**Executive Summary**
This report outlines the implementation of various Central Government livestock and dairy sector schemes in Bihar as of March 2026. The programs aim to enhance productivity, genetic upgradation, and infrastructure while providing financial assistance through subsidies and interest subventions. Key performance data is provided for initiatives up to February 2026, highlighting significant investments in dairy development and disease control.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Productivity and Breeding Initiatives**
* **Rashtriya Gokul Mission:** Focuses on conserving indigenous bovine breeds and genetic upgradation to increase milk productivity; 33.39 lakh dairy farmers have benefited from the Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme over the last three years.
* **National Livestock Mission (NLM):** Targets employment and entrepreneurship in meat, goat milk, egg, and wool production. In Bihar, two projects costing Rs 70 lakh have been approved, with Rs 14 lakh in subsidies released.
**Feed, Fodder, and Insurance**
* **Feed and Fodder Sub-Mission:** Provides assistance for quality seed production, entrepreneurial infrastructure (processing and storage), and fodder production on non-forest and forest lands.
* **Livestock Insurance:** Offers premium sharing between the Center and State at ratios of 60:40 or 90:10. Beneficiaries contribute 15% of the premium, with coverage limited to 10 cattle units per household.
**Infrastructure and Dairy Development**
* **Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF):** Provides a 3% annual interest subvention for creating or strengthening livestock processing and diversification infrastructure.
* **National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD):**
* **Component A:** Focuses on milk testing equipment and primary chilling facilities for cooperatives, SHGs, and FPOs.
* **Component B:** Aims to increase market access and upgrade processing facilities.
* **Bihar Status:** 19 projects approved with a total cost of Rs 34,601.85 lakh; Rs 24,124.29 lakh has been released as of February 28, 2026.
**Financial Support and Credit**
* **Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & FPOs (SDCFPO):** Provides a 2% regular interest subvention (plus 2% for prompt repayment) on soft working capital loans during market crises or natural calamities.
* **Kisan Credit Card (KCC):** Provides working capital loans up to Rs 2 lakh with a 1.5% interest subvention to banks and a 3% prompt repayment incentive to farmers. As of March 31, 2025, Bihar had 2,54,408 operational KCC accounts.
**Livestock Health**
* **Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP):** Implements mass vaccination, veterinary capacity building, and disease surveillance.
* **Pashu Aushadhi:** A new component ensuring affordable generic veterinary medicines through PM-KSK and cooperatives.
* **Bihar Vaccination Progress:** 8.09 crore vaccinations performed against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and 32.75 lakh vaccinations against Brucellosis.
**Impact Analysis**
**Dairy and Livestock Farmers**
**Impact**
Farmers benefit from increased animal productivity, access to artificial insemination, and subsidized insurance. Financial burdens are reduced through KCC interest subventions and prompt repayment incentives.
**Action Required**
Eligible farmers should apply for KCC cards for working capital and participate in state-led vaccination and insurance programs.
**Entrepreneurs and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)**
**Impact**
These stakeholders gain access to credit via AHIDF and SDCFPO for infrastructure development and working capital. Subsidies are available for fodder seed processing and breed development.
**Action Required**
Entities must submit project proposals for infrastructure and entrepreneurship units to access released subsidies and interest subvention benefits.
**State Government of Bihar**
**Impact**
The State receives Central funding and technical support to implement large-scale vaccination drives, dairy infrastructure projects, and fodder development schemes.
**Action Required**
The State must manage the 60:40 or 90:10 premium split for animal insurance and ensure the continued rollout of the 19 approved NPDD projects.
Key Entities Referenced
National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD): A major scheme focused on strengthening dairy infrastructure, milk testing facilities, and improving market access for cooperatives and producer organizations in Bihar.
Kisan Credit Card (KCC): A program providing working capital loans with interest subvention to help dairy and animal husbandry farmers invest in quality feed and veterinary care.
Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP): An initiative that provides mass vaccinations against animal diseases and strengthens veterinary infrastructure, including the provision of affordable generic medicines.
Rashtriya Gokul Mission: A national mission aimed at the development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds and enhancing milk productivity through genetic upgradation.
