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Government of India
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
10-December-2019 19:01 IST
Rashtriya Gokul Mission

                Rashtriya Gokul Mission has been initiated by Government of India in December 2014 with the aim of development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancing milk production and productivity of bovines thereby making milk production more remunerative to the farmers. The year wise funds allocated and expenditure made under the scheme is given in the following table:

 

Financial

Rs. Crore

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Total

Allocation

159.40

81.77

119.5

190

750.5

302

1603.17

Expenditure

159.02

81.76

118.75

187.64

750.44

253.58*

1551.19

*expenditure made upto September 2019.

 

          The component wise project cost approved and total funds released is given in the following table.

S.

No.

Components of the Scheme

Total      Project     cost approved

(Rs in crore)

Funds Released (Rs in crore)

1

Extension of AI coverage

1755.56

711.73

2

Establishment        of       Embryo                              Transfer

Technology and In Vitro Fertilization labs

168.14

139.59

3.

Establishment of Centre of excellence

63.80

38.52

4

Establishment      of     Sex     Sorted                            Semen

Production facility

522.50

208.03

5

Establishment of Gokul Grams

207.62

96.06

6

Pashu Sanjivni

123.03

88.81

7

Krishi kalyan Abhiyan (KKA)

62.74

62.74

8.

Nationwide AI programme

293.88

205.71

 

Total

3197.27

1551.19

There is no delay in implementation of Rashtriya Gokul Mission and expenditure made is as per allocation made available under the scheme.

This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan in Lok Sabha today.

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