Additional Activities included in National Livestock Mission (NLM)

Context: Union Cabinet has approved modification of National Livestock Mission by including additional activities like (i)establishment of entrepreneurship for horse, donkey, mule and camel (ii) Establishment of entrepreneurs for fodder seed processing infrastructure (iii) Increasing fodder cultivation areas (iv) simplification of livestock insurance program.

National Livestock Mission intends to achieve the objectives of employment generation through entrepreneurship development in small ruminant, poultry and piggery sector & Fodder sector, increase of per animal productivity through breed improvement, increase in production of meat, egg, goat milk, wool and fodder.

New Components added under National Livestock Mission

1. Promoting entrepreneurship for horse, donkey, mule, camel by providing 50% capital subsidy up to 50 lakhs to individuals, FPOs, SHGs, JLGs, FCO and Section 8 Companies. State Governments will be assisted for breed conservation of horse, donkey and camel. Central Government will provide Rs 10 cr. for establishment of entrepreneurs of semen status and nucleus breeding farm for horse, donkey and camel.
2. Promoting entrepreneurship for fodder seed processing infrastructure like processing & grading units and fodder storage godowns. Capital subsidy of 50% up to Rs 50 lakhs will be provided to private companies, startups /SHG/FPOs/FCOs/JLGs/Farmers Cooperative Societies (FCOs) and Section 8 companies for establishment of infrastructure like construction of building, receiving shed, drying platform, machinery etc. including grading plants and seed storage godown. The remaining cost of the project needs to be arranged by the beneficiary through bank finance or self-funding.
3. Incentivising increase of fodder cultivation areas: State governments will be assisted for fodder cultivation in "Non-Forest Wasteland/Rangeland/Non-arable Land" and "Fodder Production from Forest Land" as well as in the degraded forest land. This will increase the fodder availability in the country.
4. Simplification of livestock insurance program:

• Share of the premium to be paid by beneficiary has been reduced to 15% as against the earlier beneficiary share of 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%.
• Remaining amount of premium will be shared by Centre and State Governments in 60:40 for all states, 90:10 for Himalayan States.
• Number of animals to be insured has been increased to 10 cattle unit instead of 5 unit for cattle, sheep and goat.

About National Livestock Mission

National Livestock Mission was launched in 2014-15 aims towards employment generation, entrepreneurship development, increase in per animal productivity and thus targeting increased production of meat, goat, milk, egg and wool.

Nodal Ministry: Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying under Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.

Funding Mechanism: Consists of both Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector components.

Mission Objectives

• Employment generation through entrepreneurship development in small ruminant, poultry and piggery & fodder sector.
• Increase of per animal productivity through breed improvement
• Increase in production of meat, egg, goat milk, wool and fodder.
• Increasing availability of fodder and feed through strengthening the fodder and supply chain and availability of certified fodder seeds.
• Encouraging establishment of fodder processing units to reduce demand supply gap
• Promoting risk management measures including livestock insurance for farmers.
• Promoting applied research in prioritised areas of poultry, sheep, goat, feed and fodder.
• Capacity building of state functionaries and livestock owners through strengthened extension machinery
• Promoting skill based training and dissemination of technologies for reducing cost of production and improving production of livestock.

Components under National Livestock Mission Scheme

1. Sub-Mission I: Breed improvement of livestock and poultry
   • Establishment of Entrepreneurs for breed development of rural poultry, small ruminants (sheep & goat farming).
     1. Genetic improvement of sheep and goat breeds
        1. Establishment of Regional Semen Production Laboratory and Semen Bank for sheep and goat.
        2. Establishment of State Semen Bank
        3. Propagation of Artificial Insemination through existing cattle and buffalo Artificial Insemination centres.
        4. Import of exotic sheep and goat germplasm.
     2. Promotion of Piggery entrepreneurship.
     3. Genetic improvement of Pig breeds
        1. Establishment of pig semen collection and processing lab.
        2. Import of exotic pig germplasm.
2. Sub-Mission II: Feed & Fodder
   1. Assistance for quality fodder seed production by incentivising fodder seed chain ie breeder, foundation and certified quality fodder seed production aiming towards multiplication of seeds of high yielding fodder varieties. 100% incentivisation to be provided for production of all categories of fodder seed production by ICAR, other Central and State Agencies. Seed production incentive will be given to central seed agencies like National Seed Corporation, ICAR, IFFC, KRIBHCO etc. Assistance will be provided in two instalments on the basis of per kg cost of seed.

Cost assistance for productions of various category of seeds:

1. Breeder seed: Up to Rs 250 per kg.
2. Foundation seed: Up to Rs 150 per kg.
3. Certified seed: Up to Rs 100 per kg.

When farmers are engaged by seed producing agencies in fodder seed production activity, 75% subsidy to be given to farmers and 25% to be kept for seed producing agency to meet expenditure of certification cost.

1. Entrepreneurial activities in feed and fodder.
   1. Development of entrepreneurship for feed and fodder.
   2. Promoting, developing and disseminating forage technologies through frontline technology demonstrations.
   3. Making quality fodder and affordable price available.
   4. Encourage fodder production by local farmers for supplying to these entrepreneurs.
2. Sub-Mission III: Innovation & Extension
   1. Incentivize R&D for advancement of sheep, goat, pig, poultry, other livestock, fodder sector, meat and other livestock products in ICAR, Central Institutes, State Agricultural University. 100% central assistance to be provided for extension, R&D and innovation activities.Extension activities: Increase awareness among all stakeholders in animal husbandry sector by activities like seminar, training, capacity building, livestock farmers groups/breeders association etc.
3. Livestock Insurance to be implemented in all districts to manage life risk and uncertainties by providing protection mechanisms to the farmers against any eventual loss of their animals due to death.
   1. Animals covered: milch animals, pack animals (Horse, Donkey, Mule, Camel, Ponies and Cattle/Buffalo Male) and other Livestock (Goat, Sheep, Pigs, Rabbit, Yak and Mithun etc.). Efforts will be made to bring all large and small animals under insurance coverage.
   2. Benefits: Subsidy is restricted to 5 animals per beneficiary per household for all animals. However, for pig and rabbit the benefit will be restricted to 5 cattle units per beneficiary household and 10 cattle units for sheep and goat. (1 cattle unit = 10 sheep/goat/pig/rabbit).

Funding Pattern for Livestock Insurance:

For Normal Areas

Category	Central Share & State Share	Beneficiary Share
BPL/SC/ST	60 (Central): 40 (State) of remaining	15%
APL	60 (Central): 40 (State) of remaining	15%

For North East/Himalayan States

Category	Central Share & State Share	Beneficiary Share
BPL/SC/ST	90 (Central): 10 (State) of remaining	15%
APL	90 (Central): 10 (State) of remaining	15%