Lok Sabha Question No. 425 (STARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: African Swine Fever
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Pradan Baruah

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

STARRED QUESTION NO. *425

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  APRIL, 2025

## AFRICAN SWINE FEVER

## *425. SHRI PRADANBARUAH :

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to State:

- (a) whether recent outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country has affected pig farmers, particularly small-scale and backyard farmers in terms of economic losses, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to compensate the farmers in most affected States like Assam; and
- (c) the details of steps taken by the Government to stop the spread of the disease?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING

(SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 425 FOR REPLY ON 01.04.2025 REGARDING AFRICAN SWINE FEVER ASKED BY SHRI PRADAN BARUAH

(a),  (b)  &  (c)     Yes,  as  per  the  information  provided  by  the  states,  there  have  been  some outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF). As per the National Action Plan on ASF, stamping out pigs and destruction of feed within a 1 km infected zone is advocated. Central Government, under the sub-component Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD) of Livestock  Health  &  Disease  Control  Program  (LHDCP)  provides  financial  support  to  the States/UTs as per the demand of the state on 50:50 (Centre: State) sharing basis to compensate the animal owners for culling of pigs and destruction of feed in the infected area.

Government compensates the affected farmers in the prescribed manner as under:

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- i. Compensation  is  provided  to  affected  farmers  for  the  culling  of  pigs  and  feed  as follows: Rs. 2,200 for piglets up to 15 kg, Rs. 5,800 for growers/adults weighing 15-40 kg,  Rs.  8,400  for  breeding  boars/sows  weighing  40-70  kg,  Rs.  12,000  for  those weighing 70-100 kg, and Rs. 15,000 for those exceeding 100 kg. Additionally, feed is compensated at Rs. 22.00 per kilogram. The funding follows a 50:50 sharing pattern between the Centre and the State under ASCAD as per the demand received from the states.
- ii. During, 2025, as reported by the states, ASF outbreaks are noticed in the eight states namely Meghalaya, Sikkim, Haryana, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Mizoram, Andhra Pradesh wherein 80 affected pigs died. The compensation amount of Rs. 12.22 crore (Central Share) have been released to the states as per their demand from 2021 to 2025 under ASCAD.

In regard to Assam, the amount of Rs. 2.25 crore (Central Share) has been released to the state as per the demand under ASCAD for compensation to affected farmers against the culling of 6309 pigs from 2020 to 2024.

As  per  the  demand  received  from  the  states,  the  details  of  funds  (compensation) released to the most affected States during the last two years and current year under ASCAD for ASF is placed at Annexure -I.

Government has taken multipronged steps to stop the spread of the ASF disease as under:

- i. Formulation  and  circulation  of  the  National  Action  Plan  (NAP)  for  the  control, containment,  and  eradication  of  ASF,  incorporating  measures  such  as  movement control, stamping out pigs within a 1 km infected zone, cleaning and disinfection, waste disposal, restrictions on  pig feeding,  limitations  on  pork  meat,  and  enhanced surveillance.
- ii. The government is extending financial assistance to States and Union Territories under ASCAD  for  various activities, including control and containment operations, surveillance, capacity building, establishing & strengthening diagnostic infrastructure, training  programs,  raising  awareness  on  biosecurity,  and  promoting  animal  health initiatives.
- iii. Department has also issued the advisory to the states to maintain proper liaison with Police  and  Border  agencies  to  check  illegal entries  of  pigs  from  neighboring countries/states.
- iv. On-ground technical support is facilitated through the visits of Central teams, which also oversee the formation of Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) at the state level.
- v. Coordinating with the Forest Department to monitor and investigate unusual mortality in  wild  and  feral  pig  populations,  ensuring  timely  reporting  and  effective  control measures.
- vi. ICAR -National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (ICAR-NIHSAD), Bhopal, has been  mobilized  to  conduct  epidemiological  investigations  in  affected  states.  This  includes decentralizing  ASF  testing  and  screening  through  PCR,  facilitated  by  the  Central  Disease Diagnostic  Laboratory  (CDDL),  five  Regional  Disease  Diagnostic  Laboratories  (RDDLs), Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) Ludhiana, the State Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Gangtok, and ICAR- North Eastern Hill Region (NEH) Region, Meghalaya. These efforts also encompass sero-surveillance, sero-monitoring, training, and capacity building.
- vii. The  Crisis  Management  Plan  (CMP)  has  been  developed  for  Livestock  diseases  in managing and responding to animal disease outbreaks, ensuring swift containment and mitigation.
- viii. Department  has  launched  the  Pandemic  Fund  for  the  "Animal  Health  Security Strengthening  in  India  for  Pandemic  Preparedness  and  Response"  project  aimed  at bolstering readiness toward pandemic situation.

Annexure-I

| Details of funds (compensation) released to the most affected states during the last two years and current year underASCAD in respect toASF (Rs. in Lakh)   | Details of funds (compensation) released to the most affected states during the last two years and current year underASCAD in respect toASF (Rs. in Lakh)   | Details of funds (compensation) released to the most affected states during the last two years and current year underASCAD in respect toASF (Rs. in Lakh)   | Details of funds (compensation) released to the most affected states during the last two years and current year underASCAD in respect toASF (Rs. in Lakh)   | Details of funds (compensation) released to the most affected states during the last two years and current year underASCAD in respect toASF (Rs. in Lakh)   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                     | Names of States                                                                                                                                             | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                     | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                     | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        | 75.00                                                                                                                                                       | 150.00                                                                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        | 32.23                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                   | 43.75                                                                                                                                                       | 187.50                                                                                                                                                      | 150.00                                                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        | 88.80                                                                                                                                                       | 153.22                                                                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 2.50                                                                                                                                                        | 5.00                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        | 11.50                                                                                                                                                       | 15.63                                                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                                                           | Manipur                                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        | 7.50                                                                                                                                                        | 63.25                                                                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        | 12.50                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        | 131.66                                                                                                                                                      | 9.33                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        | 5.00                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                      | 37.51                                                                                                                                                       | 40.25                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                                                       | 83.76                                                                                                                                                       | 596.94                                                                                                                                                      | 541.43                                                                                                                                                      |

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