Government Strengthens Dairy Development, Livestock Infrastructure and Animal Health Preparedness Across India

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying reported extensive interventions to boost dairy and livestock sectors. The National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) has organised 36,611 new dairy cooperative societies and strengthened 34,557 village‑level societies, creating about 168 lakh litres per day of milk chilling capacity and distributing 76,748 milk‑quality testing devices. Under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF), projects totalling 418 lakh litres per day of milk processing capacity have been approved. The Rashtriya Gokul Mission and National Livestock Mission together achieved 17.27 crore artificial inseminations, benefitting 5.98 crore farmers, and sanctioned 4,291 livestock‑entrepreneurship projects worth ₹2,956.79 crore, projected to generate 21,000 direct jobs. A national mock exercise, Pashujanya Yudh Abhyas, was conducted to strengthen zoonotic disease preparedness.