Cabinet clears revision of livestock health programme
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the revision of the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP), with an outlay of Rs 3,880 crore for two years.
The scheme’s objective is to upgrade the animal husbandry sector by implementing prophylactic vaccination programmes against various diseases of livestock and poultry, capacity building, disease surveillance and strengthening the veterinary infrastructure.
The scheme has three components, namely the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP), LH&DC and Pashu Aushadhi. The Pashu Aushadhi is a new component added to the LHDCP scheme. The total outlay of the scheme is Rs 3,880 crore for two years, ie, 2024-25 and 2025-26.
The programme also has three sub-components, namely Critical Animal Disease Control Programme (CADCP), Establishment and Strengthening of Existing Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries-Mobile Veterinary Unit (ESVHD-MVU) and Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD).
Implementation of the LHDCP will prove beneficial in reducing these losses by preventing diseases through immunisation. The scheme also supports doorstep delivery of livestock health care through the subcomponents of Mobile Veterinary Units (ESVHD-MVU) and improving availability of generic veterinary medicine-Pashu Aushadhi through a network of PM-Kisan Samriddhi Kendra and Cooperative Societies.
