Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) Flashcards
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an additional Rs 1,000 crore, bringing the total allocation to Rs 3,400 crore
- This revised RGM aims to strengthen livestock development and increase farmers’ income through improved milk production.
time period
during 15th FC
cycle from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Two new incentives have been introduced to the scheme:
- The 1st one is One-time assistance of ____ of the capital cost for setting up of Heifer Rearing Centres to Implementing Agencies for 15,000 heifer cows across 30 housing facilities.
- 2nd-one is offering _____ interest subvention on loan taken by the farmer from milk unions/financial institutions/banks for the purchase of High Genetic Merit (HGM) In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) heifer cows
35% ; 3%
- The scheme will continue to support key activities of RGM such as: semen station strengthening, Artificial Insemination (AI), bull production, cattle breeding programs, among others.
Key Progress:
i. With the implementation of RGM, India’s milk production has increased by 63.55% in the last decade, with per capita milk availability has increased from 307 grams (gm) per day (in FY14) to 471 gm per day (in FY24).
* Additionally, livestock productivity has increased by _____ during the last 10 years.
ii. Over 8.39 crore animals have been covered and 5.21 crores farmers have benefitted from the National Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP) which was introduced under the RGM.
* NAIP aimed to provide free of cost AI at the farmer’s doorstep in 605 districts across India where the baseline AI coverage was less than 50%.
iii. So far, total 22 IVF labs have been established across the country under the State Livestock Board (SLBs) or in Universities and more than 2,541 HGM calves have been born.
26.34%
