Key components and entrepreneurial subsidies
- Rural poultry entrepreneurship: Capital subsidies for establishing parent farm breeding units, automated hatcheries, and mother units for desi and dual-purpose birds.
- Small ruminant breeding: Capital assistance for setting up commercial sheep and goat breeding farms with quality high-yielding germplasm.
- Piggery entrepreneurship: Financial support for setting up modern pig breeding farms in prospective rural and tribal clusters.
- Feed and fodder development: Subsidies for silage-making units, total mixed ration (TMR) block plants, and fodder seed processing facilities.
Application and appraisal process on the portal
- Applicants register online through the dedicated NLM portal (nlm.udyamimitra.in) developed by SIDBI.
- Submit detailed project reports (DPR), land title documents or registered lease deeds, Aadhaar, PAN, and training certificates.
- The project proposal undergoes scrutiny by the State Implementing Agency (SIA) and the lending commercial bank before central subsidy approval.
Subsidy disbursement and monitoring
- Approved capital subsidies are released directly into the beneficiary's bank loan account via direct benefit transfer in scheduled milestone tranches.
- Helps livestock farmers and agri-entrepreneurs access formal bank credit while reducing the capital cost of commercial animal husbandry.
- Enforces geo-tagging, physical site inspections, and animal identification tagging under the Bharat Pashudhan database.
Official source
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Common questions
What is the NLM portal?
It is the official online portal (nlm.udyamimitra.in) for applying for National Livestock Mission subsidies.
Which livestock sectors are covered under NLM entrepreneurship?
Poultry, sheep, goat, piggery breeding farms, and feed/fodder infrastructure.
How is the NLM subsidy disbursed to entrepreneurs?
The capital subsidy is credited in tranches directly into the entrepreneur's bank loan account via DBT.
Who implements the National Livestock Mission?
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
General guidance, not personal advice. For your farm, ask your local Krishi Vigyan Kendra or agriculture officer.
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