RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION AND NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION IN KERALA
RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION AND NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION IN KERALA
The implementation status of Rashtriya Gokul Mission and National Livestock Mission in the country is as below:
The revised scheme of National Livestock Mission (NLM) aims to create employment generation, entrepreneurship development, increase in per-animal productivity and thus targeting increased production of meat, goat milk, egg and wool under the umbrella scheme Development Programme. The scheme envisages three submissions and activities. Details are as under:
1. Sub-Mission on Breed Development of Livestock and Poultry
2. Sub-Mission on Feed and Fodder Development
3. Sub-Mission on Innovation, Extension
1. Sub-mission on Breed Development of Livestock and Poultry: This Sub-Mission has following activities:
(a) Activity I:-Establishment of Entrepreneurs for breed development of Rural Poultry:
The 50% capital subsidy upto ₹ 25.00 lakh is provided to individual, Self Help Group (SHG)/Framers Producer Organizations (FPO)/Farmers Cooperatives (FCOs)/Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) and Section 8 companies for establishment of Parent Farm (1000 birds),
Establishment of Entrepreneur for breed development in small ruminant sector (sheep and goat farming):
The 50% capital subsidy up to ₹. 50.00 lakh is provided to individual, Self Help Group (SHG)/Framers Producer Organizations (FPO)/Farmers Cooperatives (FCOs)/Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) and Section 8 companies to establish sheep and goat breeding unit with minimum 100 females and 10 males and maximum of 500 females and 25 males.
Activity II. Genetic Improvement of Sheep and Goat breeds: under this activity following are the sub activities:
(i) Establishment of Regional Semen Production Laboratory and Semen Bank for sheep and goat: One-time grants-in-aid up to Rs. 400.00 lakh as Central Share are provided to the concerned state eligible for establishment of Regional Semen Station for sheep and goat.
(ii) Establishment of State Semen Bank: One-time assistance up to Rs. 10.00 lakh are provided to the state for strengthening of existing cattle and buffalo semen bank to store and distribute goat frozen semen.
(iii) Propagation of Artificial Insemination through existing cattle and buffalo Artificial Insemination centers:
One-time assistance upto ₹. 7000/-for each cattle Artificial Insemination (AI) Centre are provided for procurement of necessary equipment to strengthen the existing cattle AI centers to goat AI Centers for propagation of Goat Frozen semen.
(iv) Import of exotic sheep and goat germplasm:
Assistance is provided to State Animal Husbandry department for need based import of sheep and goat germplasm to increase productivity non-descript animals.
Activity III: Promotion of Piggery Entrepreneur:
Onetime 50% Capital subsidy up to ₹ 30.00 Lakh is provided to Individual/ Self Help Group (SHG)/Framers Producer organizations (FPO)/Farmers Cooperatives (FCOs)/Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) and Section 8 companies.
Activity IV: Genetic Improvement of Pig breeds: Under this activity following activities are implemented:
(i) Establishment of pig semen collection and processing lab:
One-time assistance up to Rs. 150 lakh is provided to Animal Husbandry Department to establish semen processing lab at the government pig farm to produce high quality liquid boar semen for artificial insemination. Additionally, Rs. 30 lakh is provided as onetime recurring expenditure for procurement of consumables, medicines, chemicals etc. for first time processing of semen.
(ii) Import of exotic pig germplasm:
The Central Government is assisting the States for need based import of pig germplasm to increase productivity of the non-descript animals and to produce good quality cross bred animals to increase per animal meat production.
Activity V: Establishment of Entrepreneurs for horse, donkey, mule and camel: The 50% capital subsidy upto ₹ 50.00 lakh is provided to individual, Self Help Group (SHG)/Framers Producer Organizations (FPO)/Farmers Cooperatives (FCOs)/Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) and Section 8 companies.
Activity VI: Genetic Improvement of Horse, Donkey, Mule, Camel:
(a) Regional Semen Station for Horse, donkey and camel: One-time Grants in Aid up to ₹ 10 cr. is provided to the State Government for establishment of semen station for Indigenous horse, donkey, mule and camel,
(b) Nucleus Breed Farm for Conservation of Horse/Donkey/Camel germplasm: One-time Grants-in-Aid up to ₹. 10 cr. is provided to the State Governments for establishment of Nucleus Breeding Farm for Horse, Camel, Donkey with elite animals in order toin situ and ex-situ conservation of animals.
(c) Breed Registration Society: 100% assistance are provided for establishment of breed registration society for horse, camel and donkey.
2. Sub-Mission on feed and fodder development: The Sub-Mission of the feed and fodder will have the following activities:
(i): Assistance for quality Fodder seed production: 100% incentivization for production of all categories of fodder seed production by Central and State Govt. institutions.
