National Livestock Mission (NLM) - Entrepreneurship Development

What it is

Promote livestock and poultry entrepreneurship, breed improvement, feed and fodder infrastructure, employment and sector productivity through the NLM sub-missions.

What you get

• NLM capital subsidy for eligible entrepreneurship projectsUp to ₹50,00,000

Who it is for

• Individuals, SHGs, FPOs, farmer cooperatives, JLGs and Section 8 companies
• Poultry: parent farm, rural hatchery or mother unit with at least 1,000 parent layers
• Sheep and goat: breeding unit with at least 500 females and 25 males
• Piggery: breeder farm with at least 100 sows and 25 boars
• Subsidy released in two instalments through SIDBI after 25% of the infrastructure cost is spent and verified

Not eligible if

• working capital
• land purchase or lease
• personal vehicle
• office accommodation where excluded by the component

How to apply

1. 1
   Select the NLM component

   Confirm whether the project is rural poultry, small ruminants, piggery, camel, donkey, horse, mule or feed-and-fodder and check the amended component-specific terms.

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2. 2
   Prepare the project and financing evidence

   Compile the project report, entity documents, contribution or financing evidence, bank or self-financing route and required guarantees.

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3. 3
   Confirm the State Implementing Agency and EOI

   Verify the current State Implementing Agency, expression-of-interest route, screening process and expenditure or completion certification requirements.

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4. 4
   Use the official NLM dashboard

   Submit through the current official dashboard after confirming the live window and component route.

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