Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
- Parshottam Rupala, Cabinet Minister
- Sanjeev Balyan, Minister of State
- L. Murugan, Minister of State
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 and the current minister is Parshottam Rupala who has been in office since 7 July 2021. The current ministers of state are Sanjeev Balyan (since 2019) and L. Murugan (since 2021).
Organizations
Departments
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has two departments:
- Department of Animal Husbandry
- Department of Fisheries
Attached/subordinated offices
- Central Institute of Coastal Engineering for Fishery, Bangalore
Boards
Others
- Central Poultry Development Organisation (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
Cabinet Ministers
No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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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) MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha) | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 295 days |
Ministers of State
No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
From | To | Period | |||||||
1 | Sanjeev Balyan (born 1972) MP for Muzaffarnagar | 31 May 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 332 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) MP for Madhya Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 295 days |
See also
References
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