Lok Sabha Question No. 866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Lumpy Skin Disease
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi, Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 866 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## LUMPY SKIN DISEASE

866. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI: SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

be pleased to state?

- (a) whether the Government is aware of large number of deaths of the bovines due to the Lumpy Skin disease in various States including Odisha and Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the total number of bovines, cows and other animals who died due to the said disease, State-wise including Odisha and Rajasthan;
- (c) the  places  where  lumpy  disease was first detected in other livestock including cows in the country, State-wise including Odisha;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  funds  to  the  farmers  and  cattle  owners  affected  by lumpy skin disease, if so, the details thereof and the total funds allocated in this regard, State-wise including Odisha;
- (e) whether the Government plans to invest in research and development towards development of  a  vaccine  to  prevent  lumpy  skin  disease,  if  so,  the  details  of  investment  made  and  roadmap  to launch such a vaccine; and
- (f) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to the State Governments to prevent from above lumpy disease in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Odisha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) and (b): Yes, Sir. The details of cattle deaths are attached at Annexure 1.
- (c): Lumpy Skin Disease was reported in cattle initially from Odisha in September, 2019. The details of places are attached at Annexure 1
- (d):  Animal  Husbandry  is  a  State  subject.  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and    Dairying, Government of India do not have any scheme to allocate the funds to the farmers and cattle owners affected by lumpy Skin disease. However, Department is taking all necessary steps to support States / UTs to control and contain the disease which include financial and technical support. The details of funds  released/permission  accorded  to  States/UTs  to  utilize  funds  from  available  central  share  for procurement of vaccine is attached at Annexure 2.
- (e): As gathered from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), a homologous live attenuated Lumpy  Skin  Disease  vaccine  for  use  in  cattle  and  buffaloes  has  been  developed  by  ICAR.  The vaccine  technology  has  since  been  released  by  ICAR  to  M/s.  Indian  Immunological  Limited, Hyderabad and M/s. Biovet Private Limited, Malur, Karnataka, and the vaccine is in the testing stage before its commercial production.
- (f): Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India has issued guidelines/advisories for control of LSD including vaccination and treatment and circulated them to States / UTs, including Odisha, to control and contain the disease.

## Annexure 1

| Details of cattle died due to Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) as well as cattle vaccinated against LSD during 2022-23   | Details of cattle died due to Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) as well as cattle vaccinated against LSD during 2022-23   | Details of cattle died due to Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) as well as cattle vaccinated against LSD during 2022-23   | Details of cattle died due to Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) as well as cattle vaccinated against LSD during 2022-23   | Details of cattle died due to Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) as well as cattle vaccinated against LSD during 2022-23   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                          | Name of State/UT                                                                                                 | Place where LSD first detected                                                                                   | Number of animals died due to LSD                                                                                | Number of animals vaccinated against LSD                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                          | Ahmedabad                                                                                                        | 6193                                                                                                             | 6319005                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                 | Shimla                                                                                                           | 11217                                                                                                            | 734830                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                                           | Ferozpur                                                                                                         | 17932                                                                                                            | 921615                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                        | Jodhpur                                                                                                          | 76030                                                                                                            | 10839126                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                                      | Udham Singh Nagar                                                                                                | 921                                                                                                              | 696811                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                   | Anuppur                                                                                                          | 696                                                                                                              | 3704903                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                                | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                   | Aakhnoor                                                                                                         | 2698                                                                                                             | 1964241                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                    | Varanasi                                                                                                         | 655                                                                                                              | 15787400                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                                          | Gurugram                                                                                                         | 2938                                                                                                             | 1736348                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                      | Gadchiroli                                                                                                       | 34711                                                                                                            | 14231372                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                               | Goa                                                                                                              | North Goa                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                | 21895                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                      | Medinipur                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                | 2600                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                   | East Godavari                                                                                                    | 276                                                                                                              | 133886                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                               | Delhi                                                                                                            | Fathepur                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                | 25067                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                                            | Gaya                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                | 9195419                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                       | Tiruvallur                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                | 121700                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                        | Lohardaga                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                | 176274                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                                        | Bidar                                                                                                            | 29717                                                                                                            | 10101343                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                                        | Vikarabad                                                                                                        | 70                                                                                                               | 3206369                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                                           | Mallapuram                                                                                                       | 274                                                                                                              | 164782                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                     | Bilaspur                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                | 2474                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                                           | Cuttack                                                                                                          | 111                                                                                                              | 4111500                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                                           | Namchi                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                | 290                                                                                                              |
| TOTAL                                                                                                            | TOTAL                                                                                                            | TOTAL                                                                                                            | 184447                                                                                                           | 84199250                                                                                                         |

## Detail  of  funds  released/approval  conveyed  to  States/UTs  under  Livestock  Health  & Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) during 2022-23

## (in Rs. Lakh)

| S. No.   | Name of State    |   Funds released / permission accorded to States/UTs for procurement of vaccine doses and vaccination cost |
|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Uttar Pradesh    |                                                                                                     792    |
| 2        | Maharashtra      |                                                                                                     619    |
| 3        | J&K              |                                                                                                    1607    |
| 4        | Uttarakhand      |                                                                                                      80.33 |
| 5        | Punjab           |                                                                                                    1478    |
| 6        | Rajasthan        |                                                                                                     312    |
| 7        | Gujarat          |                                                                                                       2.25 |
| 8        | Chhattisgarh     |                                                                                                      93.7  |
| 9        | West Bengal      |                                                                                                     478.8  |
| 10       | Tripura          |                                                                                                      13.83 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh   |                                                                                                      67.2  |
| 12       | Haryana          |                                                                                                     272.48 |
| 13       | Karnataka        |                                                                                                     385.11 |
| 14       | Bihar            |                                                                                                     685.97 |
| 15       | Andhra Pradesh   |                                                                                                     153.9  |
| 16       | Mizoram          |                                                                                                       0.47 |
| 17       | Sikkim           |                                                                                                       6.9  |
| 18       | Himachal Pradesh |                                                                                                      47.25 |
| 19       | Puducherry       |                                                                                                       4.01 |
| 20       | Assam            |                                                                                                      47.25 |
| 21       | Odisha           |                                                                                                     249.56 |
| 22       | Goa              |                                                                                                       2.19 |
|          | Total            |                                                                                                    7399.2  |