Lok Sabha Question No. 5012 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Mobile Veterinary Units
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti, Dr. Byreddy Shabari

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5012 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  April, 2025

## MOBILE VETERINARY UNITS (MVUS)

## 5012.   SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI: DR. BYREDDY SHABARI

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to State:

- (a) the  total  number  of  veterinary  hospitals,  dispensaries  and  Mobile  Veterinary  Units (MVUs) operational, State-wise and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the  total  number  of  new  veterinary  hospitals,  dispensaries  and  MVUs  sanctioned alongwith the funds allocated, released and utilized for these facilities during the last five years, State-wise and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh:
- (c) the availability of veterinarians and support staff in Andhra Pradesh and the shortage of veterinarians in the State:
- (d) the measures taken to address the shortage;
- (e) whether any assessments or reviews have been conducted regarding the effectiveness of MVUs in delivering veterinary healthcare services at farmers' doorsteps, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  details  of  any  pending  proposals  from  Andhra  Pradesh  for  additional  MVUs, veterinary  hospitals,  dispensaries  or  financial  assistance  under  Establishment  and Strengthening  of  Veterinary  Hospitals  and  Dispensaries  and  action  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING (PROF. S P SINGH BAGHEL)

- (a) As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  there  are  337 Veterinary  Hospitals,  1577  Veterinary  Dispensaries,  1558  Veterinary  Aid  Centers. Total  340  Mobile  Veterinary  Units  (MVUs)  provided  under  Livestock  Health  and Disease Control Program (LHDCP) are operationalised in the State. State-wise list of Veterinary Institutions and MVUs are placed at Annexure-I & II.   District wise list of Veterinary institutions and MVUs in Andhra Pradesh is placed at Annexure-III.
- (b) Animal Husbandry is a State subject, and the establishment of veterinary hospitals, dispensaries falls under the purview of the State government. Total 340 MVUs were sanctioned  under  LHDCP  scheme  of  Government  of  India  in  2021-22  and  are operationalised.  The  Establishment  and  Strengthening  of  Veterinary  Hospital  & Dispensaries-Mobile Veterinary  Unit  (ESVHD-MVU)  of  LHDCP  was  launched  in the  year  2021-22  and  fund  released  directly  to  States/UTs;  no  district-wise  data available.  The  details  of  funds  released  to  the  States/UTs  and  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh are placed Annexure-III and Annexure-IV under the scheme.
- (c) and (d) Animal Husbandry is a state subject, and the recruitment of manpower falls under the jurisdiction of the respective State governments. According to information received from the State, there is a shortage of veterinarians. Recruitment  proposals for the posts of  Veterinary  Assistant  Surgeons  were submitted  to  the  State  Government  on  17th  February  2025.  Currently,  there  are 2,403 veterinarians available, while there is a shortage to 340 posts.
- (e) The  Department  evaluates  the  effectiveness  of  MVUs  through  review  meetings, state  visits,  and  by  assessing  the  State  Action  Plan.  The  evaluation  is  based  on parameters such as funds utilized, the number of farmers benefitted, and animals treated.  Under  the  LHDCP,  a  total  of  4,016  MVUs  are  operational  across  28 States/UTs,  benefitting  75.78  lakh  farmers  and  treating  1.58  crore  animals.  In Andhra Pradesh alone, 340 MVUs have been made operational under the scheme, benefitting 17.72 lakh farmers and treating 19.11 lakh animals.

(f) No.

