Parliament Question: Livestock Insurance under National Livestock Mission

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3882 ANSWERED ON 11TH AUGUST, 2026 LIVESTOCK INSURANCE UNDER NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION 3882. SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY: SMT. BIJULI KALITA MEDHI: Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन, पशुपालन और डये री मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) the number of livestock insured under the National Livestock Mission (NLM) and livestock population as per the latest Livestock Census during each of the last three years, State-wise; (b) the details of the Central and State Governments' fiscal contributions towards subsidizing livestock insurance premiums under the scheme including any changes made to the premium sharing pattern during the said period, State-wise; (c) whether the Government has assessed the existing per-household insurance subsidy limit is inadequate for farmers and entrepreneurs expanding their operations under the Mission's entrepreneurship components, if so, the details thereof; (d) whether such a limit could discourage the scale-up of livestock enterprises envisaged under the Mission; (e) whether the Government is considering increasing the subsidy limit or reducing the GST burden on livestock insurance premiums for herd sizes exceeding the existing subsidy cap, with a view to making insurance coverage more affordable for entrepreneurs expanding their livestock enterprises and if so, the details thereof; and (f) whether the Government has any planned financial outlay for strengthening veterinary infrastructure and services in the country, if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH) (a) to (e)State-wise number of livestock insured during each of the last three years is placed at Annexure I. State-wise livestock population as per 20th Livestock Census is placed at Annexure II. To make livestock insurance more affordable and to increase the coverage, Government has revised the beneficiary share and animal limit per household under the National Livestock Mission (NLM) in the March 2024. Details of these changes are given below:Criteria Before March 2024 After march 2024 Beneficiary Share 20%–50% (APL, BPL, SC, ST) based on Uniform 15% irrespective of category and place of residence. The category and place of residence detail is placed at Annexure-III No. of animals to be 5 cattle unit (1 cattle unit = 1 large animal 10 Cattle Unit except pig and insured per household /10 small animals) rabbit for which it remained 5 Cattle Unit The remaining premium share is shared between the Central and the State in the ratio of 60:40 for general States and 90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern States. Central Government provides 100% assistance to all UTs. State-wise fund released from the Central Government for the livestock insurance during each of the last three years i.e from FY 2023-24 to 2025-26, is placed at Annexure IV. Apart from this, for entrepreneurs, Government is providing subsidy upto50% on livestock insurance component for the projects of the breed development for sheep, goat, pig, camel, horse and donkey under the NLM Entrepreneur Development Programme (NLM-EDP). There is no GST on the insurance premium for livestock under the NLM scheme. This exemption of GST under the scheme makes premium more affordable to the beneficiaries. (f) The Government of India is implementing various schemes to strengthen and modernize veterinary infrastructure and services in the country. These schemes complement the efforts of State Governments and other implementing agencies. These include the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP), Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM), National Livestock Mission (NLM), Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) and National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD). Under LHDCP, financial assistance is provided for disease control, vaccination, surveillance, diagnostics, strengthening and modernization of veterinary hospitals, dispensaries and laboratories. Under RGM, support is provided for strengthening and modernization of breeding infrastructure for cattle and buffalo, including semen stations, In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) laboratories and sex-sorted semen production facilities. Multi-purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRI) provide Artificial Insemination (AI) services at farmers’ doorstep. Under NLM, financial assistance is provided to Entrepreneurs to establish modern breeding farms for sheep, goat, pig, camel, horse, donkey and poultry along with feed and fodder infrastructure