Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Agency overview
Formed31 May 2019;6 years ago (2019-05-31)
Jurisdiction Government of India
Annual budget4,327.85 crore (US$510 million) (2023-24 est)
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Website www.dahd.nic.in

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is a ministry of the Government of India responsible for the administration of 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.

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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 and George Kurian.

Organisations

Departments

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

Attached/subordinated offices

Boards

Others

Cabinet Ministers

PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
Giriraj Singh assuming charge as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in 2017.jpg Giriraj Singh
(born 1952)
MP for Begusarai
31 May 20197 July 20212 years, 37 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi
Shri Parshottam Rupalal.jpg Parshottam Rupala
(born 1954)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat
7 July 20219 June 20244 years, 82 days
Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh 2022.jpg Lalan Singh
(born 1952)
MP for Munger
10 June 2024Incumbent1 year, 109 days Janata Dal (United) Modi III

Ministers of State

PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan.jpg Sanjeev Balyan
(born 1972)
MP for Muzaffarnagar
31 May 20199 June 20245 years, 9 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi
Pratap Chandra Sarangi.jpg Pratap Chandra Sarangi
(born 1955)
MP for Balasore
31 May 20197 July 20212 years, 37 days
L. Murugan with PM Modi (cropped).jpg L. Murugan
(born 1977)
Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh
7 July 20219 June 20242 years, 338 days
SPS Baghel MoS Health.jpg S. P. Singh Baghel
(born 1960)
MP for Agra
10 June 2024Incumbent1 year, 109 days Modi III
George Kurian.jpg George Kurian
Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh

See also

References https://dahd.gov.in/