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Nation Rashtriya Gokul Mission

FOR THE PR
MISSION
MISSION FOR THE PROSPERITY OF
ITY OF
R
OSPE
MAR GIN AL AN D DAIRY FARME RS
MARGINAL AND DAIRY FARMERS

Bovines play an important role in the Indian economy
and society. India has the world's largest cattle
population, accounting for 14% of all cows and 57%
of all buffalo. Apart from being the world's leading
producer of milk, the animal husbandry sector is also
a solid foundation for the prosperity of India's rural
poor and marginal farmers. This is why, on December
16, 2014, the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) was
launched with the goal of developing and conserving
indigenous bovine breeds, increasing milk production
and productivity, and strengthening marginal farmers
and the rural economy. The convergence of science,
livestock, and technology has benefited over 2.58 crore
farmers...
n our scriptures, it has been said, "Gaon mein
sarvatah: Chaiv gawam madhye wasamyaham."
IIt means cows should be around me, and I should
live among cows. It was once a sign of prosperity to
have a herd of cattle in the courtyard of a house in
our village. Everyone used to refer to it as livestock.
However, there used to be competition over who
had the most pegs on his door. However, the kind of
support that this sector should have received following
independence did not come from the same previous
leaders. But when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took
over, he not only launched the National Gokul Mission
on December 16, 2014, he also formed the Kamdhenu
Commission in his second term and over 25 crore NATIONAL GOPAL RATNA AWARD
animals have been tagged in the National Livestock In the livestock and dairy sectors, the best
Digital Mission. indigenous cattle-breeding farmer, artificial
The mission is moving forward on the resolution insemination technician, and dairy co-operative
until 2026. In this context, experts from countries like are given prizes of Rs 5 lakh, Rs 3 lakh, and
Brazil and Argentina have imparted training for the Rs 2 lakh, respectively. On National Milk Day,
success of IVF technology, while bulls from some November 26, awards were given to Jitendra
other countries, including Europe, have also been Singh of Haryana in the category of the best
imported to prepare high-quality bulls. Milk production indigenous cattle-breeding farmer; Gopal
in the country has increased by 45% since 2014. Rana of Odisha in the category of technician;
New energy in the country's dairy sector and animal and Manantwadi Ksheerolpadak Sahakarna
husbandry—the "white revolution"—can play a huge Sangam Limited of Wayanad, Kerala, in the
role in changing the condition of the farmers. category of the best dairy cooperative/milk
producer company / dairy farmer producer
organisation.
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