**Executive Summary**
This document presents the response to Unstarred Question No. 1629 in the Lok Sabha, concerning the National Livestock Mission (NLM), to be answered on February 10th, 2026. It outlines the objectives, scope, and impact of the NLM, particularly regarding livelihood opportunities, inclusion of specific animal species, women-led Self Help Groups, subsidy disbursement, and livestock insurance coverage. It references the NLM-Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP) and details approved projects in Rajasthan and the Pali district.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **NLM-Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP):**
* The NLM-EDP aims to generate new livelihood opportunities across the country, including arid and hilly regions of Rajasthan.
* Provides 50% capital subsidy up to Rs. 50.00 lakh to individuals and Farmer Producer Organizations for establishing various farms and units.
* Requires fully digitized processes via nlm.udyamimitra.in.
* **Inclusion of Specific Animals:**
* The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) included camels, horses, and donkeys under the NLM to bring them into the organized farming sector and promote sustainable breed improvement.
* **Support for Women-Led SHGs:**
* 858 projects led by women have been approved under the NLM-EDP, with the majority attributed to individual women entrepreneurs.
* **Subsidy Disbursement:**
* NLM-EDP subsidy disbursement involves multiple stages of scrutiny at the State Government, banks and Central levels.
* Beneficiaries are eligible for installments upon compliance with norms and submission of required documents.
* **Loan Sanction and Disbursal:**
* Under NLM-EDP, loan sanction and disbursal are undertaken by banks and lending institutions as per their internal guidelines.
* Banks evaluate loan applications based on CIBIL score, creditworthiness, collateral security, and repayment capacity.
* **Farmers Benefited:**
* A total of 60,872 farmers benefited under NLM-EDP in the last three years, with 1,158 in Rajasthan.
* **Livestock Insurance:**
* DAHD is implementing the Livestock Insurance initiative under the NLM across all districts of the country.
* Increased subsidy benefits from 5 to 10 cattle units per household (except pigs and rabbits, which have a limit of 5 units).
* Farmers' share of the insurance premium has been simplified and reduced to a uniform 15%.
* **Rajasthan State Profile:**
* 170 projects have been approved.
* Rs.38.73 Cr Approved subsidy amount.
* **Pali District Profile:**
* 1 goat project approved.
* Rs. 0.10 Cr Approved subsidy amount.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Individuals, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups(JLGs), Farmer Cooperative Organizations (FCOs) and Section 8 companies**
**Impact:**
The NLM-EDP provides opportunities for establishing rural poultry breeding farms, sheep/goat, pig, camel, horse, donkey breeding farms, fodder value-addition units, and related infrastructure, improving their livelihoods.
**Action Required:**
They must comply with all norms, submit the requisite documents, and use the nlm.udyamimitra.in portal.
**Stakeholder: Banks and Lending Institutions**
**Impact:**
These institutions are responsible for evaluating and disbursing loans under the NLM-EDP, based on their internal guidelines.
**Action Required:**
Banks need to evaluate each loan application based on established criteria (CIBIL score, creditworthiness, etc.) and follow due diligence measures.
**Stakeholder: State Governments, Banks, Central levels**
**Impact:**
They are responsible for the multiple stages of scrutiny involved in the NLM-EDP subsidy disbursement process.
**Action Required:**
The are required to scrutinise and ensure compliance with the established norms and process the submissions appropriately.
Key Entities Referenced
National Livestock Mission (NLM): A scheme to create livelihood opportunities in livestock sector.
NLM-Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP): A component of the NLM which helps to generate new livelihood opportunity across the country including arid and hilly regions.
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD): The department responsible for implementing livestock insurance and NLM.
Rajasthan: A specific state where the impact of the NLM is highlighted.