(ii): Entrepreneurial activities in feed and fodder:
One time 50% capital subsidy up to ₹ 50 lakh is provided to the Individuals. SHG, FCOs JLG, FPOs, Dairy Cooperative societies, section 8 companies are incentivized for the value addition such as Hay/Silage/Total Mixed Ration(TMR)/ Fodder Block.
(iii) Establishment of Entrepreneurs for Fodder Seed processing Infrastructure (processing and grading unit/ fodder seed storage godown) One time 50% capital subsidy up to ₹ 50 lakh is provided to companies, start-ups/ SHGs/FPOs/FCOs/JLGs/ Cooperative societies Section 8 companies and other credible organizations for establishing fodder seed processing infrastructure.
(iv) Fodder production from Non-Forest Wasteland/Rangeland/Non-arable Land” and “Fodder Production from Forest Land: The Central assistance is provided for production of various fodder in the degraded non-forest wasteland / rangeland / grassland/ non-arable land and forest land to enhance the vegetation cover of problematic soils like saline, acidic and heavy soil.
3. Sub Mission on Innovation and Extension: Under this Sub-Mission the following are the activities:
(i)Research and Development and innovations:
100% assistance is provided to credible institutions including Governmental organisations for research and development in the sheep, goat, poultry, pig, and feed and fodder sectors.
(ii) Extension activities:
Assistance is provided for scheme and animal husbandry promotion through IEC activities such as seminars, training, capacity building, livestock farmers groups, breeders’ associations, and livestock melas.
(ii) Livestock Insurance programme: Assistance is provided to the State Government for share of premium @ 60:40 or 90:10 basis for insurance coverage for animals. The beneficiary is sharing 15% share of the premium.
(b). The physical targets and achievements of RGM isgiven at Annexure-I. The details of change in milk production and productivity in last 10 years is given at Annexure-II.
(c). Under RGM a total of Rs. 11068.31 lakhs have been released to Kerala State in last 5 years and current year. The details of year-wise fund release and utilization to the State of Kerala under RGM is given at Annexure III.
Since FY 2014-15, Rs. 2687.32 lakhs have been released to Kerala under NLM. The State utilized Rs. 2465.60 lakhs, leaving Rs. 221.72 lakhs unspent from the funds released in 2019-20 and 2020-21. Consequently, no funds were released during the financial years 2021-22 to 2023-24 and 2024-25. The State surrendered the unspent amount, and the reconciled NIL utilization certificate was received only on 2nd November 2024. Meanwhile, as per the new fund release system, the State must be onboarded into SNA SPARSH and upload legacy data into the Public Finance Management Portal (PFMS) System. Due to incorrect legacy data upload and delays in onboarding to the SNA SPARSH system by the State, funds could not be released in the current FY.
The detailed fund release and utilization status year – wise along with benefits accrued is placed at Annexure IV (Table1 and 2). The details of benefits availed under NLM-EDP scheme are placed under Annexure V.
Annexure – I
RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION AND NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION IN KERALA.
Targets and Achievements made under RGM
Components under RGM
Targets
Achievements
Strengthening of existing semen stations
(in nos.)
44
47
Progeny testing (Bulls in Nos.)
3,700
3,988
Pedigree selection (Bulls in Nos.)
1,000
Production of bulls through embryos (in nos.)
7,900
Genomic selection (in Nos.)
50,000
48,451
Import of bulls (Bulls in Nos.)
1,000
250
Implementation of IVF Technology
1,15,000
12,846-Embryo transferred & 2019 calves born
22,896- embryos produced
Establishment of ETT/IVF Labs (in nos.)
10
22
Breed Multiplication farms (in nos.)
125
132
Establishment of MAITRIs in nos.
40,000
38,736
Training of MAITRIs in nos.
40,000
AI programme (animals in million)
165
101.73
Promoting sex sorted semen (in million doses)
12.20
11.21
Skill Development
74,333
74,333
Annexure – II
RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION AND NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION IN KERALA.
