Lok Sabha Question No. 1198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Vaccination Targets for Livestock
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri E T Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

ADMITTED UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1198 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## VACCINATION TARGETS UNDER LIVESTOCK

1198. Shri E T Mohammed Basheer:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to State:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that 4th committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food  Processing  raised  the  issue  of  Non-Fulfilment  of  Vaccination  Targets  Under  Livestock Health And Disease Control Programme (LH&DC); and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE HON'BLE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a) Yes.
- (b) The  followingactions  taken  by  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying(DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries & AHD Government of India to streamlined the vaccination programs against FMD, Brucellosis, PPR and CSF;.
- a. Vaccination  against  Foot  and  Mouth  Disease  (FMD),  Brucellosis,  Peste  des  Petits Ruminants  (PPR)  and  Classical  Swine  Fever  (CSF)  is  covered  under 100%  central assistance  under  Livestock  Health And  Disease  Control  Programme  (LHDCP)    for  all States and Union Territories.
- b. As  gathered  from  States/UTs,  cumulative  vaccination  till  date  (January,  2025),  107.34 crore, 4.39 crore, 20,40 crore,  0.67    crore  vaccine  hasbeen  done  against  FMD, Brucellosis, PPR and CSF respectively. The last FMD-Round IV vaccination completed has covered more than 96% vaccination coverage (24.84 crore).  Further, FMD Rounds V and  VI  are  ongoing  in  various  States  with  nearly  14.89  Crores  and  2.29  Crores vaccinations done respectively.
- c. The coverage percentage of vaccination program has increased, and the gaps have been narrowed  down  by  ensuring  timely supply of quality tested vaccines  for  FMD, Brucellosis, PPR and CSF along with awareness generation among stakeholders
- d. Assistance  to  States  for  Control  of  Animal  Disease  (ASCAD)  for  control  of  state prioritized exotic, emergent and zoonotic animal diseases with funding pattern of 60:40 between Central and State; 90:10 for hilly and North East States and 100% for UTs. Total more  than  27.21  crore  cattle  have  been  vaccinated/re-vaccinated  upto  January,  2025 against Lumpy Skin Disease in the country.
- e. Financial support is provided to Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR)- National Institute  of  Foot  and  Mouth  Disease  (NIFMD)-Bhubaneswar,  ICAR-  Indian  Veterinary Research  Institutes  (IVRI)-Bareilly,  ICAR-IVRI-Bengaluru,  ICAR-National  Institute  of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI)-Bengaluru and Chaudhary Charan Singh National Institute of Animal Health-Baghpat for FMD related activities
- f. Data related  to  registration  of  livestock  using  ear-tags  and  vaccination    is  uploaded  on Bharat Pashudhan portal

Total vaccination performance reducing the gap under the programmeare at Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE-I

|                                                                                                                            | Animals Vaccinated in FMD Round IV   | Animals Vaccinated in FMD Round V (ongoing)   | Animals Vaccinated in FMD Round VI (ongoing)   | Animals Vaccinated against Brucellosis   | Animals Vaccinated against PPR Round I   | Animals Vaccinated against PPR Round II   | Animals Vaccinat ed against CSF Round I   | Animals Vaccinated against CSF Round II   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Progress of vaccination mentioned in 4th report of standing committee on agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing | 21,13,30,176                         | 5,35,73,039                                   | Not mentioned                                  | 4,23,46,856                              | 15,19,38,42 7                            | 2,17,66,20 5                              | 49,05,77 1                                | 10,85,612                                 |
| Present status                                                                                                             | 24,84,36,177                         | 14,88,63,831                                  | 2,29,21,706                                    | 4,38,86,128                              | 16,57,04,18 6                            | 3,82,66,37 5                              | 51,41,96 2                                | 15,08,624                                 |