Question : Rashtriya Gokul Mission

(a) whether, village level Integrated Cattle Centres have been set up by the Government under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission;

(b) if so, the details thereof, Statewise;

(c) the number of centres such as Gokul Grams, Bull Mother Farms,Gopalan Sanghs in the Breeding tracts, Field Performance Recordings, Breed Selection Programmes, Distribution of Disease Free Bulls, etc. set up and the details of the programmes relating thereto launched, programme and State-wise;

(d) the number of farmers given incentive for rearing of high breed indigenous cattle so far, State-wise; and

(e) the number of farmers given Gopal Ratna and Kamdhenu Awards by the Government so far, State-wise along with the selection procedure adopted by the Government to grant the said awards?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE& FARMERS WELWARE
(SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 447 RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION TO BE ANSWERED ON 27TH MARCH 2018.

(a) & (b) Yes, Madam. Funds have been sanctioned under Rashtriya Gokul Mission for setting up of Gokul Grams as Integrated Cattle Development Centres. The details of the Gokul Grams being set up under the scheme is as under:

State No. and Locations of the Gokul Grams
Nos. of Gokul Gram Location
Andhra Pradesh 1 Chadalwada, Parkassam
Arunachal Pradesh 1 Lohit
Bihar 1 Dumraon Buxar
Chhattisgarh 2 Bemetra and Dhamtari
Gujarat 3 Dharampur, Surat and Banaskantha
Haryana 1 Hissar
Karnataka 1 Kurikuppe Bellary
Maharashtra 3 Palghar,Pohra and Tathtawade
Madhya Pradesh 1 Ratona Sagar
Punjab 1 Bir Dosanji Patiala
Uttar Pradesh 3 Varanasi, Mathura & Shahjahanpur
Uttarakhand 1 Govardhanpura
Telangana 1 Veterinary University Hyderabad
TOTAL 20

(c) The State wise details of programmes/activities- Gokul Grams, Bull Mother Farms, Gopalan Sangh in the breeding Tract, field performance recording, pedigree selection programme, distribution of disease free bulls centres etc. sanctioned under Rashtriya Gokul Mission is given at Annexure-I.

(d) and (e) Direct cash incentive is not made available to the farmers under the scheme. However, in order to reward Farmers and Institutions who are engaged in scientific management of recognized Indigenous cattle breeds National Gopal Ratna and National Kamdhenu Award have been instituted under Rahstriya Gokul Mission. Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Government of India bestowed 12 National Kamdhenu and 10 National Gopal Ratna Awards for the first time in