Government of India Implements Schemes to Develop and Conserve Indigenous Breeds and Enhance Milk Production

Strategic Insights -

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing various schemes to develop and conserve indigenous breeds, enhance milk production, and improve productivity of bovines. These schemes include the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, National Livestock Mission, and National Programme for Dairy Development. The Rashtriya Gokul Mission aims to enhance artificial insemination coverage, produce high genetic merit bulls, and accelerate genetic improvement of cattle and buffaloes. The National Livestock Mission focuses on entrepreneurship development and breed improvement in poultry, sheep, goat, piggery, feed, and fodder development. The National Programme for Dairy Development aims to create and strengthen infrastructure for quality milk testing equipment and primary chilling facilities.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing the Rashtriya Gokul Mission to develop and conserve indigenous breeds, enhance milk production, and improve productivity of bovines.
  • The Rashtriya Gokul Mission involves nationwide artificial insemination program, progeny testing, pedigree selection, accelerated breed improvement, and genomic selection to accelerate genetic improvement of cattle and buffaloes.
  • The National Livestock Mission has been implemented to focus on entrepreneurship development and breed improvement in poultry, sheep, goat, piggery, feed, and fodder development.
  • The National Programme for Dairy Development has two components: infrastructure development and diary development through cooperatives.
  • The Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) provides interest subvention for creation/ strengthening of livestock product processing and diversification infrastructure.
  • The Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO) scheme provides interest subvention to State Dairy Cooperative Federations for working capital loan.
  • Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel, Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, has disclosed this information in the Lok Sabha on 22nd July, 2025.

Statistics:

  • The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has implemented various schemes to develop and conserve indigenous breeds and enhance milk production.
  • The Rashtriya Gokul Mission aims to enhance artificial insemination coverage from 30% to 80% in four years.
  • The National Livestock Mission has been amended on 21.02.2024 to include horse, donkey, mule, and camel in activities for holistic development of livestock sector.
  • The National Programme for Dairy Development has a budget of ₹90,460 crore for five years.
  • The AHIDF has provided interest subvention to 20,000 dairy cooperatives in 2024-25.
  • The SDCFPO has provided interest subvention to 10,000 dairy cooperatives in 2024-25.

Sources:

  • Press Information Bureau, Government of India
  • Contify.com