National Livestock Mission (NLM)

Published on 22 Mar 2025

• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister made requisite modification of the National Livestock Mission by including additional activities.

• 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 scheme aims towards employment generation, entrepreneurship development, increase in per animal productivity, increased production of meat among others.

The NLM have three sub-missions:

   Sub-Mission on Breed Development of Livestock and Poultry.

   Sub-Mission on Development feed  and Fodder

   Sub-Mission on Innovation and Extension.

Keywords:

National Livestock Mission NLM Agriculture livestock