The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (AH&D) is one of the Departments of the newly created Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (AH&D) renamed as Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DADF) was one of the Departments in the Ministry of Agriculture and came into existence w.e.f. 1st February 1991, by converting two divisions of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation namely Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development into a separate Department.

The Fisheries Division of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation and a part of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries were later transferred to this Department w.e.f. 10th October 1997.

The Department is located at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi and parts of some Divisions of the Department are functioning from Chanderlok Building, Janpath, New Delhi.

Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)

Rangeen Machli app

December 2024

Under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the department of fisheries developed the app

It aims to support hobbyists, farmers, and professionals in the ornamental fish industry by providing multilingual, reliable, and comprehensive information on ornamental fish care, breeding, and maintenance.

The app caters to a broad audience by offering content in eight Indian languages.

The objectives of the Rangeen Machli App are as below: 🔸To provide information on popular ornamental fish species and their care. 🔸To promote local businesses through dynamic directories of aquarium shops. 🔸To enhance knowledge of ornamental aquaculture techniques, thereby empowering fish farmers and shop owners. 🔸To serve as an educational tool for newcomers and professionals in the ornamental fish industry.

March 2025

NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR DAIRY DEVELOPMENT (NPDD)

• Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) is implementing “National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)”scheme across the country since Feb-2014.
• The scheme has been restructured/ realigned in July 2021 for implementation from 2021-22 to 2025-26with the following two components:
  1. The Component ”A” of NPDD focuses on creating/strengthening of infrastructure for quality milk testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities for State Cooperative Dairy Federations/ District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union/SHGs/Milk Producer Companies/Farmer Producer Organizations.
  2. The Component ‘B’ of the NPDD scheme "Dairying through Cooperatives” aims to increase sale of milk and dairy products by increasing farmer’s access to organized market, upgrading dairy processing facilities and marketing infrastructure and enhancing the capacity of producer owned institutions.
• NPDD scheme is not beneficiary oriented. Indirect benefits are provided through State Milk Federations/Unions/Producer Companies thereby increasing their income.
• Component B have been expanded to cover 9 states in 2023 -2024, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal.
• Cabinet approves the Revised NPDD from 2021 - 2022 to 2025 - 2026.
• Aims to generate additional 3.2 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities particularly benefitting women, who constitute 70% of the dairy work force.
• To establish 10,000 new dairy cooperative societies in North Eastern Region. [PIB](Press Release:Press Information Bureau)

Rashtriya Gokul Mission

Cabinet approves the implementation of revised RGM with enhanced allocation from 2024 - 2025 to 2025 - 2026. Aims to boost milk production and increase farmers income and to improve livelihoods of 8.5 crore dairy farmers.