(a) whether the Government has taken note of outbreaks of contagious Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) among cattles;
(b) if so, the details thereof including the number of cattle diagnosed, recovered and died due to LSD and classified as stray and reared cattle, State-wise including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Haryana;
(c) the details of the various animal disease control and vaccination programmes in the country and the ratio of cattles vaccinated vis-à-vis not vaccinated, State / UT-wise
(d) the details of the funds granted, released and spent separately by the Government for such programmes during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
(e) whether the Government has taken any steps to compensate the farmers / cattle rearers who suffered loss of livelihood due to the death of their livestock / cattles and loss of revenue in milk production due to LSD;
(f) if so, the details thereof and the number of such farmers/cattle rearers identified and funds granted, State-wise including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(g) whether there is any animal disease control infrastructure like laboratories and medicines to handle the animal disease outbreaks in the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the steps taken by the Government to control the spread of disease in future? |
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THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)(a) and (b): Yes, Sir. As gathered from the States/UTs, the information regarding number of cattle (including both stray and reared) affected, recovered as well as died,is attached as Annexure 1.
(c) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying implements the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) across thecountry with the aim of reducing risk to animal health by prophylactic vaccination against animal diseases, capacity building of veterinary services, disease surveillance and strengthening veterinary infrastructure. The major activities supported are vaccination against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Brucellosis, Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Classical Swine Fever (CSF); Establishment and Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries-Mobile Veterinary Units (ESVHD-MVU); and Assistance to States for Control of Animal Disease (ASCAD) for control of state prioritized economically important, exotic, emergent and zoonotic animal diseases. Additionally, there are National Action Plan on diseases like Avian Influenza, African Swine Fever (ASF) and Glanders along with guidelines for control and containment of diseases within a definite time frame.
The ratio of animals vaccinated vis-à-vis not vaccinated under the on-going national vaccination programme are attached at Annexure 2.
(d): There is no State/UT-wise allocation of funds under LHDCP. The State-wise &scheme-wise details of fund released and spentduring the last three years and the current yearareattached as Annexure 3.The erstwhile Livestock Health and Disease Control scheme (LH&DC) and National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) have been subsumed under LHDCP.
(e) and (f): Animal Husbandry is a State subject. However, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is taking all necessary steps to support States / UTs to control and contain LSD which include financial and technical support. Central teams also visited the states / UTs and physical and virtual meetings are conducted to sensitize the states / UTs authorities. The guidelines/advisories for control of LSD including vaccination has been circulated to States / UTs for implementation so as to control and contain the disease within a definite timeline. Further, as gathered from the states, vaccination against LSD is underway in the affected States/UTs.Further, as gathered, some States have compensated farmers/ livestock owners for loss of their cattle /livestock due to LSD. However, the Department does not have any scheme to compensate farmers for loss of livelihood and loss of revenue in milk production due to Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD).
(g): Yes, Sir. As Animal Husbandry is a State subject, it is gathered that in addition to the State laboratories and veterinary college laboratories, there are 5 Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratories (RDDLs) and 1 Central Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (CDDL) in the country. The laboratories at RDDLs and CDDL are provided with dedicated facilities for screening, examination, diagnostic ability and have essential modern equipment and trained manpower/ scientists. Central Government provides financial assistance to RDDLs. In addition, institutes under Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR) like the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI) atIzatnagar and Mukteshwar, National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (ICAR-NIHSAD) at Bhopal, Directorate on FMD (ICAR-DFMD)at Mukteshwar and Bhubaneswar and National Research Centre on Equines (ICAR-NRCE) at Meerut and the Department’s Chaudhary Charan Singh National Institute of Animal Health (CCSNIAH) atBaghpat, provide additional laboratory facilities for early diagnosis and confirmation of animal diseases.Emphasis is also given for vaccination against zoonotic diseases viz., anthrax, rabies, etc. State biological production units and Disease Diagnostic Laboratoriesaresupported under ASCAD (a component of LHDCP)for supplementing production of disease diagnostic kits/vaccines and strengthening for disease diagnosis. |
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