Lok Sabha Question No. 496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Control of Livestock Diseases
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar, Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Ravi Kishan Shukla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 496

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JUNE 2019

## CONTROL OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES

## 496.  SHRI  RODMAL  NAGAR:  SHRIMATI  RAKSHA  NIKHIL  KHADSE:  SHRI RAVINDRA SHYAM NARAYAN SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHA:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मात्स्यिकी, पशुपालन और डेिरी मंत्री

be pleased to state

(a) whether the Government has formulated any action plan for complete eradication of livestock diseases like foot and mouth disease and brucellosis occurring in the cattle in the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof, State- wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) the time by which the said scheme is likely to be implemented and the names of the States in which it will be implemented in the first phase;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  a  scheme  like  free  of  cost medicines scheme and cattle insurance scheme for the diseases occurring in the cattle and if so, the time by which the scheme will be implemented; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  vaccination  for  the  increasing  infection  of Brucellosis and if so, the details therof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a): Yes Sir

(b):  The  National  Animal  Disease  Control  Programme  for  Foot  and  Mouth  Disease (FMD)  and  Brucellosis  has  been  approved  by  the  Cabinet  on  31.05.2019  as  a  new Central Sector Scheme for a total outlay of Rs.13,343.00 crore for five years (2019-24) An amount of Rs2683.00 crore is proposed for the Financial Year 2019-20. It is has the following components:

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) control programme: The programme envisages 100% vaccination coverage of cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats and pigs at six months interval in the entire country. Further, animals will be identified using unique animal identification ear tags. The programme also includes de-worming of targeted population of livestock twice a year as one of its activities.

Brucellosis control programme: The programme envisages 100% vaccination coverage of female cattle and buffalo calves (4-8 months of age) once in a life time.

(c) The scheme is envisaged to be implemented all over India from 2019-20 till 202324.

(d) There are no proposals in the Government at present. However, National Livestock Mission (NLM) being implemented by the Department is having a Risk Management and Insurance component, the objective of which is to manage risk and uncertainties by providing  protection  mechanism  to  the  farmers  against  any  eventual  loss  of  their animals due to death.

(e) Yes, the Government has proposed for vaccination against Brucellosis through the Brucellosis  control  programme  component  of  the  National  Animal  Disease  Control Programme  for  Foot  and  Mouth  Disease  (FMD)  and  Brucellosis.  The  programme envisages 100% vaccination coverage of female cattle and buffalo calves (4-8 months of age) once in a life time.

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