Lok Sabha Question No. 1287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Mobile Veterinary Units
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

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

## LOK SABHA

ADMITTED UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1287 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## MOBILE VETERINARY UNITS

1287. Shri Kesineni Sivanath:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to State:

- (a) the  details  regarding  the  total  number  of  States  and  UTs  supported  under  the  component  of Establishment  and  Strengthening  of  Veterinary  Hospitals  and  Dispensaries  (ESVHD-MVU), classified funds sanctioned and released till date;
- (b) the details regarding the total number of Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) operationalized in the country till date, State and district-wise for the state of Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details regarding the total number of beneficiaries under the said component, State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  details  regarding  the  State/UT  level  Call  Centre  setup  to facilitate the functioning of Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs); and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and their location, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Total28numbers  of  States  and  Union  Territories  have  beensupported  under  the  component  of Establishment and Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries (ESVHD-MVU). The details onfund sanctioned andreleased are at Annexure-I
- (b) Mobile Veterinary Units (MVU) scheme was launched in 2021-22. As of date, total 4340 MVUs are sanctioned and 4016 MVUs are operationalized in the country. The details are at Annexure-I. Total  340  MVUs  are  operationalized  in  the  state  of  Andhra  Pradesh.  The  details  of  MVUs operational district-wise in the state of Andhra Pradesh are at Annexure-II.
- (c) The details regarding the total number of beneficiaries under the Establishment and Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries (ESVHD-MVU) are at Annexure-III.
- (d) & (e)    Each State/Union Territory has centrally established Call Center (Helpline No.1962) for operation of  MVU  as  per  Operational  Guidelines  of Livestock Health  Disease Control Programme  (LHDCP)  for  which  the  Central  Government  supports  States/UTs  in  the  form  of 100%  funding  for  non-recurring  expenditure  and  in  the  ratio  of  60:40,  90:10  and  100:0  for States, NER & Himalayan States and UTs for recurring expenditure.

Annexure-I Total number of States and UTs supported under the ESVHD-MVU, funds released:-

| 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 |

The Details regarding the total number of Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) operationalized district-wise in the state of Andhra Pradesh:-

| SI.   | Name of the District   | No. of MVUs in Operation   |   No. of MVUs in Operation |
|-------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1     | Anantapuram            |                            |                         15 |
| 2     | Sri Satya Sai          |                            |                         13 |
| 3     | Alluri Seetarama Raju  |                            |                          6 |
| 4     | Anakapalli             |                            |                         12 |
| 5     | Annamayya              |                            |                         13 |
| 6     | Bapatla                |                            |                         12 |
| 7     | Chittoor               |                            |                         13 |
| 8     | E Godavari             |                            |                         12 |
| 9     | Eluru                  |                            |                         13 |
| 10    | Guntur                 |                            |                         14 |
| 11    | Kadapa                 |                            |                         13 |
| 12    | Kakinada               |                            |                         14 |
| 13    | Konaseema              |                            |                         14 |
| 14    | Krishna                |                            |                         14 |
| 15    | Kurnool                |                            |                         14 |
| 16    | Nandyal                |                            |                         13 |
| 17    | Nellore                |                            |                         18 |
| 18    | NTR                    |                            |                         11 |
| 19    | Palnadu                |                            |                         14 |
| 20    | Parvatipuram Manyam    |                            |                          8 |
| 21    | Prakasam               |                            |                         17 |
| 22    | Srikakulam             |                            |                         16 |
| 23    | Tirupati               |                            |                         14 |
| 24    | Visakhapatnam          |                            |                         11 |
| 25    | Vizainagaram           |                            |                         13 |
| 26    | WGodavari              |                            |                         13 |
| Total | Total                  | Total                      |                        340 |

## The details regarding the total number of beneficiaries under the said component, State-wise:-

| SI.   | States            | No of Farmers provided veterinary services at doorstep as on 31.01.2025   |
|-------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 1,60,88, 68                                                               |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 4,20,60                                                                   |
| 3     | Assam             | 1,79,698                                                                  |
| 4     | Bihar             | 3,17,43                                                                   |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 3,57,848                                                                  |
| 6     | Goa               | 2,17                                                                      |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 1,85,587                                                                  |
| 8     | Haryana           | 3,09,33                                                                   |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 9,498                                                                     |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 7,148                                                                     |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 9,835                                                                     |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 2,81,415                                                                  |
| 13    | Kerala            | 1,98,88                                                                   |
| 14    | Ladakh            | 4,48                                                                      |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh    | 6,51,860                                                                  |
| 16    | Maharashtra       | 2,72,66                                                                   |
| 17    | Manipur           | 0                                                                         |
| 18    | Meghalaya         | 15                                                                        |
| 19    | Mizoram           | 2,62,32                                                                   |
| 20    | Nagaland          | 1,36,59                                                                   |
| 21    | Puducherry        | 2,24                                                                      |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 7,47,992                                                                  |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 3,029                                                                     |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 1,03,099                                                                  |
| 25    | Tripura           | 4,781                                                                     |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh     | 2,19,46,84                                                                |
| 27    | Uttarakhand       | 1,13,409                                                                  |
| 28    | West Bengal       | 3,226                                                                     |
| Total |                   | 6,65,46,62                                                                |