Pali: A parliamentary constituency in Rajasthan, where NLM's impact is highlighted.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1629
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10TH FEBRUARY 2026
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION
1629 Shri P P Chaudhary:
Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah:
Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary:
Shri Tapir Gao:
Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri:
Smt. Himadri Singh:
Shri Jugal Kishore:
Shri Naba Charan Majhi:
Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai:
Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
मत्स्यपालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) the manner by which the National Livestock Mission (NLM) create new livelihood
opportunities in arid and hilly regions of Rajasthan and particularly in Pali Parliamentary
Constituency;
(b) the objective of including camels, horses and donkeys first time under the NLM;
(c) the number of women-led Self Help Groups (SHGs) out of the existing beneficiaries;
(d) the average time taken for entrepreneurs to receive the central subsidy;
(e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure banks provide the credit without collateral-related
issues;
(f) the total number of farmers, particularly small and marginal farmers, who have benefited under
the NLM during the last three years, particularly in Rajasthan; and
(g) the steps being taken by the Government to increase livestock insurance coverage from the
current level of about 0.98% towards the target of 5%?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)
(a) Under the National Livestock Mission (NLM) Scheme, NLM-Entrepreneurship
Development Programme (NLM-EDP) is a key component which helps to generate new
livelihood opportunity across the country including arid and hilly regions of Rajasthan.
Under NLM-EDP, 50% capital subsidy up to Rs.50.00 lakh is provided to individuals, FarmerProducer Organizations (FPOs), Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups(JLGs),
Farmer Cooperative Organizations (FCOs) and Section 8 companies to support establishment
of rural poultry breeding farms, sheep/goat, pig, camel, horse, donkey breeding farms, as
well as fodder value-addition units such as hay, silage, Total Mixed Ration (TMR),fodder
blocks and fodder seed processing, grading and storage units. The entire scheme is fully end
to end digitized through nlm.udyamimitra.in. For Rajasthan State and Pali district, following
projects have been approved.
Rajasthan State Profile
1st No. of 2nd
Total No. of Total
Approved Instalment applicants Instalment
Sl Approved Project applicants released
subsidy Amount received Amount
No Projects Cost received 1st Subsidy
(Rs. In Cr) released 2nd released
(Rs. in Cr) instalment (Rs. In Cr)
(Rs. In Cr) instalment (Rs. In Cr)
1 170 89.65 38.73 136 16.56 23 2.90 19.46
Pali District Profile
S. No. of Category Project Approved No. of 1st Amount of No. of 2nd Amount of Total
No. approved Cost Subsidy Installment 1st Installment 2nd Subsidy
Released
Projects (Cr) (Cr) Released Installment Released Installment
released released
(Cr) (Cr)
1 1 Goat 0.20 0.10 1 0.05 0 0 0.05
(b) The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), GoI has included the camel,
horse and donkey under the NLM scheme in order to bring these animals from unorganized
farming sector into the organized sector, while promoting entrepreneurship in the fields of equine,
donkey and camel rearing for sustainable breed improvement and popularizing various indigenous
breeds.
(c) A total of 858 projects led by women have been approved under the NLM-EDP. Out of these,
2 projects are from Joint Liability Groups and 1 project is women led Self Help Group (SHG) in
the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, while the remaining projects are attributed to individual
women entrepreneurs.
(d) The NLM-EDP subsidy disbursement process involves multiple stages of scrutiny at the State
Government, banks and Central levels. The beneficiary is eligible to get the first and the second
installment of subsidy when the beneficiary comply all the norms and submit requisite documents
as per guidelines.
(e) Under NLM-Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP) sanction and disbursal
of loans is undertaken by banks and other lending institutions as per their internal guidelines. It is
the prerogative of the bank to evaluate each loan application based on parameters such as the
applicant's CIBIL score, creditworthiness, collateral security, repayment capacity, and other due
diligence measures.(f) Total No of farmers benefited under NLM-Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-
EDP) in last three year is 60872, while in Rajasthan the total farmer benefitted is 1158.
(g) The DAHD, GoI is implementing the Livestock Insurance initiative under the Centrally
Sponsored National Livestock Mission (NLM) across all districts of the country. In order to
increase coverage, the DAHD, GoI has increased subsidy benefits from 5 cattle unit to 10 cattle
units per household for all animals except pigs and rabbits, where the limit is 5 cattle units (with 1
cattle unit equaling 10 small animals). To improve affordability, the farmer’s share of the insurance
premium has been simplified and reduced from the earlier 20 to 50% range to a uniform 15%. The
remaining 85% of the premium is jointly funded by the Centre and States in a 60:40 ratio for most
states, and 90:10 for the Himalayan and North-Eastern regions. Over the past five years,
Rs.161.07Cr.has been released under the scheme, insuring a total of 60.80 lakh animals.
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