Brief Guidelines on Genetic upgradation through A.I

The GoI Programme being implemented in all 75 districts having less than 50% A.I coverage which First Phase was started from 15th September 2019 to 31 May 2020 . All breeds of cattle and buffaloes are being covered under this programme. Monitoring of the project and follow-up of all the animals covered under the programme shall be continued till calves are born. The Villages shall be selected by the District Magistrate/Collector of the district in consultation with the District Veterinary Officer based on the criteria of breedable bovine population available in the concerned villages. In case of Aspirational districts, new set of villages should be selected and villages already covered under the previous 3 phases of Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan should not be selected under this programme. However, if sufficient villages are not available in some Aspirational districts, then potential villages covered earlier may also be explored. Implementing Agencies (SIA’s) State Livestock Development Boards/ Milk Federations.

TAGGING:

All the animals covered under the programme shall be identified using UID and their data shall be uploaded on INAPH data base. All inseminated animals shall be given Animal health Card (Nakul Swasthya Patra) . After AI, the animal shall be followed up and all the events shall be recorded on the data base till the birth of the calf.

DATA UPLOADING ON INAPH:

The A.I technicians who have been given tablets under Pashu Sanjivani, (currently being used for 20Th Livestock Census) may use the tablet directly or use their mobile phone for uploading data on INAPH data base. States should try to make all such tablets available to regular A.I technicians.

DATA REPORTING OF PROGRESS ON INAPH:

For daily reporting of village wise and district wise progress on the No. of AI done and Farmers benefitted, data entry facility will also be made available on a web portal designed by NIC to the District Animal Husbandry officer/District Veterinary Officer. This is apart from INAPH and shall be done by DAHO so as to provide public scrutiny/ assessment of the programme.

All Artificial Insemination done under this program is free from levy. The animal’s owners are not to pay either a single penny.