The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) has launched the Livestock Insurance Portal, aimed at transforming livestock insurance delivery across the country under the Livestock Insurance activity of National Livestock Mission (NLM).
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India, has launched a comprehensive digital platform named Livestock Insurance Portal. The initiative was unveiled by Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Hon'ble Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, in the presence of Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel, Hon'ble Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Naresh Pal Gangwar, Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and other senior officials of the Department. Over 4,000 participants joined online. The Portal can be accessed at https://rashtriyapashubima.dahd.gov.in.
While highlighting the contours of scheme, premium rates, contribution of the farmer & other aspects of the Livestock Insurance activity, Shri Naresh Pal Gangwar, Secretary (AHD) informed that more than 30 lakh animals have already been insured during the year. Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel expressed concern over the uncertainty of agriculture and expressed hope that the livestock insurance portal will be a great relief to farmers.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh highlighted that livestock serves as a critical source of income and livelihood for millions of rural households. He emphasized that timely and affordable insurance protection safeguards farmers against financial losses arising from mortality, disease outbreaks, accidents, natural calamities, and other unforeseen risks. He stressed upon the measures for awareness programmes for farmers to provide them maximum benefit under the scheme and urged Insurance Companies, State Governments, and other stakeholders to give wider publicity to the scheme through their respective social media and IEC campaigns.
The newly launched Livestock Insurance Portal provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for policy issuance, premium management, claim processing, beneficiary verification, and real-time monitoring. The platform brings together farmers, State Governments, Insurance Companies, and implementing agencies on a single transparent and technology-enabled interface.
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