through entrepreneurship. NLM also supports breeding infrastructure including establishment of semen stations, semen banks and promotes Artificial Insemination (AI) services for sheep and goat through existing cattle and buffalo AI centers. AHIDF supports investment in dairy, meat, feed, breeding and other eligible livestock infrastructure by providing 3% interest subvention on term loan. NPDD provide financial supports for development of dairy infrastructure such as milk procurement, chilling, processing and quality testing. The financial outlay for these schemes is provided under their respective approved budgetary provisions and implemented as per the applicable scheme guidelines. ***Annexure I LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3882 Name of MP:Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy Smt. Bijuli Kalita Medhi Date of Reply: 11.08.2026 State-wise number of livestock insured during each of the last three years (in nos.) Sl. No State/UT 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 1. Andhra Pradesh 283258 140584 44886 2. Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 4555 3. Assam 0 530 153 4. Bihar 0 0 3496 5. Chhattisgarh 0 10236 11669 6. Goa 99 47 0 7. Gujarat 0 248000 258000 8. Haryana 317708 456186 210659 9. Himachal Pradesh 4249 96660 2479 10. Jharkhand 0 45132 0 11. Karnataka 4450 166872 117356 12. Kerala 0 55061 23374 13. Madhya Pradesh 69975 105246 103057 14. Maharashtra 0 2840 535 15. Manipur 0 300 0 16. Meghalaya 0 5523 0 17. Mizoram 746 0 0 18. Nagaland 0 2000 12378 19. Odisha 42945 90393 123194 20. Punjab 0 108659 30737 21. Rajasthan 8349 950 16853 22. Sikkim 0 2636 2194 23. Tamil Nadu 0 167803 89235 24. Tripura 0 8505 2156 25. Telangana 0 0 12653 26. Uttarakhand 126843 437838 66755 27. Uttar Pradesh 89084 376209 177231 28. West Bengal 0 0 0 Total 947706 2528210 1313605Annexure II LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3882 Name of MP:Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy Smt. Bijuli Kalita Medhi Date of Reply: 11.08.2026 State-wise livestock population as per 20th Livestock Census is as under: Sl. No State/UT Livestock Population 1. Andhra Pradesh 34067616 2. Arunachal Pradesh 1161428 3. Assam 18092201 4. Bihar 36540820 5. Chhattisgarh 15872302 6. Goa 132406 7. Gujarat 26893274 8. Haryana 7046091 9. Himachal Pradesh 4412846 10. Jharkhand 23614545 11. Karnataka 29013412 12. Kerala 2908657 13. Madhya Pradesh 40637375 14. Maharashtra 33079818 15. Manipur 550719 16. Meghalaya 2039103 17. Mizoram 359704 18. Nagaland 553803 19. Odisha 18170309 20. Punjab 7050355 21. Rajasthan 56800945 22. Sikkim 274332 23. Tamil Nadu 24500621 24. Tripura 1317892 25. Telangana 32640639 26. Uttarakhand 4427089 27. Uttar Pradesh 68012945 28. West Bengal 37483238 Total 527654485Annexure III LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3882 Name of MP:Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy Smt. Bijuli Kalita Medhi Date of Reply: 11.08.2026 The beneficiary’s share, as applicable to different categories of beneficiaries and locations before the revision in the guidelines in March 2024 is given below: Category/ Place Normal Areas North East Region (NER)/ Union Territories Himalayan Region BPL / SC / ST 30% 20% 20% APL 50% 40% 40% Definition of Types of Areas: i. North East Region: Seven North Eastern States and Sikkim. ii. Himalayan Region: UT of Jammu and Kashmir, UT of Ladakh, Uttarakh and, Himachal Pradesh. iii. Normal Areas: All areas which do not fall under the above categories. BPL: Below Poverty Line SC: Scheduled Caste ST: Scheduled Tribe APL: Above Poverty LineAnnexure IV LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3882 Name of MP:Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy Smt. Bijuli Kalita Medhi Date of Reply: 11.08.2026 State-wise central fund released for the livestock insurance to the State Government during each of the last three years, is as under: S.No. State (Rs. in lakh) 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 1. Andhra Pradesh 708.55 391.5 125 2. Arunachal Pradesh 0 9.73 0 3. Assam 0 0 0 4. Bihar 0 0 0 5. Chhattisgarh 12.3 50 57 6. Goa 0 0 0 7. Gujarat 155 100 225 8. Haryana 407.25 975 571 9. Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 10. Jharkhand 0 0 0 11. Karnataka 200 125 50 12. Kerala 0 50 25 13. Madhya Pradesh 350 493.5 568.24 14. Maharashtra 0 0 0 15. Manipur 0 0 0 16. Meghalaya 0 0 0 17. Mizoram 0 0 125.05 18. Nagaland 0 22 216 19. Odisha 0 250 235 20. Punjab 0 0 0 21. Rajasthan 0 0 0 22. Sikkim 0 51.8 43.13 23. Tamil Nadu 0 150 100 24. Telangana 0 0 25 25. Tripura 0 0 207.78 26. Uttar Pradesh 100 527.5 225 27. Uttarakhand 196.48 305.5 667.75 28. West Bengal 0 0 0 Total 2129.58 3501.53 3465.95