Inception

The Government of India initiated action in the beginning of 9th Plan towards formulation of a comprehensive scheme for cattle and buffalo breeding in consultation with State Governments and other concerned agencies with an aim to consolidate the gains achieved till 8th Plan Period, to maximise returns on investments, and to ensure sustainability of operations as well as quality in breeding inputs and services. These efforts culminated in merger of the ongoing centrally sponsored schemes on cattle and buffalo breeding, namely Extension of Frozen Semen Technology Progeny Testing Programmes and National Bull Production Programmes (NBPP) into a new centrally sponsored scheme the National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB) which aims at thorough re-organization and reorientation of the cattle and buffalo breeding operations in the country.

In order to implement the centrally sponsored Project viz. "the National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB)", the "Tamilnadu Livestock Development Agency" (TNLDA) was formed by the Government of Tamilnadu to reinforce breeding activities in Cattle and Buffalo at the State level. It started functioning from 9-1-2003 as a registered society (registered on 11.02.2002) under the Registration of Societies Act, 1975 with the Secretary to Government, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department as its Chairman and a senior level technical officer in the state as its Chief Executive Officer.