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 Branch of Government of India | |
 Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 31 May 2019; 6 years ago (2019-05-31) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Annual budget | ₹4,327.85 crore (US$510 million) (2023-24 est) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Ministers responsible |
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| Website | www |
TheMinistry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is a ministry of theGovernment of India responsible for the administration of matters related tofisheries,animal husbandry anddairying. The ministry came into existence on 31 May 2019 after the formation of theSecond Modi ministry. Prior to becoming an independent ministry, the ministry was a department under theMinistry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying was named as theMinistry 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 wasGiriraj Singh who served from 2019 until 2021. The current minister isLalan Singh, who has been in office since June 2024. The current ministers of state areS. P. Singh Baghel andGeorge Kurian.
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has two departments:
| Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
_in_2017.jpg) | Giriraj Singh (born 1952) MP forBegusarai | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi | ||
 | Parshottam Rupala (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP forGujarat | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 4 years, 144 days | |||||
 | Lalan Singh (born 1952) MP forMunger | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 171 days | Janata Dal (United) | Modi III | |||
| Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
 | Sanjeev Balyan (born 1972) MP forMuzaffarnagar | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | 5 years, 9 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi | ||
 | Pratap Chandra Sarangi (born 1955) MP forBalasore | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | |||||
.jpg) | L. Murugan (born 1977) Rajya Sabha MP forMadhya Pradesh | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | |||||
 | S. P. Singh Baghel (born 1960) MP forAgra | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 171 days | Modi III | ||||
 | George Kurian Rajya Sabha MP forMadhya Pradesh | ||||||||