The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying will launch a new digital portal for livestock insurance on 28 September 2026 in New Delhi. Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh will inaugurate the platform. The portal aims to streamline how farmers access and manage livestock insurance schemes offered by the government.
Key facts
- Launch date: 28 September 2026
- Launch location: New Delhi
- Launching minister: Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Panchayati Raj
- Languages supported: Hindi, English and 11 regional languages (total 13 languages)
- Scheme covered: Livestock Insurance Scheme of the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying
What the portal does
The Livestock Insurance Portal is a single, integrated online platform designed to handle all aspects of livestock insurance in one place. Farmers and administrators will use it for policy issuance, claim processing, tracking policies and generating reports. Previously, these functions may have been scattered across different systems or required manual paperwork.
The portal centralises operations for livestock covered under the government’s Livestock Insurance Scheme, making the process faster and less cumbersome. Real-time monitoring and data-driven management become possible through this unified system, which should help administrators track insurance programmes across the country more effectively.
Language accessibility
A key feature of this portal is its availability in 13 languages: Hindi, English and 11 regional languages. This design choice recognises that most livestock farmers in India speak their local languages and may not be comfortable with Hindi or English alone. By offering services in languages familiar to farmers, the portal removes a barrier to accessing insurance services and information.
How this connects to livestock insurance in India
Livestock insurance in India is meant to protect farmers against losses from death or disease of their animals. The government offers structured schemes under the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying to help farmers manage financial risk. Until now, accessing and managing these schemes may have involved visiting offices, dealing with paper forms or contacting intermediaries.
This portal brings those services online, making the process transparent and efficient. Farmers can check their policies, submit claims and track progress from their own location. The improved transparency also builds confidence that claims will be processed fairly and without unnecessary delay.
Benefits for farmers and administrators
For livestock farmers, the portal promises easier access to insurance without the need to travel to offices or deal with paper-heavy procedures. They can use a single platform to manage all their livestock insurance needs in their own language. Claim processing should be faster because the system can handle applications digitally and share information across regions in real time.
For government administrators and insurance providers, the portal offers better coordination and oversight. They can monitor how schemes are performing across different regions, identify problems quickly and manage resources more efficiently. Data-driven insights from the portal can also help improve livestock insurance programmes over time.
The platform is designed to make livestock insurance more inclusive by bringing technology-enabled services closer to farmers while protecting their livelihoods through more accessible risk management tools.
What happens next
The portal will be formally launched on 28 September 2026. After launch, the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying will roll out the platform for use by livestock farmers and implementing agencies across the country under the Livestock Insurance Scheme.