Annexure-I State -wise list of Veterinary Hospitals, Veterinary Dispensaries in the Country

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs                          |   Veterinary Hospitals/Polyclinic |   Veterinary Dispensaries |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                               337 |                      1577 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                16 |                       183 |
| 3         | Assam                              |                                21 |                       431 |
| 4         | Bihar                              |                              1096 |                        39 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                       |                               364 |                       847 |
| 6         | Goa                                |                                 5 |                        25 |
| 7         | Gujarat                            |                                34 |                       891 |
| 8         | Haryana                            |                              1050 |                      1815 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                   |                               466 |                      1762 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                19 |                      1256 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                          |                                35 |                       424 |
| 12        | Karnataka                          |                               697 |                      2176 |
| 13        | Kerala                             |                               279 |                       870 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                              1063 |                      1583 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                        |                                39 |                      1976 |
| 16        | Manipur                            |                                59 |                       151 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                          |                                 4 |                       126 |
| 18        | Mizoram                            |                                11 |                        67 |
| 19        | Nagaland                           |                                13 |                        55 |
| 20        | Odisha                             |                                62 |                       479 |
| 21        | Punjab                             |                              1389 |                      1489 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                          |                              3066 |                      7167 |
| 23        | Sikkim                             |                                23 |                        74 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                         |                               182 |                      2766 |
| 25        | Telangana                          |                               107 |                       909 |
| 26        | Tripura                            |                                16 |                        65 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                        |                               331 |                        10 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                              2208 |                       267 |
| 29        | West Bengal                        |                               113 |                       616 |
| 30        | A&N Islands***                     |                                10 |                        13 |
| 31        | Chandigarh                         |                                 5 |                         9 |
| 32        | Ladakh                             |                                 4 |                         9 |
| 33        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                 1 |                         2 |
| 34        | Delhi                              |                                48 |                        29 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                        |                                 0 |                         9 |
| 36        | Puducherry                         |                                 0 |                        17 |
|           | All India                          |                             13173 |                     30184 |

Source : Basic Animal Husbandry Statics 2024 table 76 page 207

Annexure-II State-wise list of MVUs sanctioned and operationalized in the Country under the ESVHD-MVU

| S.I.   | States            |   No of MVUs Sanctioned |   No of MVUs Operational |   Total fund sanctioned & released (Amount in cr.) as on 31.01.2025 |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | A&N Islands***    |                       5 |                        0 |                                                                0    |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    |                     340 |                      340 |                                                               84.09 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh |                      25 |                       25 |                                                                6.06 |
| 4      | Assam             |                     159 |                      159 |                                                               46.73 |
| 5      | Bihar             |                     307 |                      307 |                                                               54.57 |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      |                     163 |                      163 |                                                               38.98 |
| 7      | Delhi             |                       3 |                        0 |                                                                0    |
| 8      | Goa               |                       2 |                        2 |                                                                0.26 |
| 9      | Gujarat           |                     127 |                      127 |                                                               11.83 |
| 10     | Haryana           |                      70 |                       70 |                                                               15.98 |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh  |                      44 |                       44 |                                                                8.74 |
| 12     | Jammu& Kashmir*   |                       6 |                       50 |                                                               13.33 |
| 13     | Jharkhand         |                     236 |                      236 |                                                               37.76 |
| 14     | Karnataka         |                     275 |                      275 |                                                               76.66 |
| 15     | Kerala            |                      29 |                       29 |                                                                7.25 |
| 16     | Ladakh            |                       9 |                        9 |                                                                2.01 |
| 17     | Lakshadweep**     |                       9 |                        0 |                                                                0    |
| 18     | Madhya Pradesh    |                     406 |                      406 |                                                              134.08 |
| 19     | Maharashtra       |                      80 |                       80 |                                                               15.6  |
| 20     | Manipur           |                      33 |                       33 |                                                                5.28 |
| 21     | Meghalaya         |                      17 |                       17 |                                                                4.66 |
| 22     | Mizoram           |                      26 |                       26 |                                                                7.56 |
| 23     | Nagaland          |                      16 |                       16 |                                                                3.29 |
| 24     | Odisha**          |                     181 |                        0 |                                                                0    |
| 25     | Puducherry        |                       4 |                        4 |                                                                0.87 |
| 26     | Punjab**          |                      70 |                        0 |                                                                0    |
| 27     | Rajasthan         |                     536 |                      536 |                                                              133.88 |
| 28     | Sikkim            |                       6 |                        6 |                                                                2.95 |
| 29     | Tamil Nadu        |                     245 |                      245 |                                                               42.21 |
| 30     | Telangana**       |                     100 |                        0 |                                                                0    |
| 31     | Tripura           |                      13 |                       13 |                                                                3.27 |
| 32     | Uttar Pradesh     |                     520 |                      520 |                                                              161.75 |
| 33     | Uttarakhand       |                      60 |                       60 |                                                               23.59 |
| 34     | West Bengal       |                     218 |                      218 |                                                               54.35 |
|        | Total             |                    4340 |                     4016 |                                                              997.59 |

