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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 5170
TO BE ANSWERED ON 24TH MARCH 2026
OBJECTIVES OF NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION
5170. SHRI BALWANT BASWANT WANKHADE:
Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
मत्स्यपालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) the main objectives and key features of the National Livestock Mission (NLM);
(b) the measurable outcomes achieved under the Mission since its launch, including
improvements in livestock productivity, employment generation, skill development and
income enhancements of farmers and livestock rearers;
(c ) whether the Government has integrated cow rearing and allied activities such as dairy,
fodder development and value-added livestock enterprises under the Skill India initiative and
if so, the details of training provided and beneficiaries covered;
(d) the details of funds allocated and utilised under the Mission during each of the last three
years and the current year, State-wise, including Chhattisgarh; and
(e) the monitoring, evaluation and outreach mechanisms adopted by the Government to ensure
effective implementation and wider participation under the NLM?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)
(a) The objectives of the National Livestock Mission are as under:
The re-aligned National Livestock Mission (NLM) was launched in the year 2021-22. The
major objectives of the scheme are employment generation through entrepreneurship
development, enhancing per-animal productivity through genetic upgradation of sheep, goat,
pig and poultry, goat, sheep, camel, donkey, milk, wool, egg and increase in cultivated area
and quality seed production. The scheme has following three submissions and activities:-
1. Sub-Mission on Breed Development of Livestock and Poultry
2. Sub-Mission on Feed and Fodder Development
3. Sub-Mission on Innovation and 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:
The 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 (1000
birds),(b) Establishment of Entrepreneur for breed development in small ruminant sector
(sheep and goat farming):
The 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 Rs. 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 Rs. 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:
One-time 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:
Onetime 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 Rs. 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, Rs. 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: The
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: One-time 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-in-Aid 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 are 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.
(iii) 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.
(b) The major achievements under the National Livestock Mission during the last five years
are as under:
Sl.No. Name of the activity Achievement
01 Entrepreneurship Till now, 3169 Sheep and Goat projects, 338
Development Programme Pig projects, 207 Poultry projects and 129 Feed
and fodder projects have been approved. This is
expected to generate 18481 employments,impact 86265 farmers, expected to produce 4.71
Lakh Metric Ton Per Annum (MTPA) of fodder
and induce 14.04 lakh livestock including
poultry.
02 Genetic Improvement Four regional goat semen processing
programme Laboratories have been approved. Two have
been completed.
03 Quality Fodder Seed Total 1.41 lakh ton quality fodder seed has been
Production produced and ₹864.61cr. utilized. This has
covers 28.23 lakh hector Land and this is
expected to produces 1552.92 lakh quality
green fodder.
04 Livestock Insurance Total 68,64,37 lakh of animals have been
insured and ₹.15879.8 lakh utilized.
(c) The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India has
established Center for Excellence for Animal Husbandry (CEAH) under which various
training programmes are going on related to Cow and dairy, fodder development and value-
added livestock enterprises to entrepreneurs, officers, farmers, students, officials from
financial institutions and paravets. Till date, 5604 numbers of trainings have been imparted in
the last three years. Apart from the training in CEAH, the Department of Animal Husbandry
and Dairying, Government of India has Central Cattle Breeding Farms, Regional Fodder
Stations, Central Poultry Development Organization, and Central Sheep Breeding Farms
where the training for farmers are also undertaken.
