Lok Sabha Question No. 3958 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Disease Surveillance
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Smt. Sanjna Jatav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3958 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH 2025

## DISEASE SURVEILLANCE

## 3958. SMT. SANJNA JATAV:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government to ensure disease surveillance, prevention and control through integrated efforts along with responsible antibiotic use and Artificial Intelligence (Al) driven  solutions  for  animal  well-being  protections  of  public  health  secure  the  future  of  the dairy industry for convenience of generation; and
- (b) if so, the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to build a thriving dairy sector that nourishes both people and planet?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and  (b)  For  disease  surveillance,  prevention  and  control  along  with  efforts  for  responsible antibiotic use of the Government are as follows: -
- i. Active disease surveillance on diseases such as Avian influenza, PPR, CSF, FMD etc. are taken up by various ICAR Animal Science institutes. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)National  Institute  on  V eterinary  Epidemiology  and  Disease  Informatics  (NIVEDI),  Bengaluru provides disease risk forewarnings using Artificial Intelligence and machine learning models (AI &ML)  for  15  economically  important  diseases  on  monthly  basis  to  every  state  including displaying on ICAR-NIVEDI's NADRES V2 portal as well as DAHD portal.
- ii. The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  has  a  network  of  laboratories  which includes  diagnostic  laboratories  in  the  States,  one  Central  Disease  Diagnostic  Laboratory (CDDL)  at  Indian  Veterinary  Research  Institute  (IVRI),  Bareilly  and  five  Regional  Disease Diagnostic  Laboratories  (RDDLs)  one  each  at  Bengaluru,  Pune,  Jalandhar,  Kolkata  and Guwahati for disease surveillance, early detection and swift response to disease threats.
- iii. ICAR has strengthened the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by initiating All India Network Programme on AMR (AINP-AMR) involving 31 centres across different states of the country.  Indian  Network  for  Fishery  and  Animal  Antimicrobial  Resistance  (INFAAR)  is conducting AMR  surveillance  to  track  trends  in  food  animals  and  aquaculture  to  understand AMR risk factors in animals and fisheries to devise control strategies.
- iv. Department  has  formulated  the  National  Action  Plan  on  Anti  Microbial  Resistance  (AMR)  in consultation  with  MoH&FW  and  other  stake  holders  for  judicious  use,  surveillance  and monitoring of  antibiotics  in  animal  health  sector.  MoA&FW  is  also  one  of  the  stakeholder  in respect to use of pesticides and antibiotics in agriculture sector keeping in view the One Health Initiative  and  provisions  under  NAP-AMR.  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry,  Dairying  and Fisheries  has  issued advisories  to all  State/UTs for  judicious  use  of  antibiotics  in  treatment of food  producing  animals,  for  stopping  the  use  of  antibiotics  in  animal  feed  and  for  general awareness.
- v. Under  Livestock  Health  and  Disease  Control  Programme  (LHDCP)  scheme,  100%  central assistance  is  provided  to  States/UTs  for  vaccination  against  Foot  and  Mouth  Disease  (FMD), Brucellosis, Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Classical Swine Fever (CSF), Lumpy Skin Disease, Black Quarter, Haemorrhagic Septicaemia etc including disease surveillance, monitoring and capacity building. Vaccination reduces the use of antibiotics, hence reduce the AMR.

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