Lok Sabha Question No. 44 (STARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: National Livestock Mission-Entrepreneurship Development Programme
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Raja Ram Singh

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

STARRED QUESTION NO 44 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY 2026

## NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION-ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

## *44. SHRI RAJA RAM SINGH:

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

- (a)  the  amount  of  subsidy  provided  by  the  Government  under  the  National  Livestock  Mission Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP), State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether the Government is aware that out of 3,843 approved projects under the NLM-EDP, only 2,014 projects have received the first instalment of subsidy and merely 706 projects have received the second  instalment,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  reasons  for  the  delay  in  release  of  the remaining instalments of subsidy to the eligible beneficiaries;
- (c) the details of the National Livestock Mission including skill development and capacity building; and
- (d)  the  details  and  number  of  farmers  who  have  been  given  training  under  such  policy  and  total institutions developed during the last five years State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 44 PART (a) TO (d) ON 'NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION -ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME' TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2026

(a)  Amount  of  subsidy  provided  by  the  Central  Government  under  the  National  Livestock  MissionEntrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP), State/UT wise is placed at Annexure- I

(b) Under the NLMEDP, 3843 projects were approved with a total subsidy of ₹1233.69 Cr, and total project cost of ₹2676.45 Cr. Out of the total approved projects, 2608 projects have been granted the first installment  of  subsidy  of ₹ 439.50  Cr.  till  date  based  on  the  fulfillment  of  the  norms  for  release  of subsidy.  Out  of  these  2608  projects,  706  projects  have  been  completed  for  which  second  installment subsidy of ₹119.34 Cr has been released so far.

The  NLM-EDP  subsidy  disbursement  process  involves  multiple  stages  of  scrutiny  at  the  State Government, banks and Central levels. Each stage requires detailed verification and compliance with prescribed  procedures.  The  beneficiary  is  eligible  to  get  the  first  installment  subsidy  only  after disbursement  of  loan  by  the  banks  after  approval  of  the  project  by  the  Central  Government.      The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying releases the subsidy as and when the State Government submits the proposals after completion of all necessary requirements.

The beneficiaries are eligible for second installment subsidy after completion and operationalization of the project on the basis of the certificate issued by the state government.

(c) Details of National Livestock Mission is annexed at Annexure II

(d) Under the Sub-Mission on Innovation and Extension under NLM scheme, assistance is provided to State/UT  Governments  for  extension  services  including  promotional  activities  for  animal  husbandry schemes through seminars, conferences, demonstration activities and other Information Education and Communication (IEC) activities for awareness generation. The State/UT-wise details of fund released and beneficiaries including farmers trained are annexed at Annexure- III.

Annexure-I LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 44 Name of MP: Shri Raja Ram Singh Date of Reply: 03.02.2026

Amount of subsidy provided by the Government under the National Livestock MissionEntrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP), State/UT wise are as under:

| State             |   Approved Projects |   Approved subsidy ( ₹ In Cr) |   Subsidy ( ₹ |
|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|---------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                 293 |                        118.15 |         61.3  |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                  46 |                         12.99 |          8.79 |
| Assam             |                  40 |                         11.09 |          4.13 |
| Bihar             |                   2 |                          0.28 |          0.14 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                  27 |                          6.19 |          1.89 |
| Gujarat           |                   6 |                          1.4  |          0.25 |
| Haryana           |                  21 |                          6.29 |          1.27 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                  17 |                          3.9  |          1.64 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |                  27 |                          4.8  |          1.57 |
| Jharkhand         |                   1 |                          0.5  |          0    |
| Karnataka         |                1133 |                        379.1  |        160.82 |
| Kerala            |                  15 |                          3.88 |          2.02 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                 481 |                        164.61 |         77.05 |
| Maharashtra       |                 366 |                        101.9  |         47.65 |
| Manipur           |                   6 |                          0.6  |          0    |
| Mizoram           |                  78 |                         18.54 |         13.45 |
| Nagaland          |                  77 |                         17.1  |         10.16 |
| Odisha            |                   3 |                          1.33 |          0.38 |
| Puducherry        |                   1 |                          0.3  |          0    |
| Punjab            |                  21 |                          5.88 |          3.1  |
| Rajasthan         |                 170 |                         38.73 |         19.4  |
| Sikkim            |                   9 |                          2.42 |          1.13 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                 181 |                         51.68 |         21.93 |
| Telangana         |                 492 |                        211.18 |         86.29 |
| Tripura           |                  26 |                          7.29 |          3.65 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                 221 |                         47.54 |         22.36 |
| Uttarakhand       |                  70 |                         12.95 |          7.12 |
| West Bengal       |                  13 |                          3.07 |          1.35 |
| Grand Total       |                3843 |                       1233.69 |        558.84 |

## Details of National Livestock Mission

National Livestock Mission (NLM): The Department is implementing NLM scheme since the financial year 2014-15. In view of the present need of the sector the NLM scheme has been revised and realigned from financial year 2021-22.

