ACHIEVEMENTS OF RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION
ACHIEVEMENTS OF RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION
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
(in nos.)
44
48
Progeny testing (Bulls in Nos.)
3,700
4,620
Production of bulls through embryos (in nos.)
7,900
Pedigree selection (Bulls in Nos.)
1,000
Genomic selection (in Nos.)
50,000
82,058
Import of bulls (Bulls in Nos.)
1,000
250
Implementation of IVF Technology
1,15,000
36,536-Embryo transferred & 3,761 calves 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
74,630
Annexure- II
State wise number of Farmers Benefitted in Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme under Rashtriya Gokul Mission
State/UT
Farmers benefitted
(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
This information was given by Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in the Lok Sabha in response to a question asked.