Lok Sabha Question No. 2839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: National Livestock Mission
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Radheshyam Rathiya, Shri Godam Nagesh, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Naba Charan Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

ADMITTED QUESTION No. 2839

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  MARCH, 2025

## NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION

2839:   SHRI RADHESHYAM RATHIYA:

SHRI GODAM NAGESH:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to State:

- (a) the manner in which the initiative align with India's existing livestock policies and the National Livestock Mission;
- (b) whether there are specific incentives or policy support mechanisms available for private enterprises to invest in livestock health and productivity; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE HON'BLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) framed the National Livestock Policy  in  2013  to  address  key  challenges  hindering  the  growth  of  the  livestock  sector.  These challenges include shortage of feed and fodder, low productivity, livestock health, livestock and environment, knowledge gap, and inadequate infrastructure for marketing, processing, and value addition.

The policy aims to increase livestock productivity and production sustainably while improving farmers' livelihoods. It supports low-input production systems to enhance productivity and income, ultimately  improving  the  socio-economic  status  of  livestock  producers.  It  also  focuses  on strengthening  research  and  development  initiatives  to  improve  productivity,  biosecurity,  and profitability in the sector. Additionally, the policy encourages the establishment of self-sustaining, financially viable, medium and large commercial livestock units capable of adopting advanced technology, including processing and value addition. Most of these units benefit women and small farmers. Further, the policy promotes the conservation and genetic improvement of indigenous livestock and poultry breeds. It also aims to enhance feed and fodder availability to meet livestock nutrition requirements and achieve optimal productivity.

Activities were under taken for development of feed and fodder by providing financial assistance to  the  states,  conservation  of  threatened  breed,  providing  breeding  stock  to  the  farmers  for livelihood  development,  and  many  other  activities.  The  present  National  Livestock  Mission

(NLM), approved by the Cabinet in 2021-22 following the realignment of the erstwhile National Livestock  Mission,  encompasses  entrepreneurial  and  genetic  upgradation  activities  for  sheep, goats,  pigs,  poultry,  and  fodder  development.  The  scheme  was  further  realigned  with  Cabinet approval  in  February  2024  to  expand  its  scope  by  including  the  conservation  and  genetic improvement of indigenous breeds of horses, camels, and donkeys. The sub-mission on feed and fodder development is continuing to address the challenges of feed and fodder. The sub-mission on Extension and Innovation is implemented with an activity of Research and Innovation. For sustainability, Livestock Insurance has been included in the National Livestock Mission.

(b)  &  (c).  Yes.  Sir.  Under  the  National  Livestock  Mission  (NLM)  for  establishment  of  breed multiplication farm through entrepreneurship development programme, the Central Government provides a 50 percent capital subsidy for the establishment of breed multiplication farms through the Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP). Eligible beneficiaries include individual farmers, Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs), Farmers Cooperative Societies (FCOs), Joint Liability  Groups  (JLGs),  and  Section  8  companies.  Similarly,  subsidies  are  provided  for  the establishment of feed and fodder units including silage production, Total Mixed Ration (TMR) plants,  and  fodder  seed  processing  and  grading  infrastructure.  Additionally,  to  increase  the production  of  quality  fodder  seed,  100  percent  financial  support  is  available  for  Central Government and other credible institutions engaged in producing certified, foundation, and breeder seed. Under NLM-EDP, a total of3295 projects have been sanctioned with a project cost of ₹ 2381.12 crore, with a subsidy of ₹1,098.63 crore.

In addition to NLM, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) is implementing the  Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF)  to  promote  private-sector investments. This fund incentivizes investments by individual entrepreneurs, private companies, MSMEs, Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs), Section 8 companies, and dairy cooperatives. Under AHIDF, the Central Government provides a three percent (3%) interest subvention on loans, allowing eligible entities to avail term loans up to 90 percent of the project cost from any scheduled bank, NABARD, NCDC, or NDDB. The AHIDF supports the establishment of dairy processing and value addition infrastructure, meat processing and value addition infrastructure, animal feed plants,  breed  improvement  and  multiplication  farms  for  cattle,  buffalo,  sheep,  goat,  and  pig, veterinary vaccine and drug production facilities, animal waste-to-wealth management (agri-waste management),  and  primary  wool  processing  infrastructure.  The  AHIDF  actively  encourages private  sector  investment  in  veterinary  drugs  and  vaccine  infrastructure,  further  strengthening India's animal health and production ecosystem. Under AHIDF, an interest subvention of ₹293 crore has led to the leveraging of a total investment of ₹16582 crore in 353 projects.

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