Food Safety and Standards Authority of India FSSAI has specified Standards for non-bovine milk (Goat, Camel and Sheep milk) in sub-regulation 2.1.2 of Food Safety and Standards (Food products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation,2011 (https://fssai.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/2_%20Chapter%202_1%20(Dairy%20products%20and%20analogues).pdf)

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, is implementing the National Livestock Mission (NLM) since 2021.The scheme is being implemented across the country. Under the entrepreneurship component of the scheme, NLM-Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP), a 50% capital subsidy, up to ₹50 lakh, is provided for the establishment of poultry, sheep, goat, pig, horse, camel, and donkey breeding farms, as well as feed and fodder units. Eligible entities include individuals, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), Farmer Cooperative Organizations (FCOs), and Section 8 companies. The details of the unit sizes eligible under the NLM Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP) are provided in Annexure-I.

The subsidy amounts provided to individuals, FPOs, FCOs, SHGs, JLGs, and other stakeholders under this scheme at the national level, in Uttar Pradesh, and in the Sonipat District of Haryana are detailed in Annexure-II.

In Uttar Pradesh, 145 NLM-EDP projects have been approved, with a total sanctioned subsidy of ₹32.91 crore. This initiative has generated employment for 846 individuals and benefited 5,978 farmers. It is also expected to contribute to an annual fodder production capacity of 28,000 MT, supporting the induction of 30,371 livestock and 2,200 poultry birds into the system. Detailed information is provided in Annexure-III.

In Haryana, 13 NLM-EDP projects have been approved under the scheme, with a total sanctioned subsidy of ₹4.06 crore. This initiative has generated employment for 62 individuals and positively impacted 144 farmers. Additionally, the approved projects will contribute to an annual fodder production capacity of 2,400 MT and support the induction of 3,940 livestock and poultry birds into the system. Further details are provided in Annexure-IV.

The objective of the National Livestock Mission (NLM) scheme is to increase the per animal productivity, genetic improvement and availability of quality feed and fodder. Further, the breed multiplication farm which are funded under the NLM-EDP programme will provide the farmers with improved germplasm which in turn will increase the productivity. The silage plants established by the entrepreneurs would help in getting affordable fodder for the small holding livestock farmers and also encourage the local farmers to take up cultivation of fodder. Therefore, in long term, the benefit accrued under NLM-EDP programme will help in enhancing the livestock productivity.

Annexure-I

 

The following activities of different unit size are eligible under NLM Entrepreneurship Scheme:

1. Establishment of Parent Farm, Hatchery, brooder cum mother unit of Rural poultry birds with minimum 1000 parent layers for production of Hatching Eggs and Chicks.

 

Poultry Unit Size (Female + Male)	Max amount of capital subsidy
1000 + 100	₹25 lakhs

 

2. Establishment of sheep and goat breeding farm with minimum 100 female and 05 male and in its multiple as follows.

 

Goat/ Sheep Unit Size (Female + Male)	Max amount of capital subsidy
100 +5	₹10 lakhs
200+10	₹20 lakhs
300+15	₹30 lakhs
400+20	₹40 lakhs
500+25	₹50 lakhs

 

3. Establishment of Pig breeding farm with minimum 50 sow and 05 boar and 100 females and 10 males. The maximum subsidy ceiling for different components varies from Rs. 15.00 lakh to Rs. 30.00 lakh.

 

Pig Unit Size (Female + Male)	Max amount of capital subsidy
50 Sows + 5 Boars	₹15 lakhs
100 Sows + 10 Boars	₹30 lakhs

 

4. Establishment of fodder value addition units such as preparation of Hay/Silage/Total Mixed Ration (TMR)/ Fodder Block and storage of fodder. The maximum subsidy ceiling is Rs. 50.00 lakh.

 

5. Establishment of Camel, Horse and Donkey breeding farm

 

Horse Unit Size (Female + Male)	Max amount of capital subsidy
10 mare/broodmare + 2     stallion	₹50 lakhs

 

DonkeyUnit Size (Female + Male)	Max amount of capital subsidy
50 female+ 5 Male	₹50 lakhs

 

CamelUnit Size (Female + Male)	Max amount of capital subsidy
10 female + 1 male (for pastorals)	₹3 lakhs
10 female + 1 male	₹5 lakhs
50 female + 5male	₹25 lakhs
100 female + 10male	₹50 lakhs

Annexure II

 

Details of subsidy approved under NLM-EDP to the farmers, FPO, FCO, SHG, JLG in Uttar Pradesh and India:

