The Union Cabinet, chaired by the  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Revision of Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP). The total outlay of the LHDCP for the years 2024-25 and 2025-26 is:

The Correct Answer is ​Rs. 3,880 crore.

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•  Cabinet approves Revision of Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP).

Key Points

• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Revision of Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP).

• The scheme consists of three main components:

  1. National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)
  2. LH&DC with three sub-components:
     • Critical Animal Disease Control Programme (CADCP)
     • Establishment and Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries - Mobile Veterinary Unit (ESVHD-MVU)
     • Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD)
  3. Pashu Aushadhi, a new component to provide affordable generic veterinary medicine.

• The total outlay for the scheme is Rs. 3,880 crore for two years (2024-25 and 2025-26).

• The scheme includes Rs. 75 crore for the Pashu Aushadhi component to provide quality and affordable veterinary medicine and incentives for the sale of medicines.

• Livestock productivity is adversely affected by diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Brucellosis, Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), Classical Swine Fever (CSF), and Lumpy Skin Disease.

• LHDCP aims to reduce losses through immunization, surveillance, and healthcare facility upgradation.

• The scheme will also improve livestock health care delivery, facilitate door-step services through Mobile Veterinary Units (ESVHD-MVU), and improve the availability of generic veterinary medicines.

• The Pashu Aushadhi network will operate through PM-Kisan Samriddhi Kendras and Cooperative Societies.

• The scheme will help in disease prevention, improved productivity, employment generation, and entrepreneurship development in rural areas, as well as reduce economic losses due to disease burden.