Implementation of National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing the National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) as a Central Sector Scheme through the National Bee Board. The mission aims to promote scientific beekeeping, increase honey and beehive product output, generate income and employment, support farm and non‑farm households, empower women, and strengthen beekeepers via institutional frameworks. Under NBHM, project‑based assistance has enabled the creation of 7 honey testing labs, 66 mini labs, 83 processing units, 90 collection/branding units, and 81 Quality Nucleus Stock Development Centres. Honey production rose from 80,530 MT in 2014‑15 to 151,690 MT in 2025‑26, as per the Horticulture Crops Statistics (2nd Advance Estimates 2025‑26). The Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Ramnath Thakur, conveyed these details in a Rajya Sabha reply.