## Summary of National Livestock Mission Performance (2021-2025)
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing the National Livestock Mission (NLM) with the goal of promoting entrepreneurship and providing livestock insurance.
**Entrepreneurship Development (NLMEDP):** The NLM's Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLMEDP) provides a 50% capital subsidy, up to Rs. 25.00 lakh, for establishing rural poultry breed development ventures. From FY 2021-22 to 2025-26, 208 poultry sector projects have been approved, with an anticipated creation of 1,201 employment opportunities. Data regarding per animal productivity increases through breed improvement is not maintained. However, available records indicate the following annual growth rates in production from FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24:
* **Meat:** Increased from 8,599.99 thousand tonnes in 2019-20 to 10,252.65 thousand tonnes in 2023-24.
* **Egg:** Increased from 1,143,831 lakhs in 2019-20 to 1,427,716 lakhs in 2023-24.
* **Goat Milk:** Increased from 5,850.14 thousand tonnes in 2019-20 to 7,805.56 thousand tonnes in 2023-24.
**Livestock Insurance:** The Livestock Insurance initiative, a component of the NLM, operates across all districts of the country. It aims to protect farmers and livestock owners from financial losses due to animal deaths. The scheme covers indigenous, crossbred milch animals, pack animals, and other livestock (goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits, yaks, and mithuns). Subsidy benefits are capped at 10 cattle units per household (5 units for pigs/rabbits, with 1 unit = 10 small animals). The farmer's share of the insurance premium has been standardized at 15%, with the remaining 85% funded by the Centre and States in a 60:40 ratio (90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern regions). Over the past five years, Rs. 135.3215 Cr. has been released under the scheme, insuring 55.86 lakh animals.
**Source:** This information was provided by Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on July 23rd, 2025. (AARelease ID: 2147236)
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying: The government ministry responsible for the National Livestock Mission.
National Livestock Mission: A government initiative aimed at improving the livestock sector.
National Livestock Mission Entrepreneurship Development Programme NLMEDP: A component of the National Livestock Mission focused on entrepreneurship development through subsidies.
Rajya Sabha: The Upper House of the Parliament of India, where information related to the National Livestock Mission was provided.
Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel: Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying who provided information regarding the National Livestock Mission.
Himalayan region: Region that receives a higher subsidy ratio (90:10) under the Livestock Insurance initiative.
NorthEastern region: Region that receives a higher subsidy ratio (90:10) under the Livestock Insurance initiative.
Livestock Insurance initiative: A component under the National Livestock Mission aimed at providing insurance coverage for livestock.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL LIVESTOCK
MISSION
Posted On: 23 JUL 2025 3:21PM by PIB Delhi
The Department is implementing the National Livestock Mission - Entrepreneurship Development
Programme (NLM-EDP) which provides a 50% capital subsidy (upto Rs.25.00 lakh) for setting up rural
poultry breed development ventures. Between the financial years 2021–22 and 2025–26, a total of 208 poultry
sector projects have been approved under this initiative, expected to generate 1,201 employment
opportunities.
Data with regard to increase of per animal productivity through breed improvement is not maintained in the
records of this Department.
As per available records of the Department the percentage of increase in production of meat, egg and goat
milk from FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24 is as follows:
Meat Egg Goat Milk
A n n u a l A n n u a l A n n u a l
Year/Product Production Production Production
Growth Rate Growth Rate Growth Rate
(000 Tns) (Lakhs Nos) (000 Tns)
(%) (%) (%)
2019-20 8599.99 5.98% 1143831 10.19% 5850.14 - 4.08%
2020-21 8797.92 2.30% 1220496 6.70% 6261.87 7.04%
2021-22 9292.14 5.62% 1296003 6.19% 6602.56 5.44%
2022-23 9768.64 5.13% 1383763 6.77% 7599.60 15.10%
2023-24 10252.65 4.95% 1427716 3.18% 7805.56 2.71%
The Department is implementing the Livestock Insurance initiative under the Centrally Sponsored National
Livestock Mission (NLM) across all districts of the country. The objective is to help farmers and livestock
owners manage risks and uncertainties by offering a protection mechanism against the loss of animals due to
death. The scheme covers insurance for indigenous/ crossbred milch animals, pack animals (such as horses,
donkey, mules, camels, ponies and male cattle/ buffaloes), as well as other livestock like goats, sheep, pigs,
rabbits, yaks and mithuns.
Subsidy benefits are limited to 10 cattle units per household for all animals except pigs and rabbits, where the
limit is 5 cattle units (with 1 cattle unit equalling 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.135.3215 Cr. has been released under the scheme, insuring a total of 55.86 lakh
animals.
This information was given by Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and
Dairying, Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 23rd July, 2025.
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