Increasing the Population of Cattle

In order to complement and supplement the efforts made by the States for development & conservation and increasing population of cattle and other livestock species in the country the Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying & Fisheries is implementing the following major schemes: a) National Programme for Bovine Breeding & Dairy Development; b) National Dairy Plan-I; c) Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme; d) National Livestock Mission; e) Livestock Health and Disease Control; f) Central Cattle Breeding Farms and g) Central Herd Registration Scheme.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture Sh.Mohanbhai Kundaria in Rajya Sabha today.

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