Livestock insurance orientation programme held at Jalukie town

DIMAPUR — A one-day orientation training programme of para-veterinarians and farmers under Livestock Insurance NLM 2025-2026 was held at Women Welfare Hall, Jalukie town, on Friday.

According to a DIPR report, the orientation training programme was sponsored by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, and implemented by the chief veterinary officer, Peren.

In the technical session, Dr. Suiyipeube Mpom stated that the livestock insurance scheme will be implemented in collaboration with the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL), which is a public sector insurance company in India established in the year 1906.

It is India's oldest general insurance company fully owned by the Government of India and administered by the Ministry of Finance.

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Dr. Mpom said the aim is to give financial protection to animal proprietors by ensuring protection for their animals.

The scheme will also assist livestock owners against loss caused by death of animals, besides helping farmers to get access to loan facilities from the bank by insuring their livestock against loss.

He also imparted knowledge on how the farmers can avail insurance policy, the documents required for livestock claim and the types of animals covered under the scheme, including pigs, sheep and goat, poultry layer birds, cattle (heifer), cattle (milch), mithun and buffalo.

He informed that a proper claim document has to be submitted within 14 days after the loss and death of their livestock to the authority.