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NLM (NATIONAL LIVE STOCK MISSION) AND SUBSIDY
CONTACT FOR MAKING A PROJECT REPORT AND ONLINE APPLICATION (JKITR)
6006751817/ 6006751812/ 6006751813/ 6006751816/ 9596194306/ 6006751819
1. Introduction
1.1
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India is
implementing the scheme of National Livestock Mission since the financial year
2014-15. In view of the present need of the sector the NLM scheme has been
revised and realigned from F/Y 2021-22. The revised scheme of National Livestock
Mission (NLM) aims towards employment generation, entrepreneurship development,
increase in per animal productivity and thus targeting increased production of
meat, goat milk, egg and wool under the umbrella scheme Development Programme.
The excess production will help in the export earnings after meeting the
domestic demands. The concept of NLM Scheme is to develop the entrepreneur in
order to create the forward and backward linkage for the produce available at
the unorganized sector and to link with the organized sector.
1.2
The NLM will be implemented throughout India in accordance with guidelines
described hereunder.
2.
Mission Objectives
2.1
The NLM intends to achieve the following objectives:
1.
Employment generation through entrepreneurship development in small ruminant,
poultry and piggery sector & Fodder sector
2.
Increase of per animal productivity through breed improvement
3.
Increase in production of meat, egg, goat milk, wool and fodder.
4.
Increasing availability of fodder and feed to substantially reduce the demand –
through strengthening the fodder seed supply chain and availability of
certified fodder seeds
5.
Encouraging establishment of fodder processing units to reduce the demand
supply gap
6.
Promoting risk management measures including livestock insurance for farmers
7.
Promoting applied research in prioritized areas of poultry, sheep, goat, feed
and fodder
8.
Capacity building of state functionaries and livestock owners through
strengthened extension machinery to provide quality extension service to
farmers.
9.
Promoting skill based training and dissemination of technologies for reducing
cost of production, and improving production of livestock sector
3.
Mission Design
3.2
. The realigned National Livestock Mission will have following three
Sub-Missions:
(a)
Sub-mission on Breed Development of Livestock and Poultry
(b)
Sub-mission on Feed and Fodder Development
(c)
Sub Mission on Innovation and Extension
3.2.1.Sub-mission
on Breed Development of Livestock and Poultry: proposes to bring sharp focus on
entrepreneurship development and breed improvement in poultry, sheep, goat and
piggery by providing the incentivization to the Individual, FPOs, FCOs JLGs,
SHGs, Section 8 companies for entrepreneurship development and also to the State
Government for breed improvement infrastructure.
3.2.2
Sub-mission on Feed and Fodder Development: This Sub-Mission aims towards
strengthening of fodder seed chain to improve availability of certified fodder
seed required for fodder production and encouraging entrepreneurs for
establishment of fodder Block/Hay Bailing/Silage Making Units through
incentivisation.
3.2.3
Sub-mission on Innovation and Extension: The sub-mission aims to incentivize
the Institutes, Universities, Organizations carrying out research and
development related to sheep, goat, pig and feed and fodder sector, extension
activities, livestock insurance and innovation. Under this sub-mission,
assistance will be provided to the central Agencies, ICAR Institutes and
University farms for applied research required for development of the sector,
extension services including promotional activities for animal husbandry and
schemes, seminars, conferences, demonstration activities and other IEC
activities for awareness generation. Assistance will also be provided for
livestock insurance and innovations.
