Question

A government scheme aims to promote entrepreneurship in the livestock sector by offering a back-ended capital subsidy of up to 50% of the project cost for setting up units such as poultry hatcheries, sheep and goat breeding farms, and piggery units, alongside support for feed and fodder development and livestock insurance. Which centrally implemented mission is being referred to here?

Q: Answer-A government scheme aims to promote entrepreneurship in the livestock sector by offering a back-ende...

The National Livestock Mission, implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, provides a back-ended capital subsidy of up to 50 of the project cost for entrepreneurship activities such as poultry, sheep and goat breeding, and piggery units, alongside sub-missions for feed and fodder development and livestock insurance, distinguishing it from the breed-conservation-focused Rashtriya Gokul Mission and the fisheries-focused PMMSY.