Lok Sabha Question No. 430 (STARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. Sambit Patra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *430 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  APRIL, 2025

## LIVESTOCK HEALTH AND DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAMME

*430. DR. SAMBIT PATRA:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to State:

- (a) whether  the  proposal  for  amendment  in  the  Livestock  Health  and  Disease  Control Programme  (LHDCP)  is  under  consideration  of  the  Government,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any plans to set up "Pashu Aushadhi Bhandar" on the lines of "PM Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana" to make available affordable generic veterinary drugs in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  under  the  said  LHDCP programme during the last three years;
- (d) whether any proposal is under consideration of the Government to implement Pashu Aushadhi  Bhandar  Scheme  through  Cooperative  societies  in  collaboration  with  the Ministry of Cooperation, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  total  funds  likely  to  be  spent  by  the  Government  to  make  available  affordable generic veterinary medicines along with the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 430 FOR REPLY ON 01.04.2025 REGARDING LIVESTOCK HEALTH AND DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAMME ASKED BY DR. SAMBIT PATRA

- (a) The Union Cabinet has  approved  the proposal  for the  revision  of  Livestock  Health Disease  Control  Programme  (LHDCP)  scheme.  The  provisions  of  revised  LHDCP scheme are outlined below:

There  are  three  components  namely    National Animal  Disease  Control  Programme (NADCP) for vaccination against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis; Livestock Health and Disease Control (LH&DC) with sub - component namely Critical Animal Disease Control Programme (CADCP) for vaccination against Classical Swine Fever (CSF) and Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), Establishment & Strengthening of Veterinary Hospital and Dispensaries - Mobile Veterinary Units (ESVHD-MVU) and Assistance to States for Control Animal Disease (ASCAD) for vaccination against state prioritized  disease  like  Lumpy  Skin  Disease  (LSD),  Rabies  etc,  strengthening  of Laboratories,  Training  and  culling  compensation  etc;    a  new  component  Pashu Aushadhi through PM- Kisan Samriddhi Kendra and Cooperative Societies which has been added to the LHDCP scheme for sale of generic veterinary medicines.

- (b) Under the new component of Pashu Aushadhi of LHDCP Rs.75 crore has been ear marked up to 2025-26 for two years to initialize the availability of affordable generic veterinary  medicine  across  the  country  through  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samriddhi Kendras (PM-KSK) and Cooperative Societies.
- (c) The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  under  the  said  LHDCP programme during the last three years are as hereunder.

## Amount in Rs. Crores

| Year    |   Budget Estimate |   Revised Estimate | Actual Expenditure       |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| 2022-23 |           2000    |            1390.02 | 801.48                   |
| 2023-24 |           2349.71 |            1500    | 1037.20                  |
| 2024-25 |           2465    |            1980    | 1583.53 (Till 26.03.2025 |

- (d) & (e) Yes. LHDCP Scheme has been revised and a new component of Pashu Aushadhi through  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samriddhi  Kendras  (PM-KSK)  and  Cooperative Societies  has  been  added.  Rs.75  Crore  has  been  earmarked  for  Pashu  Aushadhi component of LHDCP. Out of which 65 crore is proposed to be spent on initial purchase for  sale  of  Generic  Veterinary  Medicines,  5  crores  for  incentives  and  5  crores  for advertisement and publicity. This will create an ecosystem for Generic Medicine which will be affordable and of good quality.

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