National Digital Livestock Mission

National Digital Livestock Mission Latest News

Recently, the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, informed the Lok  Sabha about the National Digital Livestock Mission (NDLM).

About National Digital Livestock Mission

• It was launched by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India for creating a digital database of livestock and related services across the country. 
• Aims: To enhance livestock productivity and breed improvement, strengthen disease surveillance and control, enable traceability of livestock products and create a farmer-centric digital ecosystem for efficient service delivery. 
• It has been implemented across all States in India.
• The digital backbone of the mission is the ‘Bharat Pashudhan’ platform.
  • Bharat Pashudhan’ platform includes mobile and web-based applications used by field workers to record livestock-related activities.
  • Each animal is assigned a unique 12-digit bar-coded ear tag, which serves as its digital identity.
  • Using this system, field workers capture data on animal registration, artificial insemination and breeding, ownership changes, vaccinations, disease reporting, milk recording, ration balancing and e-prescriptions.

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Objectives of the National Digital Livestock Mission

• Improving breeding outcomes suited to India’s diverse agro-climatic conditions.
• Enabling real-time disease monitoring and control, and establishing a robust traceability mechanism for livestock products.
• The mission also focuses on empowering farmers by providing easy access to information on government schemes and livestock-related services.

Source: PIB