Lok Sabha Question No. 5081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: National Animal Disease Control Programme
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Ananta Nayak, Shri Haribhai Patel, Shri Khagen Murmu, Smt. Sanjna Jatav, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

UN STARRED QUESTION NO.5081

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  MARCH, 2026

## NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAMME

5081. Dr. Rajesh Mishra:

Shri Ananta Nayak:

Smt. Sanjna Jatav:

Shri Khagen Murmu:

Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi:

Shri Haribhai Patel:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of cattle vaccinated against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) under National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) till date State-wise including Odisha, Rajasthan, particularly in Keonjhar Lok Sabha Constituency in Odisha and Bharatpur, LokSabha Constituency in Rajasthan;
- (b) the extent to which the brucellosis vaccination coverage target has been achieved in the above said places;
- (c) whether there has been a decline in the incidence of these disease following the wide spread of vaccination driven and if so the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  extent  of  digital  livestock  identification  including  ear  tagging  work and  its current  status  across  the  country  and  the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to strengthen animal health services and improve livestock productivity in the above said place?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a) to  (b):  As  per the information uploaded by the respective State on National Digital Livestock Mission (NDLM) Portal for vaccination against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and  Brucellosis  under  the  National  Animal  Disease  Control  Programme  (NADCP)  of Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP)  in the country including the States like Odisha (Keonjhar constituency) and Rajasthan (Bharatpur constituency) since inception  till date (19.03.2026) are  placed as Annexure I, (a and b).
- (c) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), GoI has streamlined the mass vaccination programs with biannual vaccination for FMD in cattle, buffaloes and sheep, goats and once in a life time vaccination for Brucellosis in 4 to 8 months old female bovine calves,  which  effectively  reduced  the  spread  of  livestock  diseases  and  incidence  of  the number of disease outbreaks. As per the surveillance report in respect to Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD),  average Non-Structural Protein (NSP) antibody prevalence has reduced to 7.8% from 16% during 2021-23. Further, out of three strains of FMD in India (O, A and Asia 1), reportedly there is no outbreak reported in respect of Asia 1 strain since 2024. The

number of outbreaks of FMD has reduced from 132 in 2019 to 40 in 2025. Similarly, the outbreaks of Brucellosis decreased from 22 in 2019 to 6 in 2025.

has developed digital data base named as 'Bharat Pashudhan' using a unique 12digit Tag ID allocated to each livestock animal for identification and traceability. In respect of sheep and goat, flock registration is done by tagging single representative animal  of  the  flock.  So  far  36.81  crore  animals  have  been  registered  on  the  Bharat

(d) DAHD, GoI Pashudhan portal in the country.

Further, the steps taken by the Government to strengthen animal health services and improve livestock productivity are outlined as under:

- i. Under Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) scheme financial assistance  is  provided  to  States/UTs  for  training  and  awareness  on  Good  Animal Husbandry  Practices, Biosecurity/Sanitary measures,  vaccination against  animal diseases,  disease  surveillance  and  monitoring  and  capacity  building  which  supports animal health and productivity.
- ii. Guidelines  for  minimum  standards  of  Veterinary  Infrastructure  in  India  has  been framed and communicated to States/UT with the request for adoption and necessary action.
- iii. Under  the  scheme,  100%  central  assistance  is  provided  for  vaccination  of  animals against  four  major  diseases,  namely  FMD,  Brucellosis,  Peste  des  Petits  Ruminants (PPR) and Classical Swine Fever (CSF) including centralized procurement of quality vaccine  and  supply  as  per  requirement  including  awareness  generation  amongst stakeholders.
- iv. Under  Establishment and Strengthening of Veterinary Hospital &  Dispensary (ESVHD-MVU)  of  LHDCP,  the  recurring  financial  assistance  is provided to States/UTs  for  ground  operation  of  MVUs  on  sharing  basis.  Till  now,  total  4019 numbers  of  Mobile  Veterinary  Units  (MVUs)  have  been  made  operational  in  the Country in 29 States/UTs.
- v. The  'Standard  Veterinary  Treatment  Guidelines  (SVTGs)  has  been  developed  for Livestock and Poultry' for best practices in veterinary care to enhance livestock health and disease control while ensuring the responsible use of drugs including antimicrobials.
- vi. Under, Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP) using semen of high merit bulls, Artificial Insemination (AI) services is delivered free of cost at farmers' doorstep.
- vii. Under, Accelerated Breed Improvement Programme, sex sorted semen is used with the aim  to  produce  female  calves  up  to  90%  accuracy  thereby  enhancing  milch  cattle population, breed improvement, productivity and farmers' income.
- viii. To propagate elite animals of indigenous breeds, the established 24 IVF lab has been established by the department in the country.
- ix. Department has developed unified genomic chips Gau Chip for indigenous cattle and Mahish  Chip  for  indigenous  buffaloes  specifically  designed  for  initiating  genomic selection of high genetic merit animals in the country.
- x. Community  resource  persons  /Multi-purpose  Artificial  Insemination  Technicians  in Rural India (MAITRIs)  are  trained  and  equipped  to  deliver  quality Artificial Insemination services at farmers' doorstep.