The  revised  scheme  of  National  Livestock  Mission  (NLM)  aims  to  create  employment  generation, entrepreneurship development, increase in per-animal productivity and thus targeting increased production of meat, goat milk, egg and wool under the umbrella scheme Development Programme.  The scheme envisages three submissions and activities. Details are as under:

1. Sub-Mission on Breed Development of Livestock and Poultry

2. Sub-Mission on Feed and Fodder Development
3. Sub-Mission on Innovation, Extension

1.  Sub-mission  on  Breed  Development  of  Livestock  and  Poultry: This  Sub-Mission has following activities:

## (a) Activity I:-Establishment of Entrepreneurs for breed development of Rural Poultry:

50%  capital  subsidy  upto  ₹  25.00  lakh  is  provided  to  individual,  Self  Help  Group  (SHG)/Framers Producer Organizations (FPO)/Farmers Cooperatives (FCOs)/Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) and Section 8 companies for establishment of Parent Farm (1100 birds),

## (b) Establishment of Entrepreneur for breed development in small ruminant sector (sheep and goat farming):

50% capital  subsidy  up  to  ₹.  50.00  lakh  is  provided  to  individual,  Self  Help  Group  (SHG)/Framers Producer Organizations (FPO)/Farmers Cooperatives (FCOs)/Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) and Section 8 companies to establish sheep and goat breeding unit with minimum 100 females and 10 males and maximum of 500 females and 25 males.

c) Activity II. Genetic Improvement of Sheep and Goat breeds: under this activity following are the sub activities:

(i) Establishment  of  Regional  Semen  Production  Laboratory  and  Semen  Bank  for  sheep  and goat: One-time grants-in-aid up to ₹ 400.00 lakh as Central Share are provided to the concerned state eligible for establishment of Regional Semen Station for sheep and goat.

(ii) Establishment of State Semen Bank: One-time assistance up to ₹ 10.00 lakh are provided to the state  for  strengthening  of  existing  cattle  and  buffalo  semen  bank  to  store  and  distribute  goat  frozen semen.

## (iii) Propagation of Artificial Insemination through existing cattle and buffalo Artificial Insemination centers:

Onetime  assistance  upto  ₹ 7000/-for  each  cattle  Artificial  Insemination  (AI)  Centre  are  provided  for procurement of necessary equipment to strengthen the existing cattle AI centers to goat AI Centers for propagation of Goat Frozen semen.

## (iv) Import of exotic sheep and goat germplasm:

Assistance is provided to State Animal Husbandry Department for need based import of sheep and goat germplasm to increase productivity non-descript animals.

## Activity III: Promotion of Piggery Entrepreneur:

One time  50%  Capital  subsidy  up  to  ₹  30.00  Lakh  is  provided  to  Individual/  Self  Help  Group (SHG)/Framers  Producer  organizations  (FPO)/Farmers  Cooperatives  (FCOs)/Joint  Liability  Groups (JLGs) and Section 8 companies.

Activity  IV:  Genetic  Improvement  of  Pig  breeds: Under  this  activity  following  activities  are implemented:

## (i) Establishment of pig semen collection and processing lab :

One-time assistance up to ₹ 150 lakh is provided to Animal Husbandry Department to establish semen processing  lab  at  the  government  pig  farm  to  produce  high  quality  liquid  boar  semen  for  artificial insemination. Additionally, ₹ 30 lakh is provided as onetime recurring expenditure for procurement of consumables, medicines, chemicals etc. for first time processing of semen.

## ( ii) Import of exotic pig germplasm :

The  Central  Government  is  assisting  the  States  for  need  based  import  of  pig  germplasm  to  increase productivity of the non-descript animals and to produce good quality cross bred animals to increase per animal meat production.

Activity  V : Establishment  of  Entrepreneurs  for  horse,  donkey,  mule  and  camel: 50%  capital subsidy  upto  ₹  50.00  lakh  is  provided  to  individual,  Self  Help  Group  (SHG)/Framers  Producer Organizations  (FPO)/Farmers  Cooperatives  (FCOs)/Joint  Liability  Groups  (JLGs)  and  Section  8 companies.

## Activity VI: Genetic Improvement of Horse, Donkey, Mule, Camel:

(a) Regional Semen Station for Horse, donkey and camel :  Onetime Grants in Aid up to ₹ 10 cr. is provided to the State Government for establishment of semen station for Indigenous horse, donkey, mule and camel,

(b) Nucleus Breed Farm for Conservation of Horse/Donkey/Camel germplasm : One-time Grants-inAid up to ₹10 cr. is provided to the State Governments for establishment of Nucleus Breeding Farm for Horse, Camel, Donkey with elite animals in order to in situ and ex-situ conservation of animals.

((c) Breed  Registration  Society :  100%  assistance  is  provided  for  establishment  of  breed  registration society for horse, camel and donkey.

2. Sub-Mission on feed and fodder development: The Sub-Mission of the feed and fodder will have the following activities:

(i) : Assistance  for  quality  Fodder  seed  production :  100%  incentivization  for  production  of  all categories of fodder seed production by Central and State Govt. institutions.

