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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

मत्स्य पालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्रालय
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Incumbent Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh since 11 June 2024
Agency overview
Formed	31 May 2019; 5 years ago (2019-05-31)
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Annual budget	₹4,327.85 crore (US$500 million) (2023-24 est)
Minister responsible	Lalan Singh, Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Deputy Ministers responsible	S. P. Singh Baghel, Minister of State George Kurian, Minister of State
Website	www.dahd.nic.in

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Hindi: मत्स्य पालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्रालय) is a ministry of the Government of India which is responsible for the matters related to fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying. The ministry came into existence on 31 May 2019 after the formation of the Second Modi ministry. Prior to becoming an independent ministry, the ministry was a department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying was named as the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairying at the time of its formation in 2019 but was later renamed to its present name in 2021. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying who is usually a cabinet minister in the union cabinet and is assisted by a minister of state.

The first minister was Giriraj Singh who served from 2019 until 2021. The current minister is Lalan Singh who has been in office since June 2024. The current ministers of state are S. P. Singh Baghel (since 2024) and George Kurian (since 2024).

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has two departments:

• Department of Animal Husbandry
• Department of Fisheries

• Central Institute of Coastal Engineering for Fishery, Bangalore

• National Fisheries Development Board

• Central Poultry Development Organization (Western Region), Goregaon (East), Mumbai
• Mera Matsya Dhan - Blue Revolution by National Fisheries Development Board
• Regional Station for Forage Production and Demonstration, Pahadi Sharif, Hyderabad, Telangana

No.	Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
				From	To	Period
1			Giriraj Singh (born 1952) MP for Begusarai	31 May 2019	7 July 2021	2 years, 37 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi II		Narendra Modi
2			Parshottam Rupala (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat	7 July 2021	9 June 2024	3 years, 196 days
3			Lalan Singh (born 1952) MP for Munger	10 June 2024	Incumbent	223 days	Janata Dal (United)	Modi III

No.	Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
				From	To	Period
1			Sanjeev Balyan (born 1972) MP for Muzaffarnagar	31 May 2019	9 June 2024	5 years, 9 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi II		Narendra Modi
2			Pratap Chandra Sarangi (born 1955) MP for Balasore	31 May 2019	7 July 2021	2 years, 37 days
3			L. Murugan (born 1977) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh	7 July 2021	9 June 2024	2 years, 338 days
4			S. P. Singh Baghel (born 1960) MP for Agra	10 June 2024	Incumbent	223 days		Modi III
5			George Kurian Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh

• Department of Animal husbandry and Dairying
• Animal Welfare Board of India

• Official website