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The vaccination details against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) under the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) of Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) in the country including the State like Odisha (Keonjhar constituency) and Rajasthan (Bharatpur constituency) since 2021-22till date (19.03.2026):

|   Sl No. | State                                        | Total                 |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                  | 55,409                |
|        2 | ANDHRA PRADESH                               | 6,48,87,281           |
|        3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            | 13,14,903             |
|        4 | ASSAM                                        | 2,66,46,016           |
|        5 | BIHAR                                        | 8,20,41,393           |
|        6 | CHANDIGARH                                   | 1,31,049              |
|        7 | CHHATTISGARH                                 | 4,76,68,864           |
|        8 | DELHI                                        | 6,28,679              |
|        9 | GOA                                          | 3,37,870              |
|       10 | GUJARAT                                      | 11,83,35,276          |
|       11 | HARYANA                                      | 2,83,13,484           |
|       12 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             | 1,09,38,923           |
|       13 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            | 3,12,44,085           |
|       14 | JHARKHAND                                    | 2,44,74,055           |
|       15 | KARNATAKA                                    | 7,43,44,153           |
|       16 | KERALA                                       | 58,94,134             |
|       17 | LADAKH                                       | 13,06,988             |
|       18 | LAKSHADWEEP                                  | 2,733                 |
|       19 | MADHYA PRADESH                               | 14,00,48,640          |
|       20 | MAHARASHTRA                                  | 12,06,22,648          |
|       21 | MANIPUR                                      | 9,31,461              |
|       22 | MEGHALAYA                                    | 15,45,846             |
|       23 | MIZORAM                                      | 74,972                |
|       24 | NAGALAND                                     | 3,50,420              |
|       25 | ODISHA (KEONJHAR)                            | 5,43,73,477 (3112327) |
|       26 | PUDUCHERRY                                   | 3,65,563              |
|       27 | PUNJAB                                       | 3,70,11,060           |
|       28 | RAJASTHAN (BHARATPUR)                        | 8,44,06,660 (3010751) |
|       29 | SIKKIM                                       | 2,81,016              |
|       30 | TAMIL NADU                                   | 6,64,02,021           |
|       31 | TELANGANA                                    | 3,63,55,901           |
|       32 | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 88,065                |
|       33 | TRIPURA                                      | 30,27,481             |
|       34 | UTTAR PRADESH                                | 16,31,66,496          |
|       35 | UTTARAKHAND                                  | 1,77,30,228           |
|       36 | WEST BENGAL                                  | 7,97,11,306           |

The  vaccination  details  against  Brucellosis  under  the  National  Animal  Disease  Control Programme (NADCP) of Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) in the country  including  the  State  like  Odisha  (Keonjhar  constituency)  and  Rajasthan  (Bharatpur constituency) since 2021-22 till date (19.03.2026):

|   Sl No. | State                                        | Total             |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | WEST BENGAL                                  | 36,68,437         |
|        2 | MADHYA PRADESH                               | 33,62,104         |
|        3 | BIHAR                                        | 32,79,087         |
|        4 | ANDHRA PRADESH                               | 29,36,084         |
|        5 | UTTAR PRADESH                                | 24,95,402         |
|        6 | GUJARAT                                      | 24,61,151         |
|        7 | KARNATAKA                                    | 24,22,377         |
|        8 | TAMIL NADU                                   | 23,16,729         |
|        9 | MAHARASHTRA                                  | 21,42,880         |
|       10 | RAJASTHAN (BHARATPUR)                        | 12,45,297 (63775) |
|       11 | ODISHA (KEONJHAR)                            | 11,35,809 (58457) |
|       12 | TELANGANA                                    | 7,49,817          |
|       13 | PUNJAB                                       | 7,38,508          |
|       14 | CHHATTISGARH                                 | 6,41,982          |
|       15 | HARYANA                                      | 6,36,701          |
|       16 | JHARKHAND                                    | 5,14,039          |
|       17 | ASSAM                                        | 3,48,746          |
|       18 | UTTARAKHAND                                  | 2,39,730          |
|       19 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            | 1,93,319          |
|       20 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             | 84,352            |
|       21 | KERALA                                       | 30,280            |
|       22 | DELHI                                        | 23,373            |
|       23 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            | 16,476            |
|       24 | MEGHALAYA                                    | 15,881            |
|       25 | CHANDIGARH                                   | 6,897             |
|       26 | LADAKH                                       | 5,169             |
|       27 | GOA                                          | 3,160             |
|       28 | MANIPUR                                      | 3,141             |
|       29 | NAGALAND                                     | 3,064             |
|       30 | TRIPURA                                      | 2,988             |
|       31 | SIKKIM                                       | 1,950             |
|       32 | MIZORAM                                      | 654               |
|       33 | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 315               |
|       34 | PUDUCHERRY                                   | 174               |