Lok Sabha Question No. 6052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Veterinary Hospitals
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6052 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH   APRIL, 2017

## VETERINARY HOSPITALS

## 6052.  SHRI  SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of veterinary  hospitals/dispensaries operating in rural areas of the country as on date, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds made available by the Government for the said purpose during the last three years and the current financial year, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  veterinary  hospitals/dispensaries  in  rural areas particularly in the areas which are deprived of the said facility in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) the time by which the said hospitals/dispensaries are likely to be opened in all the villages of the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a) Based  on  the  information  available  with  the  Department,  State-wise  details  of  veterinary hospitals/ polyclinics and veterinary dispensaries are given at Annexure I.
- (b) In order to address the need to set up new veterinary hospitals/ dispensaries by the States and to  strengthen/  equip  the  existing  ones,  the  Department  is  providing  financial  assistance  under  the component  'Establishment  and  Strengthening  of existing Veterinary Hospitals &  Dispensaries (ESVHD)' as part of Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Livestock Health & Disease Control (LH&DC)' on basis  of  cost  norms  of  the  scheme.  Details  of  the  funds  provided  to  the  States/UTs  during  the Financial Year 2014-15 to 2017-18 (till date) is at Annexure II.

(c  )  to  (e)  Veterinary  hospitals/  polyclinics  and  dispensaries,  etc.  are  set  up  by  the  States/  Union Territory Governments depending upon the livestock population in a particular area and availability of resources. However, assistance is provided by this Department under 'Establishment and Strengthening of existing Veterinary Hospitals & Dispensaries (ESVHD)'.

State-wise number of Veterinary Institutions (as on 31/03/2016)

|   S.N o. | States/UTs            | Veterinary Hospitals/Poly clinics   | Veterinary Dispensaries   |
|----------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh        | 194                                 | 1424                      |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh     | 1                                   | 93                        |
|        3 | Assam                 | 29                                  | 541                       |
|        4 | Bihar                 | 39                                  | 1083                      |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh          | 275                                 | 795                       |
|        6 | Goa                   | 5                                   | 23                        |
|        7 | Gujarat               | 23                                  | 702                       |
|        8 | Haryana               | 947                                 | 1813                      |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh      | 372                                 | 1769                      |
|       10 | Jammu & Kashmir       | 281                                 | 1900                      |
|       11 | Jharkhand             | 27                                  | 424                       |
|       12 | Karnataka             | 694                                 | 1833                      |
|       13 | Kerala                | 277                                 | 869                       |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh        | 1063                                | 1535                      |
|       15 | Maharashtra           | 200                                 | 1746                      |
|       16 | Manipur               | 55                                  | 109                       |
|       17 | Meghalaya             | 4                                   | 115                       |
|       18 | Mizoram               | 5                                   | 35                        |
|       19 | Nagaland              | 11                                  | 30                        |
|       20 | Odisha                | 541                                 | 2939                      |
|       21 | Punjab                | 1367                                | 1485                      |
|       22 | Rajasthan             | 2527                                | 198                       |
|       23 | Sikkim                | 17                                  | 52                        |
|       24 | Tamil Nadu            | 171                                 | 2481                      |
|       25 | Telangana             | 110                                 | 908                       |
|       26 | Tripura               | 16                                  | 60                        |
|       27 | Uttarakhand           | 324                                 | 10                        |
|       28 | Uttar Pradesh         | 2205                                | 268                       |
|       29 | West Bengal           | 112                                 | 611                       |
|       30 | A & N Islands         | 10                                  | 12                        |
|       31 | Chandigarh            | 5                                   | 8                         |
|       32 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli* | 1                                   | -                         |
|       33 | Daman & Diu           | -                                   | 2                         |
|       34 | Delhi                 | 50                                  | 26                        |
|       35 | Lakshadweep           | 4                                   | 5                         |
|       36 | Puducherry            | -                                   | 17                        |

Source: Annual Report, 2016-17, DADF

Details of the funds provided to the States/UTs during the Financial Year 2014-15 to 2017-18 as on date  under  Establishment  and  Strengthening  of  existing  Veterinary  Hospitals  &  Dispensaries (ESVHD)  ), a component of Livestock Health and Disease Control Scheme.

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18(till date)   |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State   | Release   | Release   | Release   | Release              |
| 1         | Andhra Pr.      | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 2         | Bihar           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh    | 300       | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 4         | Goa             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 5         | Gujarat         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 6         | Haryana         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 7         | Himachal Pr.    | 500       | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 8         | J. & K.         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 9         | Jharkhand       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 10        | Karnataka       | 187.5     | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 11        | Kerala          | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 12        | Madhya Pr.      | 0         | 0         | 20.25     | 0                    |
| 13        | Maharashtra     | 0         | 0         | 10.00     | 0                    |
| 14        | Orissa          | 0         | 154.14    | 0         | 0                    |
| 15        | Punjab          | 0         | 432.375   | 0         | 0                    |
| 16        | Rajasthan       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 17        | Tamil Nadu      | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 18        | Uttar Pr.       | 566.65    | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 19        | Uttarakhand     | 0         | 0         | 24.75     | 0                    |
| 20        | W. Bengal       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 21        | Telangana       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 22        | Arunachal Pr.   | 206.8     | 62.575    | 206.00    | 0                    |
| 23        | Assam           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 24        | Manipur         | 0         | 337.425   | 0         | 0                    |
| 25        | Meghalaya       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 26        | Mizoram         | 0         | 0         | 12.87     | 0                    |
| 27        | Nagaland        | 0         | 153.00    | 200.00    | 0                    |
| 28        | Sikkim          | 193.11    | 0         |           | 0                    |
| 29        | Tripura         | 0         | 0         | 13.00     | 0                    |
| 30        | NCT Delhi       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 31        | Pudducherry     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 32        | A&N, Islands    | 0         | 1.00      | 0         | 0                    |
| 33        | Chandigarh      | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 34        | D&N Haveili     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 35        | Daman & Diu     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |
| 36        | Lakshadweep     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                    |