State-wise details of change in milk production and productivity in the last 10 years
Production (In ‘000 Tonnes)
Exotic/Crossbreed – Productivity (In kg/Animal/day)
Non-Descript/Indigenous – Productivity (In kg/Animal/Day)
Buffaloes – Productivity (In kg/Animal/Day)
State
2014-15
2023-24
Change (In %)
2014-15
2023-24
Change (In %)
2014-15
2023-24
Change (In %)
2014-15
2023-24
Change (In %)
Andhra Pradesh
9656.15
13994.40
44.93
7.43
9.35
25.84
2.30
3.58
55.65
6.07
6.70
10.38
Arunachal Pradesh
46.07
20.00
–
6.52
2.11
–
1.38
0.60
–
0.67
0.97
44.78
Assam
829.47
1092.23
31.68
4.18
4.67
11.72
0.96
1.63
69.79
3.06
3.33
8.82
Bihar
7774.89
12853.00
65.31
6.49
6.38
–
3.10
3.31
6.77
4.24
4.59
8.25
Chhattisgarh
1231.57
2124.03
72.47
6.09
6.30
3.45
1.41
2.45
73.76
5.14
4.99
–
Goa
66.60
63.67
–
7.47
9.09
21.69
1.62
2.30
41.98
3.98
3.70
–
Gujarat
11690.57
18311.80
56.64
9.08
9.93
9.36
4.19
5.01
19.57
4.96
5.33
7.46
Haryana
7901.35
12220.21
54.66
8.75
10.56
20.69
5.38
6.79
26.21
7.79
10.83
39.02
Himachal Pradesh
1172.16
1748.96
49.21
4.71
5.67
20.38
1.69
2.08
23.08
3.64
4.32
18.68
Jammu & Kashmir
1950.93
2874.74
47.35
6.31
9.16
45.17
3.48
4.25
22.13
5.48
4.49
–
Jharkhand
1733.72
3025.00
74.48
5.82
7.42
27.49
1.66
2.15
29.52
5.84
4.07
–
Karnataka
6120.93
13463.07
119.95
6.09
9.57
57.14
2.35
3.38
43.83
2.70
4.22
56.30
Kerala
2711.13
2579.98
–
8.62
10.79
25.17
0.94
3.04
223.40
3.39
4.97
46.61
Madhya Pradesh
10779.97
21326.37
97.83
7.99
7.92
–
2.80
3.40
21.43
4.45
4.78
7.42
Maharashtra
9542.29
16045.40
68.15
7.38
9.85
33.47
1.85
2.37
28.11
4.60
5.53
20.22
Manipur
82.17
63.37
–
7.33
7.71
5.18
1.47
1.60
8.84
3.31
3.92
18.43
Meghalaya
82.96
97.04
16.97
8.92
8.80
–
0.77
0.86
11.69
1.84
1.76
–
Mizoram
20.49
25.43
24.11
6.75
8.12
20.30
1.56
1.67
7.05
0.00
0.00
–
Nagaland
75.69
52.79
–
5.33
4.77
–
1.88
2.65
40.96
3.70
4.61
24.59
Odisha
1903.14
2636.00
38.51
6.20
6.84
10.32
1.63
1.55
–
4.00
1.73
–
Punjab
10351.41
14000.18
35.25
11.21
13.29
18.55
6.82
8.13
19.21
8.72
8.82
1.15
Rajasthan
16934.31
34733.00
105.10
7.93
7.23
–
3.77
5.36
42.18
5.84
6.91
18.32
Sikkim
49.99
81.00
62.03
5.62
4.59
–
0.00
3.97
–
0.00
6.48
Tamil Nadu
7132.47
10807.83
51.53
6.87
7.03
2.33
2.65
3.14
18.49
4.39
3.59
–
Telangana
4207.26
5839.56
38.80
7.20
8.52
18.33
1.99
3.06
53.77
4.68
5.60
19.66
Tripura
141.23
247.30
75.10
5.58
6.27
12.37
1.43
2.09
46.15
2.52
2.75
9.13
Uttar Pradesh
25198.36
38779.56
53.90
7.10
8.53
20.14
2.60
4.18
60.77
4.47
5.32
19.02
Uttarakhand
1565.35
1897.84
21.24
6.96
7.65
9.91
1.97
2.36
19.80
4.29
5.07
18.18
West Bengal
4961.00
7649.73
54.20
5.29
5.85
10.59
2.15
3.39
57.67
5.45
4.79
–
Annexure –III
RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION AND NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION IN KERALA.
Year-wise fund release and utilization by Kerala under Rashtriya Gokul Mission:
Financial Year
Fund Released
(Rs. in Lakh)
Fund Utilised
(Rs. in Lakh)
Unspent Balance
(Rs. in Lakh)
2014-15
1000
1000
0
2015-16
500
500
0
2016-17
1000
1000
0
2017-18
136
136
0
2018-19
2662.29
2662.29
0
2019-20
301.03
301.03
0
2020-21
313
313
0
2021-22
314
314
0
2022-23
1284.12
1284.12
0
2023-24
6546.27
6546.27
0
2024-25
2309.89
–
2309.89
Total
16366.6
14056.71
2309.89
Annexure –IV
RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION AND NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION IN KERALA.
