Lok Sabha Question No. 1495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: National Livestock Mission
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1495 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH  DECEMBER 2025

## NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION

## 1495. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

Be pleased to state:

- (a) The  details  of  the  specific  financial  assistance  programs  available  under  the  National Livestock Mission (NLM) for breeders and private enterprises engaged in the conservation of livestock species;
- (b) Whether the  Government plans to increase support for the establishment of infrastructure related to fodder processing and seed production for livestock in the country if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  details  of  the  measures  being  considered  to  enhance  private  sector  investment  in  the livestock  sector,  including  potential  partnerships  and  funding  opportunities  particularly  in Jhalawar and Baran districts in Rajasthan; and
- (d) the details regarding the impact of the Government initiatives on livestock population as per the  Government especially in Rajasthan including any statistics or assessments conducted after its implementation.

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a) The Department of Animal Husbandry &  Dairying, Government of India, under the Entrepreneurship Development component of National Livestock Mission, is providing a  50% capital subsidy up to Rs. 50.00 lakh to individuals, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), SelfHelp Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), Farmer Cooperative Organizations (FCOs) and Section 8 Companies for the establishment of rural poultry breeding farms; sheep, goat, pig, camel, horse, and donkey breeding farms; and fodder value-addition units (i.e., hay, silage, Total Mixed Ration (TMR), fodder block, fodder seed processing, grading, and storage units). The entire scheme is end-to-end digitalized.

Till  date  3843  projects  have  been  approved  with  total  project  cost  of  Rs.2672.65  Cr.  and  an approved subsidy of Rs.1233.69 Cr. Of these, 2014 project have received the first Instalment of subsidy to the tune of Rs.354.06 Cr. and 706 projects have received the second Instalment of subsidy to the tune of Rs.119.34 Cr. Category-wise projects approved are as under:

| Category-wise progress-NLM (EDP)   |   Number of Projects |   Project Cost (INR Cr.) |   Approved Subsidy (INR Cr.) | Capacity created       |
|------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
| Feed and fodder                    |                  129 |                   120.62 |                        52.86 | 4.65 lakh MTPA         |
| Small Ruminant (sheep &goat)       |                 3169 |                  2240.4  |                      1050.34 | 11.43 lakh sheep &goat |
| Piggery Entrepreneur               |                  338 |                   200.13 |                        80.63 | 0.32 lakh pigs         |
| Rural Poultry                      |                  207 |                   111.5  |                        49.86 | 2.31 lakh birds        |
| Total                              |                 3843 |                  2672.65 |                      1233.69 |                        |

- (b) The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  (DAHD),  Government  of  India  is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme National Livestock Mission with a Sub Mission on Feed and Fodder Development since 2014-15.The Mission is realigned in July 2021 and modified in March 2024.The Sub-Mission is currently having an component of Entrepreneurial activity on feed and fodder development providing  a 50% capital subsidy of total project cost up to Rs. 50.00 lakh to the beneficiaries for establishment of infrastructure for Fodder Seed processing including grading unit/ fodder seed storage godown as per scheme guidelines.
- (c) To  promote  private  sector  investment  in  the  livestock  sector,  under  Animal  Husbandry Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF)  scheme,  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying  (DAHD),  Government  of  India  is  assisting  and  providing  interest  subvention  to  the eligible  entities  including    individual  entrepreneurs,  Private  Companies,  MSMEs,  Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs), Section 8 companies and Dairy Cooperatives for establishment of units in following sectors:  (i) Dairy processing and value addition infrastructure, (ii) Meat processing and value addition infrastructure, (iii) Animal Feed Plants, (iv) Breed improvement technology  and  breed  multiplication  farms  for  cattle/Buffalo/Sheep/Goat/Pig,  (v)  Veterinary vaccine  and  drug  production  facilities,  (vi)  Animal  waste  to  wealth  management  (agri-waste management) and (vii) primary wool processing infrastructure.

Under AHIDF, 18 projects have been approved for the Rajasthan State, leveraging an investment of  Rs  258.12  Crores.  However,  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  (DAHD), Government of India has not received any projects under AHIDF for grant of assistance from the Jhalawar and Baran districts of Rajasthan.

Under NLM Entrepreneurship Development component, as detailed above  50% capital subsidy up to Rs.50.00 lakh is also being  provided to individuals, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Self-Help  Groups  (SHGs),  Joint  Liability  Groups(JLGs),  Farmer  Cooperative  Organizations (FCOs) and Section 8 companies to encourage investment and  establishment of rural poultry breeding farms, sheep/goat, pig, Camel, Horse, Donkey breeding farm, fodder value addition (i.e. Hay/Silage/Total  Mixed  Ration  (TMR)/  Fodder  Block  /  fodder  seed  processing  and  grading infrastructure Units including storage unit.

- (d) As per the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics (BAHS), 2024, indigenous cattle population has  increased  from  1,33,24,462  in  the  year  2012  to  1,39,37,630  in  the  year  2019  in  the Rajasthan State which is 4.60 percent increase in Rajasthan.

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