Dr. Miftahul Islam Barbaruah

The framing of the National Livestock policy has been under consideration of the Government of India since 1993 with the constitution of a High Powered Group under the Chairmanship of Dr. S.Z. Quasim, the then Member, Planning Commission.   Subsequently, a series of national-level workshops were held with the preparation of the first Draft Paper on National Livestock Policy in the year 1996.  The Draft Paper on National Livestock Policy was circulated to all States from time to time for comments which were concurred by States by and large. The present draft National Livestock Policy has been finalized and updated taking into account the comments from some States and the provisions of the National Policy for Farmers, 2007 approved by the Government of India. The article highlights salient points of the policy document using the 6 "I" agricultural development framework. Update: National Livestock Policy 2013 -Final

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