States	Individual	Cooperatives	FPO	FCO	SHG	Section 8	JLG	Total Approved Subsidy (Rs. In Cr)
Uttar Pradesh	143	0	1	0	0	1	0	32.90
Rest of India	3129	4	6	0	1	6	4	1065.72
Grand Total	3272	4	7	0	1	7	4	1098.62

 

Status of projects received in NLM EDP portal for Sonipat District of Haryana

NLM EDP projects status in District Sonipat, Haryana
Current Status	Total Applications received in portal	Total Project Cost (Rs In Lakhs)	Total Subsidy Amount (Rs In Lakhs)
Total Application received from Sonipat District of Haryana	4	328.4029	154.5
Eligible by State Government	1	25.3529	10
Rejected by the State Government	1	73.91	30
Returned to the applicant by the State Government	2	229.14	114.5

Annexure –III

Details of Projects approved District- wise in Uttar Pradesh:

Sl No.	Districts	Projects approved by the Department as on date
		Feed and Fodder	Goat	Piggery	Poultry	No of Approved Applications	Total Project Cost (Rs. In Cr)	Total Approved subsidy (Rs. In Cr)
	Agra	0	2			3	2.56	1.15
	Aligarh	0	2			2	2.00	0.93
	Ambedkar Nagar	1	1			2	2.06	0.70
	Amethi	0	1			1	1.00	0.34
	Amroha	0	2			2	0.40	0.15
	Auraiya	0	1			1	1.00	0.50
	Ayodhya	0	2			2	1.56	0.69
	Azamgarh	0	3			3	2.20	0.86
	Baghpat	0	1	1		2	0.80	0.34
	Banda	1	1	1		3	1.60	0.74
	Bara Banki	0	2			2	1.60	0.80
	Bareilly	0	3	2		5	3.28	1.32
	Bhadohi	0	1			1	1.15	0.50
	Budaun	1	2			3	1.86	0.68
	Bulandshahr	0	2	1	2	5	3.87	1.74
	Deoria	0	7			7	1.58	0.57
	Etah	0	0	1		1	0.28	0.14
	Etawah	0	4			4	1.35	0.55
	Fatehpur	0	4			4	1.60	0.71
	Firozabad	0	1			1	1.30	0.41
	Gautam Buddha Nagar	0	0	1		1	0.76	0.30
	Ghaziabad	0	2	1		3	2.10	0.95
	Ghazipur	0	6			6	2.20	1.03
	Gorakhpur	0	10			10	5.39	2.25
	Hamirpur	0	3			3	1.81	0.90
	Hardoi	1	1			2	3.00	0.64
	Jalaun	0	1			1	0.20	0.10
	Jhansi	1	0			1	0.50	0.25
	Kanpur Dehat	0	5	1		6	2.16	0.85
	Kanpur Nagar	0	1			1	0.25	0.10
	Kaushambi	0	4	3		7	2.33	1.05
	Kheri	0	1			1	1.00	0.49
	Kushinagar	0	9			9	3.01	1.25
	Lucknow	0	3	1		4	2.02	0.92
	Mahoba	0	1			1	0.45	0.14
	Mahrajganj	0	1			1	1.00	0.50
	Mainpuri	0	1			1	0.21	0.09
	Mathura	0	0	1		1	0.79	0.30
	Mau	0	1			1	0.23	0.07
	Meerut	0	0	2		2	1.20	0.42
	Mirzapur	0	1			1	0.22	0.10
	Muzaffarnagar	0	1	2		3	2.35	1.05
	Pilibhit	0	1			1	0.21	0.10
	Prayagraj	1	1			1	1.12	0.50
	Rae Bareli	0	1			1	0.20	0.10
	Saharanpur	0	0	1		1	0.30	0.14
	Shahjahanpur	0	1			1	0.71	0.30
	Shrawasti	0	1			1	0.40	0.16
	Siddharthnagar	0	2			2	0.50	0.20
	Sonbhadra	0	2			2	0.63	0.30
	Sultanpur	0	4	1		5	2.50	1.16
	Unnao	0	5			5	3.00	1.34
	Varanasi	1	4			5	2.58	1.07
	Grand Total	7	116	20	2	145	78.36	32.91

 

Annexure –IV

Details of Projects approved District- wise in Haryana:

Sl No.	Districts	Projects approved by the Department as on date
		Goat & Sheep	Pig	Feed & Fodder	No of Approved Applications	Total Project Cost (Rs. In Cr)	Total Approved subsidy (Rs. In Cr)
	Bhiwani	2			2	1.99	0.90
	Charki Dadri	2	1		3	1.50	0.75
	Kurukshetra			1	1	1.13	0.50
	Mahendragarh	1			1	1.10	0.50
	Sirsa	6			6	3.66	1.41
	Grand Total	11	1	1	13	9.38	4.06

 

This information was given by the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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