🏛️ Description
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (MoFAHD) is a key ministry under the Government of India responsible for promoting the sustainable growth of India’s livestock, dairy, and fisheries sectors. Formed in 2019, the Ministry aims to enhance farmers’ incomes, ensure food security, and generate employment through innovation, scientific management, and welfare programs for livestock and aquatic resources.
The Ministry oversees the development of animal health infrastructure, dairy production, aquaculture, and value-chain modernization, ensuring bio-security and productivity enhancement across rural India. It also implements flagship schemes that improve breeding, disease control, market access, and blue-economy growth.
🎯 Mandate
- Formulate and implement national policies for fisheries, livestock, and dairy development.
- Enhance productivity, animal health, and farmer income through technology-based interventions.
- Promote sustainable aquaculture and marine resource management under the Blue Revolution.
- Develop cold-chain, storage, and processing infrastructure for dairy and fisheries products.
- Implement welfare schemes like PM Matsya Sampada Yojana, National Livestock Mission, and Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme.
- Ensure animal disease control, vaccination programs, and bio-security standards.
- Encourage cooperatives, startups, and private investment in dairy and aquaculture value chains.
- Support research, innovation, and data-driven policy through specialized institutions and digital systems.
🌐 Official Website
🏢 Offices & Contacts
Headquarters:
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Krishi Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,
New Delhi – 110001, India
Telephone: +91-11-23382608 / 23389020
Email: secy-ahd@nic.in
Website: https://dahd.nic.in
🏗️ Departments & Key Organisations
- Department of Fisheries: https://dof.gov.in
- Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD): https://dahd.nic.in
- National Dairy Development Board (NDDB): https://www.nddb.coop
- National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB): https://nfdb.gov.in
- Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE): https://cife.edu.in
- Animal Quarantine & Certification Services (AQCS): AQCS Portal
- Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme: DAHD Schemes