Lok Sabha Question No. 405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Veterinary Hospitals
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED ADMITTED QUESTION NO. 405

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## 'VETERINARY HOSPITALS'

## 405. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of veterinary hospitals per village, State-wise;
- (b) whether it is true that most vet hospitals suffer from limited staff, unavailability of needed medicines, delayed services etc., forcing the animal keepers to go to private hospitals putting extra burden on owners' pockets as per various reports and claims made by cattle farmers;
- (c) if so, the details of remedial steps taken by the Government;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  audit  mechanism  to  keep  a  check  on  the functioning of vet hospitals; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Animal  Husbandry  is  a  State  subject,  therefore  establishment  of  veterinary hospitals, dispensaries and recruitment of necessary staff in these veterinary institutions for providing veterinary services is under the purview of the State Government. The State-wise detail of veterinary hospitals, dispensaries and Veterinary Aid Centre as Animal Husbandry Statistics is enclosed as Annexure-I.
- (c)  In  order  to  supplement  State/UT  Government's  efforts,  the  Government  of  India  is implementing  'Establishment  &  Strengthening  of  Veterinary  Hospitals  &  DispensariesMobile Veterinary Units (ESVHD-MVU)' a component under Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme (LH&DCP).Under the scheme financial assistance of 100% is provided towards non-recurring expenditure on procurement of Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs), and central share is provided as recurring expenditure for running of these MVUs for delivery of veterinary services, which includes veterinary medicines by technical staff for treatment of animals at the farmer's doorstep.

The  Government  has  released  100%  financial  assistance  of  Rs.682.85  Crore  to  34 States/UTs for non-recurring expenditure on procurement of 4340 MVUs during 2021-22 and 2022-23 and Rs.55.45 Crore to 13 States towards recurring expenditure during 2023-24.

- (d)  &  (e)  Since,  veterinary  services  of  the  State  Government  is  State  subject,  therefore functioning of veterinary hospitals are under the purview of State Government

## Annexure-I

## Number  of  Hospitals,  Dispensaries  and  No.  of  Veterinary  Aid  Centre  as  on 31 st March, 2023

| Number of Veterinary Institutions (as on 31/03/2023)   | Number of Veterinary Institutions (as on 31/03/2023)   | Number of Veterinary Institutions (as on 31/03/2023)   | Number of Veterinary Institutions (as on 31/03/2023)   | Number of Veterinary Institutions (as on 31/03/2023)           | Number of Veterinary Institutions (as on 31/03/2023)   | Number of Veterinary Institutions (as on 31/03/2023)         |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                  | States / UT                                            | Veterinary Hospitals / Polyclinics                     | Veterinary Dispensaries                                | Veterinary Aid Centre (Stockman Centres / Mobile Dispensaries) | Total                                                  | Registered Veterinary Practitioners as on 31 st January 2023 |
| 1                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                         | 337                                                    | 1577                                                   | 1558                                                           | 3472                                                   | 5324                                                         |
| 2                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                      | 16                                                     | 183                                                    | 311                                                            | 510                                                    | 232                                                          |
| 3                                                      | Assam                                                  | 21                                                     | 421                                                    | 767                                                            | 1209                                                   | 3154                                                         |
| 4                                                      | Bihar                                                  | 1098                                                   | 39                                                     | 1595                                                           | 2732                                                   | 3464                                                         |
| 5                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                           | 350                                                    | 835                                                    | 72                                                             | 1257                                                   | 1215                                                         |
| 6                                                      | Goa                                                    | 5                                                      | 25                                                     | 50                                                             | 80                                                     | 222                                                          |
| 7                                                      | Gujarat                                                | 34                                                     | 741                                                    | 1057                                                           | 1832                                                   | 4447                                                         |
| 8                                                      | Haryana                                                | 1048                                                   | 1815                                                   | 22                                                             | 2885                                                   | 2372                                                         |
| 9                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                       | 466                                                    | 1762                                                   | 1228                                                           | 3456                                                   | 1402                                                         |
| 10                                                     | Jammu& Kashmir                                         | 19                                                     | 1256                                                   | 225                                                            | 1500                                                   | 1057                                                         |
| 11                                                     | Jharkhand                                              | 35                                                     | 424                                                    | 433                                                            | 892                                                    | 927                                                          |
| 12                                                     | Karnataka                                              | 697                                                    | 2156                                                   | 1381                                                           | 4234                                                   | 4786                                                         |
| 13                                                     | Kerala                                                 | 279                                                    | 870                                                    | 15                                                             | 1164                                                   | 5172                                                         |
| 14                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                         | 1064                                                   | 1583                                                   | 65                                                             | 2712                                                   | 3039                                                         |
| 15                                                     | Maharashtra                                            | 39                                                     | 1976                                                   | 2841                                                           | 4856                                                   | 10570                                                        |
| 16                                                     | Manipur                                                | 59                                                     | 151                                                    | 23                                                             | 233                                                    | 561                                                          |
| 17                                                     | Meghalaya                                              | 4                                                      | 126                                                    | 121                                                            | 251                                                    | 433                                                          |
| 18                                                     | Mizoram                                                | 11                                                     | 67                                                     | 69                                                             | 147                                                    | 351                                                          |
| 19                                                     | Nagaland                                               | 11                                                     | 55                                                     | 100                                                            | 166                                                    | 350                                                          |
| 20                                                     | Odisha                                                 | 30                                                     | 511                                                    | 3553                                                           | 4094                                                   | 2791                                                         |
| 21                                                     | Punjab                                                 | 1389                                                   | 1489                                                   | 20                                                             | 2898                                                   | 4285                                                         |
| 22                                                     | Rajasthan                                              | 2975                                                   | 0                                                      | 6434                                                           | 9409                                                   | 4853                                                         |
| 23                                                     | Sikkim                                                 | 23                                                     | 68                                                     | 63                                                             | 154                                                    | 199                                                          |
| 24                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                             | 189                                                    | 2741                                                   | 3446                                                           | 6376                                                   | 6245                                                         |
| 25                                                     | Telangana                                              | 107                                                    | 909                                                    | 1201                                                           | 2217                                                   | 2124                                                         |
| 26                                                     | Tripura                                                | 16                                                     | 65                                                     | 459                                                            | 540                                                    | 451                                                          |
| 27                                                     | Uttarakhand                                            | 330                                                    | 10                                                     | 779                                                            | 1119                                                   | 1156                                                         |
| 28                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                          | 2208                                                   | 267                                                    | 2575                                                           | 5050                                                   | 6907                                                         |
| 29                                                     | West Bengal                                            | 113                                                    | 613                                                    | 2609                                                           | 3335                                                   | 2661                                                         |

| 31   | Chandigarh        |     5 |     9 |     0 |    14 |    13 |
|------|-------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| 32   | Ladakh            |     4 |     9 |   127 |   140 |    76 |
| 33   | D&N Haveli and DD |     1 |     2 |    14 |    17 |     5 |
| 34   | Delhi             |    49 |    29 |     0 |    78 |   466 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       |     0 |     9 |     0 |     9 |    34 |
| 36   | Puducherry        |     0 |    17 |    75 |    92 |   535 |
|      | Total             | 13042 | 22823 | 33337 | 69202 | 81938 |