Livestock Health & Disease Control (LHDC)

The overall aim of the Livestock Health & Disease Control scheme is to improve the animal health sector by way of implementation of prophylactic vaccination programmes against various diseases of livestock and poultry, capacity building, disease surveillance and strengthening of veterinary infrastructure. It is envisaged that implementation of the scheme will ultimately lead to prevention & control, subsequently eradicating the diseases, increased access to veterinary services, higher productivity from animals, boosting up of trade in livestock and poultry, in livestock and poultry products and improving socio- economic status of livestock and poultry farmers. The funding pattern is 100% central assistance for the CADCP and the non-recurring components of ESVHD, and 60:40 between Central and State for the other components as well as for ASCAD, with 90:10 for hilly and NE States and 100% for UTs.

1. The objectives of the scheme are:

• To implement Critical Animal disease control programme to eradicate PPR by 2030 by vaccinating all sheep and goats and to control Classical Swine Fever (CSF) by vaccinating the entire pig population

• To assist States/UTs for Control of Animal Disease (ASCAD) by prevention & control of important livestock and poultry diseases prevalent in different States / UTs as per the State/UT’s priorities.

2. Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD)

It will have activities for vaccination against economically important diseases of livestock and backyard poultry duly prioritized by the State/UT as per the disease(s) prevalence and losses to the farmers. Due relevance shall also be given to vaccination against zoonotic diseases like anthrax and rabies for which assistance shall be given to the States/ UTs as per proposals received from them. Another activity that has been prioritized is ‘Control of Emergent and Exotic Diseases’. This activity includes surveillance and related activities to check ingress of exotic diseases as well as emergent / re-emergent livestock /poultry diseases. Assistance shall also be given towards ring vaccination to inhibit spread of disease (in cases of disease outbreaks) as well as towards payment of compensation to farmers for culling of poultry birds, elimination of infected animals, destruction of poultry feed/eggs, including operational costs .A third activity under the ASCAD component is ‘Research & Innovation, Publicity & Awareness, Training, and allied activities. While Publicity & Awareness and Training, etc. are existing activities under the extant ASCAD component, ‘Research & Innovation’ on the other hand is a newly proposed activity. Under this activity it is envisaged that funds may be released to recognized private / public Institutions, other Ministries / Departments, etc. towards collaborations in research& innovations / trainings / capacity building / crisis management mock drills, etc. Funding Pattern is 60:40 Centre: State except NE states & 3 Himalayan Region where it is 90:10 Centre: State; 100 % central assistance to UTs, for training & control of emergent exotic diseases and for conducting training /holding workshops. Grants are also provided as compensation to farmers for culling of birds, elimination of infected animals, destruction of feed/eggs including operational cost (50:50 between Centre: states

3. Peste des Petits Ruminants Eradication Program (PPR-EP)

Peste des Petits Ruminants Eradication Program (PPR-EP), also known as sheep and goat plague, is a highly contagious animal disease affecting domestic and wild small ruminants. It is caused by a virus belonging to the genus Morbillivirus, family Paramixoviridae. Once newly introduced, the virus can infect up to 90 percent of an animal heard, and the disease kills anywhere up to 70 percent of infected animals. This component will cover entire sheep and goat population in the country under carpet vaccination against Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), for 100% effective coverage of the entire eligible small ruminant population. Funding Pattern – 100% central assistance to States/UTs.

4. Classical Swine Fever Control Program (CSF-CP)

Classical Swine Fever Control Program (CSF-CP) is a highly contagious and economically significant viral disease of pigs. The severity of the illness varies with the strain of the virus, the age of the pig, and the immune status of the herd. Acute infections, which are caused by highly virulent isolates and have a high mortality rate in naive herds, are more likely to be diagnosed rapidly. CSF- CP will be implemented in the whole country with the target being 100% eligible pig population Funding Pattern – 100% central assistance to States/UTs.

5. Veterinary Mobile Units

Livestock Health And Disease Control Programs 80 Veterinary Mobile Units.”
If the livestock falls sick, it has to be taken to the nearest veterinary hospital . If the sick animal is not able to walk, the livestock owners have to arrange a vehicle at their own expense. To increase the capacity of the livestock in the state, it is necessary for them to be in good health. The government has decided to establish a mobile veterinary unit to provide veterinary services to the doorsteps of the livestock owners in remote, mountainous , tribal-dominated areas of the state, as well as in areas where the number of veterinary hospitals are less than the number of livestock, and in such talukas where communication facilities are inadequate.
Administrative approval has been given for the implementation of the scheme for establishment of mobile veterinary units in the state under the scheme for construction and strengthening of veterinary institutions under the centrally sponsored Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme on 03.06.2022 . Also, as per the guidelines of the said scheme, 1 veterinary unit per 100000 livestock is to be provided. Based on this criteria 329 Mobile Veterinary Units need to be provided. Out of this 80 mobile veterinary units are set up in the first phase by Government Resolution dated 07.07.2023.
The recurrent expenditure of the scheme includes a state-level call center for operating a mobile veterinary units, manpower generation through external sources, fuel and repairs for vehicles, and provision of medicines and surgical equipment in the ratio of 60:40 (Central share: State share).
Manpower for this 80 MVU is Appointment through an agency (Outsourcing).
A central call center has been set up at the Animal Husbandry Commissionerate, Pune from the CSR fund of Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited, a subsidiary of IndusInd Bank. From 18.05.2021, the facility has been provided to the livestock owners to get the necessary veterinary services through mobile veterinary units at their doorsteps by contacting the said call center on the toll free number 1962 under the Chief Minister’s Animal Health Scheme. Similarly, services are being provided to the mobile veterinary units working under the centrally sponsored scheme- Livestock Health and Disease Control program.

Important Documents

Sr No.	Subject	Read Here
1	Operational guidelines LHDC	Operational guidelines LHDC View(5.3 MB)
2	Approval of location of 80 mobile veterinary teams LHDC	Approval of location of 80 mobile veterinary teams LHDC
3	LHDCP MVU reallocation	LHDCP MVU reallocation

Beneficiary:

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Benefits:

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