Table 1. Year-wise fund release and utilization by Kerala under national Livestock Mission:
Financial Year
Fund Released
(Rs. in lakh)
Fund Utilised
(Rs. in lakh)
Unspent Balance
(Rs. in lakh)
2014-15
Nil
Nil
Nil
2015-16
Nil
Nil
Nil
2016-17
104.28
104.28
Nil
2017-18
364.74
364.74
Nil
2018-19
555.30
555.30
Nil
2019-20
1000
816.71
183.29
2020-21
663.00
624.57
38.43
2021-22
Nil
Nil
Nil
2022-23
Nil
Nil
Nil
2023-24
Nil
Nil
Nil
2024-25
Nil
Nil
Nil
Total
2687.32
2465.60
221.72
Note: 1. Funds could not be released during the financial year 2021-22 to 2023-2024 as the state had unspent balances out of the fund released during 2019-2020 and 2020-21.
Annexure V
RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION AND NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION IN KERALA
Benefits provided under National Livestock mission – Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP):
State
Total no. of DAHD approved projects
Total Project Cost (Rs in Cr.)
Total Approved subsidy (Rs. in Cr.)
Feed and fodder Development
Breed Development in small ruminant sector (sheep & goat Farming)
Piggery Enterprise Development
Breed development of Rural Poultry
Total no of DAHD approved applications
Kerala
0
3
7
3
13
7.35
3.28
Table 2. Details if benefit accrued from the funds released under National Livestock Mission
Total fund released during 2014-15 and 2015-16 is Nil.
Total Fund released during 2016-17 is Rs.104.28 lakhs, the details of which are as under:
Sl. No.
Name of the Sub-Mission/ Component
Central share released (Rs.In Lakh)
Benefits availed
1
Risk Management & Insurance
104.28
20392 animals have been insured
Total
104.28
Total Fund released during 2017-18 is Rs.364.74 lakhs, the details of which are as under:
S.No.
Name of the Sub-Mission/ Component
Physical Units/ Beneficiaries recommended
Central share released (Rs. in Lakh)
Benefits availed
1
Risk Management & Insurance
23500 animals to be insured
150
7618 animals insured and surrendered Rs.60.00 lakhs
2
Innovative Poultry Productivity Projects- Broilers
200 beneficiaries
135
80 unit established ; 120 unit pending
3
Fodder Production from non forestwast land/non arable land
443 ha
79.74
No report received from the State
Total
364.74
Total Fund released during 2018-19 is Rs.555.30 lakhs, the details of which are as under:
Sl. No.
Name of the Sub-Mission/ Component
Physical Units/ Beneficiaries recommended
Central share released (Rs. in Lakh)
Benefits availed
1
Rural Backyard Goat Development Scheme
1000 beneficiaries
396
740 unit done and surrendered Rs.102.96 lakhs)
2
Rural Backyard Pig Development Scheme
500 beneficiaries
63
No report received from the State
3
Strenthening Goat AI Network and Dissemination of Improved Malabari Germplasm through AI
1 goat breeding centre and 500 AI centre
58.2
No report received from the State
4
Conservation and Dissemination of Superior Attappady black goat germplasm in Kerala
1 breed
38.1
No report received from the State
Total
555.3
Total Fund released during 2019-20 is Rs.1000.00 lakhs, the details of which are as under:
S.No.
Name of the Sub-Mission/ Component
Physical Units/ Beneficiaries recommended
Central share released (Rs. in Lakh)
Benefits availed
Remarks
1
Livestock Insurance
22080 (18680 animal units for 1 year and 3400 animal units for 3 years)
125.5
22440
Rs.21.384 lakh Surrendered vide GO (Rt) No. 395/2024/AHD dated 01.07.2024, GO (Rt) No. 437/2024/AHD dated 20.07.2024 and GO (Rt) No. 451/2024/AHD dated 05.08.2024 (Final UC received vide email dated 15.10.2024
2
Rural Backyard Goat Development
1600 beneficiaries
633.6
1546
3
Centre of Excellence in Goat
1 farm (Parassala goat farm)
192
Construction completed
4
Dissemination of Improved Pig Germ-Plasm Through AI
Pig Breeding Centre, Koothatukulam
48.9
Strengthening of infrastructure at Pig Breeding center
Total
1000
Total Fund released during 2020-21 is Rs.663.00 lakhs, the details of which are as under:
Sl. No.
Name of the Sub-Mission/ Component
Physical Units/ Beneficiaries recommended
Central share released (Rs.In Lakh)
Status of PPR
Status of Unspent balance with State (Rs. in lakhs)
1
Livestock Insurance
34700 Cattle Unit
210
34700 cattle unit insured
Rs.38.35701 Lakh surrendered vide Go (Rt) No. 395/2024/AHD dated 01.07.2024, Do (Rt) No.437/2024/AHD dated 20.07.2024 and Go (Rt) No. 451/2024/AHD dated 05.08.2024.
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This information was given by the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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- Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM): The Department is implementing RGM since 2014 for development and conservation of indigenous cattle and buffalo breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancement of milk production and productivity of bovines. The scheme is continued under revised and realigned schemes of the Department from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an allocation of Rs.2400 crore. Status of implementation of the scheme is as under: