Parliament Question: NLM Udyamimitra Portal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 5146 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24th MARCH 2026 NLM UDYAMIMITRA PORTAL

5146. SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO:

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

be pleased to state:

(a) whether National Livestock Mission (NLM), provides 50 per cent capital subsidy upto Rs.50 lakh under its Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) for livestock-based enterprises and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether Government has suspended acceptance of fresh applications under the NLM– EDP through the NLM Udyamimitra Portal and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) the steps taken/being taken by Government for acceptance of fresh applications under the NLM-EDP through the NLM UdyamimitraPortal;

(d) the total number of applications received, approved, pending and rejected under the scheme till date, State-wise;

(e) the details of amount sanctioned and released to the State Implementing Agencies (SIAs), State-wise; and

(f) the steps taken/being taken by Government to ensure transparency, time-bound processing of applications and uninterrupted support to rural entrepreneurs, particularly small and marginal farmers, women and youth seeking to establish livestock-based enterprises? ANSWER MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) Under the National Livestock Mission (NLM), 50 per cent capital subsidy upto Rs.50 lakh under Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) is provided for livestock-based

enterprises for the following activities and subsidy ceiling: • Poultry Project: Up to ₹25 lakh • Sheep & Goat Farming: Up to ₹10 lakh to ₹50 lakh • Pig Farming: Up to ₹15 lakh to ₹30 lakh • Fodder Projects/ Fodder seed processing and grading infrastructure units: Up to ₹50 lakh • Horse/Camel/Donkey Breeding: Up to Rs 3 lakh - ₹50 lakh

(b) and (c) The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India has suspended acceptance of fresh applications under the NLM– EDP through the NLM Udyamimitra Portal since 08.07.2025. Keeping in view of the closing of 15th Finance Commission cycle, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, is presently making concerted efforts to ensure timely completion of ongoing/pending projects so that the second instalment may be released. New projects under NLM-EDP are not considered for approval as it would not be feasible for the beneficiaries to complete suchprojects by 31.03.2026. Therefore, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, has decided not to open the portal.

(d) The total number of applications received, approved, pending and rejected under NLM- EDP till date, State-wise is placed at Annexure I.

(e) The subsidy is released directly to the beneficiary. The details of State/UT wise amount of subsidy approved and released is placed at Annexure II.

(f) Under the NLM-EDP activity, the NLM Udyamimitra Portal has been established to streamline the application process, ensuring smooth submission, tracking, and approval of proposals. Additionally, the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Government of India, has developed an advanced dashboard to promote transparency, enhance efficiency, and enable real-time monitoring of projects under the scheme. To support entrepreneurs, the National Livestock Mission Help Desk has been set up in the state to assist with online form submissions and address related issues. Further, Central Level Bankers Committee (CLBC) has been established to track applications pending with banks.Annexure I State/UT-wise details of claims and settled during FY 2025-26 are as under:

Sl. State Applicati Applications Rejected/ Applications No ons Approved Deactivated Pending at Received Different Levels 1 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 3 0 0 3 2 Andhra Pradesh 3708 293 0 3415 3 Arunachal Pradesh 838 46 0 792 4 Assam 851 40 1 810 5 Bihar 343 2 1 340 6 Chhattisgarh 387 27 0 360 7 Delhi 1 0 0 1 8 Goa 1 0 0 1 9 Gujarat 129 6 0 123 10 Haryana 566 21 1 544 11 Himachal Pradesh 114 17 0 97 12 Jammu And Kashmir 658 27 0 631 13 Jharkhand 126 1 0 125 14 Karnataka 13213 1133 8 12072 15 Kerala 169 15 0 154 16 Ladakh 10 0 0 10 17 Madhya Pradesh 5588 481 1 5106 18 Maharashtra 10589 366 4 10219 19 Manipur 98 6 0 92 20 Meghalaya 132 0 0 132 21 Mizoram 228 78 1 149 22 Nagaland 361 77 2 282 23 Odisha 40 3 0 37 24 Puducherry 10 1 0 9 25 Punjab 868 21 7 840 26 Rajasthan 5725 170 0 5555 27 Sikkim 76 9 0 67 28 Tamil Nadu 2287 181 1 2105 29 Telangana 3977 492 0 3485 30 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli 1 0 0 1 And Daman And Diu 31 Tripura 314 26 0 288 32 Uttar Pradesh 3874 221 5 3648 33 Uttarakhand 418 70 2 346 34 West Bengal 271 13 0 258 Grand Total 55974 3843 34 52097Annexure II State/UT wise details of approved subsidy and subsidy released till date are as under:

SL. NO STATE/UT Approved Subsidy Subsidy Released (₹. IN CR) (₹. IN CR) 1 Andhra Pradesh 118.15 68.19 2 Arunachal Pradesh 12.99 9.17 3 Assam 11.09 4.66 4 Bihar 0.28 0.14 5 Chhattisgarh 6.19 2.73 6 Gujarat 1.4 0.3 7 Haryana 6.29 1.77 8 Himachal Pradesh 3.9 1.64 9 Jammu And Kashmir 4.8 2.28 10 Jharkhand 0.5 0.25 11 Karnataka 379.1 174.61 12 Kerala 3.88 2.29 13 Madhya Pradesh 164.61 81.81 14 Maharashtra 101.9 51.4 15 Manipur 0.6 0 16 Mizoram 18.54 13.78 17 Nagaland 17.1 13.02 18 Odisha 1.33 0.6 19 Puducherry 0.3 0 20 Punjab 5.88 3.34 21 Rajasthan 38.73 20.77 22 Sikkim 2.42 1.13 23 Tamil Nadu 51.68 26.82 24 Telangana 211.18 95.53 25 Tripura 7.29 4.23 26 Uttar Pradesh 47.54 23.47 27 Uttarakhand 12.95 8.52 28 West Bengal 3.06 1.42 Grand Total 1233.69 613.87