Centre sends 4 bulls imported from Germany to Punjab under Rashtriya Gokul Mission.

The bulls cost Rs 9 lakh each, but have been provided free of cost to Punjab by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
Centre has allocated four bulls imported from Germany to Punjab under Rashtriya Gokul Mission to give a boost to milk production in the state.
The semen of the bulls would be primarily used to breed Holstein Friensian (HF) cows to give a fillip to milk production in Punjab, which boasted of highest per capita availability of milk at 1,181 gram per day per capita in 2019 as compared to national average of 394 gram per day per capita.
As per a functionary of Punjab Animal Husbandary department, the state produced 126 lakh tonnes of milk per annum out of the total 1870 lakh tonnes produced across the country.
Punjab Animal Husbandry Director H S Kahlon said the cows born using the semen of bulls imported from Germany would put Punjab on a higher pedestal in milk production.

All the four bulls are less than 12 months old. Their dam yield — a parameter based on annual milk production by their mother and grandmother — ranges between 11,749 kg to 13,747 kg per lactation period.

National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
NDDB is an Institution of National Importance set up by an Act of Parliament of India.
It was founded by Dr. Verghese Kurien in 1965 with headquarters at Anand, Gujarat.
The National Dairy Development Board's (NDDB) creation is rooted in the conviction that our nation's socio-economic progress lies largely on the development of rural India.
The Dairy Board was created to promote, finance and support producer-owned and controlled organisations.
NDDB's programmes and activities seek to strengthen farmer owned institutions and support national policies that are favourable to the growth of such institutions.
Fundamental to NDDB's efforts are cooperative strategies and principles.
NDDB’s efforts transformed India’s rural economy by making dairying a viable and profitable economic activity for millions of milk producers while addressing the country’s need for self-sufficiency in milk production.
NDDB has been reaching out to dairy farmers by implementing other income generating innovative activities and offering them sustainable livelihood.
NDDB's subsidiaries include- IDMC Limited-Anand, Mother Dairy, Delhi, NDDB Dairy Services, Delhi and Indian Immunologicals Ltd, Hyderabad.

Rashtriya Gokul Mission:

To conserve and develop indigenous bovine breeds, government launched ‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ in 2014 under the National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBBD).

What are the main objectives of the mission:-

developmentt and conservation of indigenous breeds.
undertake breed improvement programme for indigenous cattle breeds so as to improve the genetic makeup and increase the stock.
enhance milk production and productivity.
upgrade nondescript cattle using elite indigenous breeds like Gir, Sahiwal, Rathi, Deoni, Tharparkar, Red Sindhi.
distribute disease free high genetic merit bulls for natural service.
How is the scheme implemented:-

Implemented through the “State Implementing Agency (SIA viz Livestock Development Boards).
State Gauseva Ayogs will be given the mandate to sponsor proposals to the SIA’s (LDB’s) and monitor implementation of the sponsored proposal.
All Agencies having a role in indigenous cattle development will be the “Participating Agencies” like CFSPTI, CCBFs, ICAR, Universities, Colleges, NGO’s, Cooperative Societies and Gaushalas with best germplasm.