# Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Hindi: मत्स्य पालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्रालय) is a ministry of the Government of India responsible for the administration of matters related to fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying. The ministry came into existence on 31 May 2019 after the formation of the Second Modi ministry. Prior to becoming an independent ministry, the ministry was a department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying was named as the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairying at the time of its formation in 2019, but was later renamed to its present name in 2021. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, who is usually a cabinet minister in the union cabinet and is assisted by a minister of state.
The first minister was Giriraj Singh who served from 2019 until 2021. The current minister is Lalan Singh, who has been in office since June 2024. The current ministers of state are S. P. Singh Baghel and George Kurian.

## Organizations
### Departments

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has two departments:
* Department of Animal Husbandry
* Department of Fisheries

### Attached/subordinated offices

* Central Institute of Coastal Engineering for Fishery, Bangalore

### Boards

* National Fisheries Development Board

### Others

* Central Poultry Development Organization (Western Region), Goregaon (East), Mumbai
* Mera Matsya Dhan - Blue Revolution by National Fisheries Development Board
* Regional Station for Forage Production and Demonstration, Pahadi Sharif, Hyderabad, Telangana

## Cabinet Ministers

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | | Giriraj Singh (born 1952) MP for Begusarai | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 2 | | | Parshottam Rupala (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 3 years, 252 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 3 | | | Lalan Singh (born 1952) MP for Munger | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 279 days | Janata Dal (United) | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |

## Ministers of State

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | | Sanjeev Balyan (born 1972) MP for Muzaffarnagar | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | 5 years, 9 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 2 | | | Pratap Chandra Sarangi (born 1955) MP for Balasore | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 3 | | | L. Murugan (born 1977) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 4 | | | S. P. Singh Baghel (born 1960) MP for Agra | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 279 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |
| 5 | | | George Kurian Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 279 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |