Parliament Question: Animal Husbandry-based Entrepreneurship

O.I.H GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2621 ANSWERED ON 4TH AUGUST, 2026 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY-BASED ENTREPRENEURSHIP

2621. DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN:

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

be pleased to state:

(a) whether new opportunities for employment and income are being created for farmers, women and youth by promoting animal husbandry-based entrepreneurship through the National Livestock Mission (NLM), if so, the details of the animal husbandry enterprises established, employment generated, bank loans sanctioned and su0bsidies distributed so far, activity and State-wise particularly of Lok Sabha Constituency Bhaghpat in Uttar Pradesh;

(b) whether the Government has conducted regular reviews and impact evaluations of the projects sanctioned under the Mission and if so, the key findings thereof;

(c) whether the Government has strengthened coordination with the States and financial institutions to resolve difficulties arising in the early approval of projects, bank loans, technical assistance and implementation, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government is implementing a digital monitoring and simplified operational framework to make the National Livestock Mission more transparent, technology-enabled, result- oriented and time-bound, if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) The Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP) implemented under the National Livestock Mission encourages promotion of animal husbandry-based entrepreneurship development. Under this programme, 50% capital subsidy up to ₹50.00 lakh is provided to eligible beneficiaries for establishing livestock breeding farms, feed and fodder units. 4,291 projects covering a total project cost of ₹2,956.79 crore with an approved subsidy of ₹1,356.53 crore have been sanctioned. These projects are expected to generate direct employment of around 21,000 person and indirectly benefit around 91,000 farmers.

The State-wise and activity-wise details of the NLM-EDP approved projects, employment generated, bank loan sanctioned, and subsidies distributed is at Annexure. Total 5 projects for Bhaghpat district have been approved. Details are as under:Category Proje Loan Appro Total Expec Expecte ct Amo ved Subsi ted d Fee Pigg Poul Small Gra cost unt Subsid dy Farme Employ d ery try Rumin nd (In (Rs. y (In Relea r ment and ants Tot Cr) in Cr) sed Impac Generat fodd al Cr) ted ed er 0 3 0 2 5 2.2 0.84 0.94 0.038 27 12 However, constituency wise data is not maintained.

(b) & (c) The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India regularly reviews the implementation of the Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) through Project Approval Committee (PAC) meetings. The PAC monitors the pendency of applications, approval by the States and Union Territories as well as provides technical assistance. Regional Review Meetings are also held at the level of higher officials wherein project implementation is reviewed and monitored. The Central Level Bankers Committee (CLBC) has been established in the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India to coordinate with all the lending institutions to resolve difficulties and early approval of applications.

The NITI Aayog has conducted detailed review of the NLM scheme including the EDP component.

The evaluation confirms that NLM has enabled progress in breed development, feed and fodder security, capacity building and entrepreneurship promotion.

(d) The National Livestock Mission is implemented through an end to end digitized portal (www.nlm.udyamimitra.in). The subsidy is released to the beneficiaries account through Public Finance Management System (PFMS) via bank transaction.Annexure

LOK SABHA QUESTION NO: 2621

Name of MP: Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

Date of Reply: 04.08.2026 The State-wise and activity-wise details of the NLM-EDP projects approved, employment generated, bank loans sanctioned, and subsidies distributed so far, activity and State-wise Sl State No Of Approved Projects Pr Lo Ap Tota Expe Exp No oje an pro l cted ecte Fee Seed H Ca Do Pig Po Sm Tot ct Am ved Subs Emp d d Proc or m nk ger ult all al Co ou Su idy loym Far And essi se el ey y ry Ru st nt bsi Rele ent mer fod ng mi in in dy ased to be s to der nan Cr Cr in( in Gene be ts Cr) (Cr) rate Ben d efitt ed Andhra 27 112 128 77.4 201 1 Prades 5 1 0 0 0 26 36 262 330 2.7 1941 .28 .21 5 3 h 9 Arunac hal 53. 20. 22. 11.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 66 2 15 83 236 466 Prades 82 60 05 3 h

