country has increased by 36.63% during last 11 years which is
the highest productivity gain by any country in the World.
The productivity of the indigenous and non-descript cattle has increased by 44.89% and
productivity of the buffaloes by 25.80% during the last 11 years. Milk production in the
country has increased from 146.31 Million Tonnes in 2014-15 to 247.87 Million Tonnes in
2024-25 that is by 69.41 % during the last 11 years.
(b) and (c) As of December, 2025, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying,
Government of India has established 24 In-Vitro Fertilization laboratories across the country
under Rastriya Gokul Mission. From these labs 28358 viable embryos have been produced and
out of this, 16065 embryos have been transferred and 2593 calves born.
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