Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is a newly formed ministry in India. It was formed in May 2019 by Modi government from the department of same name under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The move was welcomed by Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the marketer of Amul.[1]

Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Agency overview
JurisdictionRepublic of India
Agency executives
Websitewww.dahd.nic.in

List of Ministers
  • Dilip Kumar Ray (29 June 1996 - 06 July 1996) (Dept. of Animal Husbandry and Dairying) (MoS, Independent Charge) [2]
  • Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (06 July 1996 - 09 June 1997) (Dept. of Animal Husbandry and Dairying) (MoS, Independent Charge)
  • Chaturanan Mishra (09 June 1997 - 19 March 1998) (Dept. of Animal Husbandry and Dairying)
  • Giriraj Singh (30 May 2019 - )

Minister of State
Name Portrait Term of office Political Party
Pratap Chandra Sarangi 31 May 2019 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan 31 May 2019 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party

See also

References
  1. "GCMMF welcomes separate ministry for animal husbandry", The Hindu Business Line, 1 June 2019
  2. "Council of Ministers" (PDF).


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