(d) The details of funds allocated, released and utilised under the Mission during each of the
last three years and current year State-wise including Chattisgarh is as under:
(₹ in Lakh)
Name 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Sl.No
of the Allocation Release Utilization Allocation Release Utilization Allocation Release Utilization
State/
UTs
1 Andhra 3000 6009.28 6009.28 1260 1260.00 1260.00 800 786.00 786.00
Pradesh
2 Bihar 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chhattisgarh 1200 0.00 0.00 75 75 75 50 50 50
4 Goa 5 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Gujarat 400 0.00 0.00 155 155 155 100 100 100
6 Haryana 500 0.00 0.00 600 407.00 407.00 975 400.00 400.00
7 Himachal 200 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pradesh
8 Jammu & 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmir
9 Jharkhand 0 0.00 0.00 256.01 0 0 0 0 0
10 Karnataka 2200 0.00 0.00 250 250 250 725.22 725 725
11 Kerala 1500 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 50 0 0
12 Madhya 925 0.00 0.00 350 175.00 175.00 500 500.00 500.00
Pradesh
13 Maharashtra 2045 0.00 0.00 260 0 0 0 100 100
14 Odisha 1400 446.00 446.00 0 0 0 320 150 150
15 Punjab 0 369.66 369.66 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Rajasthan 500 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 100 100
17 Tamil Nadu 1300 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 100 150 150
18 Telengana 1200 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 50 0 019 Uttar Pradesh 300 0.00 0.00 200 100 100 771 671 671
20 Uttarakhand 890 0.00 0.00 200 198.48 198.48 305.25 305.25 305.25
21 West Bengal 700 296.63 296.63 0 0 0 200 200 200
North Eastern States
22 Arunachal 200 261.85 261.85 900 573.7 573.7 256.25 181.25 181.25
Pradesh
23 Assam 600 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Manipur 1100 0.00 0 0 0 0 500 170 170
25 Meghalaya 400 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Mizoram 600 0.00 0 201.99 171.31 171.31 0 0 0
27 Nagaland 400 0.00 0 200 50 50 237.81 200 200
28 Sikkim 1100 93.21 93.21 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Tripura 300 0.00 0 700 0 0 0 0 0
UTs with
Legislature &
30 A & N Islands 5 0.00 0.00 125 0 0 0 0 0
31 Chandigarh 5 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Dadra & Nagar 5 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haveli
33 Daman & Diu 5 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Delhi 5 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Jammu and 1390 675.35 675.35 400 0 0 250 250 250
Kashmir
36 Lakshadweep 5 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Puducherry 5 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 Ladakh 510 308.295 308.295 150 0.00 0.00 27.5 27.40 27.40
Current Year -2025-26 (as on 16.03.2026): (₹ in lakh)
Name of the State/UTs 2025-26
Sl.No
Allocation Release Utilization
1 Andhra Pradesh 367.75 367.75 257.55
2 Bihar 0 0.00 0.00
3 Chhattisgarh 116.18 116.18 62.94
4 Goa 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Gujarat 240.00 240.00 167.85
6 Haryana 571.00 571.00 426.00
7 Himachal Pradesh 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Jharkhand 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 Karnataka 399.47 399.47 333.71
10 Kerala 50.00 50.00 40.00
11 Madhya Pradesh 608.82 608.82 567.79
12 Maharashtra 15.00 15.00 15.00
13 Odisha 250.00 250.00 250.00
14 Punjab 10.00 10.00 2.99
15 Rajasthan 100.00 100.00 22.32
16 Tamil Nadu 225.00 225.00 200.00
17 Telengana 75.00 75.00 0.00
18 Uttar Pradesh 225.00 225.00 225.00
19 Uttarakhand 550.00 550.00 550.00
20 West Bengal 325.00 325.00 277.25
North Eastern States
21 Arunachal Pradesh 337.20 337.20 164.46
22 Assam 648.17 648.17 90.29
23 Manipur 301.25 301.25 99.5624 Meghalaya 114.00 114.00 5.61
25 Mizoram 657.24 657.24 457.24
26 Nagaland 300.08 300.08 300.08
27 Sikkim 707.82 707.82 398.42
28 Tripura 458.50 458.50 190.57
UTs with Legislature &
29 A & N Islands 0.00 0.00 0.00
30 Chandigarh 0.00 0.00 0.00
31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman 0.00 0.00 0.00
& Diu
32 Delhi 0.00 0.00 0.00
33 Jammu and Kashmir 950.00 950.00 775.18
34 Lakshadweep 0.00 0.00 0.00
35 Puducherry 39.56 39.56 39.56
36 Ladakh 225.00 225.00 225.00
(e) Under the NLM-EDP activity, the NLM Udyamimitra Portal has been developed 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. Further, the DAHD, GoI is creating awareness through outreach mechanism like
seminars through Common Service Centers, Creative Videos, Information Education and
Communication (IEC) activities, short films, success stories etc. In addition, the DAHD, GoI has
engaged National Level Monitors who are deputed at the field for monitoring of the scheme.
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