32. 13. 13. 706 3 Assam 0 0 0 0 0 23 5 22 50 4.98 248 68 12 54 0

0.7 0.1 0.2 4 Bihar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.14 6 52 0 9 8 Chhatti 17. 7.3 6.5 257 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 23 29 3.23 95 sgarh 43 0 9 0 Gujara 12. 2.3 4.8 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 0.3 27 110 t 49 1 3 Haryan 19. 8.0 7.7 7 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 18 27 2.65 98 289 a 06 2 8 Himach al 11. 4.7 4.9 8 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 15 21 1.84 76 351 Prades 46 2 4 hSl State No Of Approved Projects Pr Lo Ap Tota Expe Exp No oje an pro l cted ecte Fee Seed H Ca Do Pig Po Sm Tot ct Am ved Subs Emp d d Proc or m nk ger ult all al Co ou Su idy loym Far And essi se el ey y ry Ru st nt bsi Rele ent mer fod ng mi in in dy ased to be s to der nan Cr Cr in( in Gene be ts Cr) (Cr) rate Ben d efitt ed Jammu And 12. 5.7 4.8 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 27 2.27 87 194 Kashmi 23 2 0 r Jharkh 2.4 0.9 1.0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.25 8 57 and 9 8 0 81 Karnat 104 115 279 386 191. 139 11 9 0 0 0 0 53 48 5.8 4998 aka 8 8 .05 .22 41 94 2

14. 6.0 6.6 607 12 Kerala 0 0 0 0 0 18 4 4 26 2.87 74 59 2 8 9 Madhy 37 a 141 174 156 13 70 0 0 0 0 4 33 400 507 7.4 95.1 3770 Prades .75 .36 86 1 h 26 Mahar 96. 125 56.5 113 14 67 1 1 0 0 8 82 279 438 5.3 2749 ashtra 54 .06 7 98 8 Manipu 5.1 2.3 1.6 15 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 11 0 14 66 r 7 2 5 Mizora 57. 27. 21. 164 16 1 0 0 0 0 91 0 2 94 14.3 94 m 44 57 32 1 Nagala 41. 4.0 20. 14.4 169 17 0 0 0 0 0 78 6 11 95 476 nd 66 5 29 7 0

3.6 1.4 1.5 18 Odisha 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.85 21 130 7 8 8 Puduch 0.6 0.2 0.3 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 erry 4 7 0Sl State No Of Approved Projects Pr Lo Ap Tota Expe Exp No oje an pro l cted ecte Fee Seed H Ca Do Pig Po Sm Tot ct Am ved Subs Emp d d Proc or m nk ger ult all al Co ou Su idy loym Far And essi se el ey y ry Ru st nt bsi Rele ent mer fod ng mi in in dy ased to be s to der nan Cr Cr in( in Gene be ts Cr) (Cr) rate Ben d efitt ed

17. 7.0 6.5 20 Punjab 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 14 24 3.14 80 240 58 2 2 10 Rajasth 37. 45. 23.2 178 21 3 0 5 1 0 12 4 164 189 7.3 189 an 80 76 3 2 9

7.3 3.1 3.2 22 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 12 1.14 46 64 2 6 0 14 Tamil 57. 61. 30.7 390 23 8 0 0 0 0 13 24 169 214 2.4 791 Nadu 11 18 3 7 4 44 Telang 184 216 118. 426 24 5 0 0 0 0 9 57 442 513 6.2 3240 ana .71 .28 29 9 1 Tripur 25. 10. 9.5 25 0 0 0 0 0 24 8 5 37 4.34 28 87 a 75 59 4 Uttar 14

55. 63. 27.6 848 26 Prades 15 0 0 0 0 89 8 173 285 6.1 1287 60 01 1 1 h 5 Uttarak 38. 15. 16. 661 27 1 0 0 0 0 19 12 52 84 9.16 328 hand 77 51 18 4 West 8.2 3.1 3.5 172 28 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 15 2.34 58 Bengal 5 9 1 2 29 110 135 56 33 316 429 699. 2107 910 Grand Total 204 3 6 1 1 56. 8.9 6.6 8 9 9 1 69 1 12 79 8 6