## (ii) : Entrepreneurial activities in feed and fodder:

One time 50% capital subsidy up to ₹ 50 lakh is provided to the Individuals. SHG, FCOs JLG, FPOs, Dairy  Cooperative  societies,  section  8  companies  are  incentivized  for  the  value  addition  such  as Hay/Silage/Total Mixed Ration(TMR)/ Fodder Block.

(iii) Establishment of Entrepreneurs for Fodder Seed processing Infrastructure (processing and grading unit/ fodder seed storage godown) One time 50% capital subsidy up to ₹ 50 lakh is provided to companies, start-ups/ SHGs/FPOs/FCOs/JLGs/ Cooperative societies Section 8 companies and other credible organizations for establishing fodder seed processing infrastructure.

(iv)  Fodder  production  from  Non-Forest  Wasteland/Rangeland/Non-arable  Land  and  Fodder Production from Forest Land :  The Central assistance is provided for production of various fodder in the degraded non-forest wasteland / rangeland / grassland/ non-arable land and forest land to enhance the vegetation cover of problematic soils like saline, acidic and heavy soil.

## 3.  Sub  Mission  on  Innovation  and  Extension:  Under  this  Sub-Mission  the  following  are  the activities:

## (i) Research and Development and innovations :

100% assistance is provided to credible institutions including Governmental organisations for research and development in the sheep, goat, poultry, pig, and feed and fodder sectors.

## (ii) Extension activities :

Assistance is provided for scheme and animal husbandry promotion through IEC activities such as seminars, training, capacity building, livestock farmers groups, breeders' associations, and livestock melas.

(ii)  Livestock  Insurance  programme :  Assistance  is  provided  to  the  State  Government  for  share  of premium @ 60:40 or 90:10 basis for insurance  coverage for  animals.  The  beneficiary  is  sharing  15% share of the premium.

## Annexure-III LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 44

Name of MP: Shri Raja Ram Singh

Date of Reply: 03.02.2026

The State/UT-wise fund released and beneficiaries including farmers trained are placed are as under:

Physical (Phy.) - (No. of persons)

Financial (Fin.) - ( ₹ In a Lakhs)

| Sl. No   | State                   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   | 2025-26   | 2025-26   | Total       | Total   |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------|
| Sl. No   | State                   | Phy.      | Fin.      | Phy .     | Fin.      | Phy       | Fin.      | Phy .     | Fin.      | Phy.      | Fin.      | Phy .       | Fin.    |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh          | 41240     | 124.16    | 1300      | 2.6       | .         |           |           |           |           |           | 42540       | 126.76  |
| 2        | Arunchal Pradesh        |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 180       | 12.6      | 180         | 12.6    |
| 3        | Assam                   |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 4        | Bihar                   |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh            | 4882      | 51.74     |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 4882        | 51.74   |
| 6        | Goa                     |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 7        | Gujarat                 |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 8        | Haryana                 |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh        |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir          |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 11       | Jharkhand               |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 1000      | 25        | 1000        | 25      |
| 12       | Karnataka               | 13000     | 115       |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 13000       | 115     |
| 13       | Kerala                  |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh          | 179       | 25.16     |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 179         | 25.16   |
| 15       | Maharashtra             |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 16       | Manipur                 | 19795     | 364.21    |           |           |           |           | 6500      | 170.3     | 21500     | 200       | 47795       | 734.51  |
| 17       | Meghalaya               | 3268      | 129.88    |           |           |           |           |           |           | 1000      | 50        | 4268        | 179.88  |
| 18       | Mizoram                 |           |           |           |           | 6160      | 96.012    |           |           |           |           | 6160        | 96.012  |
| 19       | Nagaland                |           |           |           |           |           |           | 641       | 25        |           |           | 641         | 25      |
| 20       | Odisha                  |           |           |           |           |           |           | 100       | 19.1      | 50        | 15        | 150         | 34.1    |
| 21       | Punjab                  |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 22       | Rajasthan               |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 1000      | 9.5       | 1000        | 9.5     |
| 23       | Sikkim                  |           |           | 448       | 26.88     |           |           |           |           | 6125      | 126.4     | 6573        | 153.28  |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu              |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 550       | 25        | 550         | 25      |
| 25       | Tripura                 |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 60        | 21        | 60          | 21      |
| 26       | Telangana               |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 27       | Uttarakhand             |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 29       | West Bengal             |           |           | 4000      | 45        |           |           | 7260      | 62        | 6940      | 58        | 18200       | 165     |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar Island |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0           | 0       |
| 31       | Ladakh                  |           |           | 46        | 38        |           |           | 500       | 27        | 106       | 70        | 652         | 135     |
|          | Total                   | 82364     | 810.15    | 5794      | 112.48    | 6160      | 96.012    | 15001     | 303.4     | 38511     |           | 612.5147830 | 1934.54 |