Flagship schemes and financial assistance
The department implements comprehensive programs to boost animal productivity and farmer incomes.
Prominent central initiatives include:
- Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM): Focuses on genetic upgradation of indigenous cattle and buffalo breeds via artificial insemination and IVF technology.
- National Livestock Mission (NLM): Offers capital subsidies for establishing sheep, goat, piggery, and poultry breeding farms and fodder production units.
- Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF): Provides interest subvention on bank loans for setting up dairy processing plants and animal feed manufacturing facilities.
- Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP): Nationwide free vaccination drives against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis.
Livestock identification and veterinary services
Departmental field networks ensure health coverage for farm livestock.
Key veterinary services include:
- Affixing 12-digit Pashu Aadhaar ear tags to cattle and buffaloes to track breeding, milk recording, and disease history on the Bharat Pashudhan portal.
- Doorstep artificial insemination (AI) services provided by trained rural inseminators (MAITRIs).
- Emergency veterinary care delivered through state mobile veterinary units (MVUs) reachable via toll-free helplines.
How farmers and entrepreneurs can apply
Farmers, individual entrepreneurs, and farmer producer organizations (FPOs) can submit project proposals online through dedicated scheme portals such as nlm.udyamimitra.in or visit their District Veterinary Office (DVO) for local subsidy guidelines.
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Common questions
What is Pashu Aadhaar?
A unique 12-digit ear tag identification number assigned to cattle and buffaloes to track vaccination, breeding, and ownership on the national livestock database.
Which entrepreneurship activities are subsidized under NLM?
Commercial sheep, goat, pig, and poultry parent breeding farms, as well as fodder seed production and silage manufacturing units.
Where can I apply for animal husbandry subsidies?
Online through the central NLM Udyami Mitra portal (nlm.udyamimitra.in) or at local district veterinary offices.
General guidance, not personal advice. For your farm, ask your local Krishi Vigyan Kendra or agriculture officer.
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