- **  Union  Territory  &  States  at  Sr  No.  19,  26,  28,  32 ( Lakshadweep,  Odisha,  Punjab  & Telangana respectively) returned the fund released after sanctioned.

*** Request for fund from A&N Islands yet to be received

## District wise list of Veterinary Hospitals, Veterinary Dispensaries and MVUs in Andhra Pradesh

| S.No   | District                   |   Veterinary Hospitals | Veterinary Dispensaries   |   MVUs |
|--------|----------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|--------|
| 1      | ALLURI SITARAMA RAJU       |                      9 | 41                        |      6 |
| 2      | ANAKAPALLI                 |                     13 | 67                        |     13 |
| 3      | ANANTAPUR                  |                     15 | 56                        |     14 |
| 4      | ANNAMAYYA                  |                     15 | 70                        |     13 |
| 5      | BAPATLA                    |                     10 | 65                        |     12 |
| 6      | CHITTOOR                   |                     14 | 68                        |     12 |
| 7      | Dr.B.R.AMBEDHKAR KONASEEMA |                     11 | 63                        |     13 |
| 8      | EAST GODAVARI              |                      9 | 38                        |     14 |
| 9      | ELURU                      |                     11 | 6 6                       |     13 |
| 10     | GUNTUR                     |                      9 | 45                        |     14 |
| 11     | KAKINADA                   |                     10 | 54                        |     15 |
| 12     | KRISHNA                    |                     13 | 59                        |     13 |
| 13     | KURNOOL                    |                     11 | 66                        |     14 |
| 14     | NANDYAL                    |                     15 | 74                        |     13 |
| 15     | NTR                        |                      9 | 43                        |     12 |
| 16     | PALNADU                    |                     14 | 64                        |     14 |
| 17     | PARVATHIPURAMMANYAM        |                      7 | 38                        |      6 |
| 18     | PRAKASAM                   |                     18 | 84                        |     17 |
| 19     | SPSR NELLORE               |                     19 | 89                        |     19 |
| 20     | SRI SATYASAI               |                     15 | 66                        |     14 |
| 21     | SRIKAKULAM                 |                     15 | 77                        |     18 |
| 22     | TIRUPATI                   |                     17 | 77                        |     14 |
| 23     | VISAKHAPATNAM              |                      3 | 17                        |     10 |
| 24     | VIZIANAGARAM               |                     13 | 65                        |     13 |
| 25     | WEST GODAVARI              |                     11 | 46                        |     11 |
| 26     | YSR                        |                     17 | 79                        |     13 |
|        | Grand Total                |                    323 | 1577                      |    340 |

## The details of funds released to the state of Andhra Pradesh under ESVHD-MVU of LHDCP from 2021-22 onward is placed

| Year                      |   Fund released ( Rs. in lakhs) |
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2021-22                   |                         7113    |
| 2022-23                   |                          963.5  |
| 2023-24                   |                         2005.04 |
| 2024-25 (till 26.03.2025) |                         3636.23 |
| Total                     |                        13717.8  |

* ESVHD-MVU of LHDCP scheme was launched in the year 2021-22, hence information is available for the last 4 years