Bihar: The central state of applicability where these various national livestock and dairy sector schemes and infrastructure projects are being implemented.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
DEVELOPMENT OF LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY
SECTOR SCHEMES FOR BIHAR
Posted On: 18 MAR 2026 11:46AM by PIB Delhi
(a) to (c) In order to complement the efforts made by the State and Union Territories for the livestock and
dairy sectors the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing
following programmes in the country including Bihar:
1. Rashtriya Gokul Mission is implemented with focus on development and conservation of
indigenous bovine breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancement of milk
production and productivity of bovines thereby making milk production more remunerative to the
farmers. Rashtriya Gokul Mission is leading to increase in population of high yielding animals of
bovines including indigenous breeds of cattle and buffalo. Under Nationwide Artificial Insemination
Programme 33.39 lakh dairy farmers benefitted during the last three years.
2. National Livestock Mission (NLM) is implemented with the aim of 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 have following three Sub-Missions: (a) Sub-mission on Breed Development of
Livestock and Poultry; (b) Sub-mission on Feed and Fodder Development and (c) Sub Mission on
Innovation and Extension. Under National Livestock Mission Entrepreneurship Development
Programme 2 projects with the project cost of Rs 70 lakh has been approved for Bihar and subsidy
amount of Rs 14 lakh has been released to beneficiaries.
The Sub-Mission on feed and fodder is having following components:
i. Assistance for Quality Fodder Seed Production
ii. Entrepreneurial activities in feed and fodder
iii. Establishment of Entrepreneurs for Fodder Seed Processing Infrastructure (processing and
grading unit/ fodder seed storage godown)
iv. Fodder production from Non-Forest Wasteland/Rangeland/Non-arable Land” and “Fodder
Production from Forest Land
v. 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
providing 15% share of the premium. The benefit of subsidy is restricted to 10 cattle unit per
household
3. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF): AHIDF provides interest
subvention at the rate 3% per annum for creation/ strengthening of livestock product processing and
diversification infrastructure thereby providing greater access for unorganized producer members to
organized market.4. National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD): NPDD is implemented with
following 2 components:
(i) Component ''A'' of NPDD focuses on creating/strengthening of infrastructure for
quality milk testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities for State Cooperative
Dairy Federations/ District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union/ Self Help Groups (SHGs)/
Milk Producer Companies/ Farmer Producer Organizations.
(ii) Component ''B'' of the NPDD Scheme "Dairying through Cooperatives” aims to
increase sale of milk and dairy products by increasing farmer’s access to organized market,
upgrading dairy processing facilities and marketing infrastructure and enhancing the capacity
of producer owned institutions.
Under NPDD scheme, 19 projects have been approved across Bihar with the total project cost of Rs.
34601.85 lakh with a Central share of Rs. 25433.07 lakh and out of this an amount of Rs.24124.29 lakh
has been released till date 28.02.2026. The benefit of the scheme is accruing to all the dairy farmers of the
State.
5. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities
(SDCFPO): To assist the State Dairy Cooperative Federations by providing interest subvention
(regular 2% and additional 2% on prompt repayment) with respect to soft working capital loan to
tide over the crisis on account of severely adverse market conditions or natural calamities.
6. Kisan Credit Card (KCC) provide working capital loan to Animal Husbandry and Dairy
farmers. Interest Subvention of 1.5% to the banks and Prompt Repayment Incentive of 3% to the
farmers are provided up to Rs.2 lakh on working capital requirement towards animal husbandry,
dairying and fisheries activities against KCC cards under the “Modified Interest Subvention Scheme
(MISS)” of M/o Agriculture and farmers Welfare, GoI. This helps dairy farmers to invest in better-
quality feed, veterinary care, and advanced breeding techniques. As on 31.03.2025, in Bihar
2,54,408 KCC accounts are operational with an outstanding amount of Rs 1289.73 Cr.
7. Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) is implemented to provide for
prophylactic vaccination against animal diseases, capacity building of veterinary services, disease
surveillance, and strengthening veterinary infrastructure. Also, a new component of Pashu Aushadhi
is added under the scheme ensure availability of affordable generic veterinary medicine across the
country through Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras (PM-KSK) and Cooperative Societies.
This will create an ecosystem for Generic Medicine which will be affordable and of good quality.
So far, in Bihar 8.09 crore vaccinations performed against FMD benefitting 64.68 lakh dairy
farmers and 32.75 lakh vaccinations performed against Brucellosis benefitting 15.18 lakh dairy
farmers.
This information was given by Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan
Singh alias Lalan Singh in the Lok Sabha in response to a question asked.
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