{"id":38708,"date":"2025-03-07T21:01:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T15:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=38708"},"modified":"2025-03-07T21:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T15:31:48","slug":"revised-livestock-health-and-disease-control-programme-lhdcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/07-03-2025\/revised-livestock-health-and-disease-control-programme-lhdcp","title":{"rendered":"Revised Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Union Cabinet approved the <strong>Revision of Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP).\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Pashu Aushadhi<\/strong> is a new component added to the<strong> LHDCP scheme.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overview of LHDCP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Total Outlay:<\/strong> \u20b93,880 crore for the years <strong>2024-25 and 2025-26<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To improve livestock health through <strong>prophylactic vaccination programs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To enhance <strong>capacity building, disease surveillance<\/strong>, and <strong>veterinary infrastructure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To prevent economic losses due to livestock diseases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Key Components of the Revised Scheme:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The revised <strong>LHDCP<\/strong> consists of three major components:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Livestock Health &amp; Disease Control (LH&amp;DC)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pa<\/strong><strong>shu Aushadhi<\/strong> <em>(Newly Introduced Componen<\/em><em>t)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sub-Components of LH&amp;DC:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Critical Animal Disease Control Programme (CADCP):<\/strong> Focuses on controlling <strong>Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)<\/strong> and <strong>Classical Swine Fever (CSF)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Establishment &amp; Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals &amp; Dispensaries \u2013 Mobile Veterinary Units (ESVHD-MVU):<\/strong> Aims to provide <strong>doorstep veterinary healthcare<\/strong> to farmers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD):<\/strong> Covers <strong>state-prioritized exotic, emergent, and zoonotic animal diseases<\/strong>, including <strong>Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pashu Aushadhi Initiative<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> To ensure the availability of <strong>affordable generic veterinary medicines<\/strong> for livestock farmers.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To reduce treatment costs for farmers by promoting <strong>non-branded, cost-effective veterinary drugs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Implementing Ministry:<\/strong> Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>K<\/strong><strong>ey Features:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"cdcc9e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pashu-Aushadhi-Initiative-1024x1000.png\" alt=\"Pashu-Aushadhi-Initiative\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-38709\" style=\"--dominant-color: #cdcc9e; width:438px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pashu-Aushadhi-Initiative-1024x1000.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pashu-Aushadhi-Initiative-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pashu-Aushadhi-Initiative-768x750.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pashu-Aushadhi-Initiative.png 1468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major Livestock Diseases Targeted<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LHDCP focuses on controlling various critical livestock diseases that impact productivity and cause economic losses:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD):<\/strong> Leads to reduced <strong>milk production and weight loss<\/strong> in cattle, buffaloes, and pigs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brucellosis:<\/strong> Causes <strong>infertility, abortions, and low milk yield<\/strong> in cattle and buffaloes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR):<\/strong> A highly fatal disease affecting <strong>sheep and goats<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Classical Swine Fever (CSF):<\/strong> A viral disease in pigs, leading to <strong>high mortality rates<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD):<\/strong> Affects <strong>cattle<\/strong>, causing <strong>skin lesions and severe economic losses<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Status of Livestock Sector in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>About:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India has the <strong>world\u2019s largest population of livestock <\/strong>and plays a crucial role in the global meat and dairy industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India is the <strong>largest producer of buffalo meat and the second-largest producer of goat meat.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India ranks first in milk production<\/strong>, contributing 23% of global milk production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Significance of the Livestock Sector in India:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Key Economic Contributions: <\/strong>In 2021-22, the total Livestock Gross Value Added (GVA) at constant prices was 30.19% of Agricultural and Allied Sector GVA and 5.73% of Total GVA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Employment Generation:<\/strong> Livestock rearing is a major source of livelihood for over 70% of rural households in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Food and Nutritional Security:<\/strong> Livestock products such as milk, meat, and eggs are rich in essential nutrients, playing a crucial role in combating malnutrition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other Government Initiatives Supporting Livestock Sector<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e7e7\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Other-Government-Initiatives-Supporting-Livestock-Sector-1024x608.png\" alt=\"Other-Government-Initiatives-Supporting-Livestock-Sector\" class=\"has-transparency wp-image-38710\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e7e7; width:522px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Other-Government-Initiatives-Supporting-Livestock-Sector-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Other-Government-Initiatives-Supporting-Livestock-Sector-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Other-Government-Initiatives-Supporting-Livestock-Sector-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Other-Government-Initiatives-Supporting-Livestock-Sector-1536x913.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Other-Government-Initiatives-Supporting-Livestock-Sector.png 1942w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/pashu-aushadhi-govt-plans-jan-aushadhi-livestock-health-9871542\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union Cabinet approved the Revision of Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38708"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38712,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38708\/revisions\/38712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}