The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission with focus on development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancement of milk production and productivity of bovines thereby making milk production more remunerative to the farmers. 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.

Milk production has increased by 57.6% over the past 9 years from 146.3 million tones during 2013-14 to 230.60 million metric tonnes during 2022-23. Milk production is growing at the annual growth rate of 5.9 % over the past 9 years. During last 9 years average productivity of cattle and buffaloes is increased by 24.3% from 1648.17 kg per animal per year during 2013-14 to 2048 kg per animal per year in 2021-22 which is highest productivity growth rate in the world. As per the estimates of National Accounts Statistics (NAS) 2023 Value of output of milk is more than Rs.9.95 lakh crore (2021-22) which is the highest of the agriculture produce and even more than the combined value of Paddy and Wheat.

Budget allocation made available under Rashtriya Gokul Miission has been increased by 44.92 during current financial year. Allocation made available under the scheme and expenditure made is given in the following table:

Financial	Rs. in Crore
	2014- 15	2015- 16	2016- 17	2017- 18	2018- 19	2019- 20	2020- 21	2021- 22	2022- 23	2023- 24	Total
Allocation	159.4	81.77	119.5	190	750.5	270	400	663.55	604.75	869.54	4109.01
Expenditure	159.02	81.76	118.75	187.64	750.44	269.73	399.9	663.55	604.75	452.00	3687.54

 

This information was given by the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala in a written reply in Lok Sabha Yesterday.

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