New livestock insurance portal brings policies and claims online
The platform is designed to connect farmers, insurers and state agencies under the National Livestock Mission’s insurance activity.
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched a livestock insurance portal on 28 September, bringing several administrative steps under the National Livestock Mission’s insurance activity onto one digital platform.
According to the department, the portal supports policy issuance, premium management, claims processing, beneficiary verification and monitoring. It is designed to connect farmers with state governments, insurers and implementing agencies, giving those participants a common system for handling insurance records and transactions.
At the launch, the department’s secretary said more than 30 lakh animals had already been insured during the year. That is a figure attributed to the department; the announcement does not present an independent assessment of coverage or claims outcomes.
For livestock keepers, the practical change announced is the availability of a shared digital service. The launch does not establish that every animal is covered, that every claim will be accepted or that payments will be faster. Farmers should check the scheme’s applicable eligibility, premium contribution, cover and claims conditions before relying on a policy. Those terms remain important even when the application process moves online.