Cabinet approves revised Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme with new Pashu Aushadhi component
The Union Cabinet on 5 March 2025 approved the revision of the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) with an outlay of ₹3,880 crore for 2024-25 and 2025-26, adding a new Pashu Aushadhi component.
Summary
The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, on 5 March 2025 approved the revision of the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP). The scheme has three components: the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP), Livestock Health and Disease Control (LH&DC) and the new Pashu Aushadhi. LH&DC has three sub-components: the Critical Animal Disease Control Programme, Mobile Veterinary Units with veterinary hospitals and dispensaries (ESVHD-MVU), and Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD). The total outlay is ₹3,880 crore for 2024-25 and 2025-26, including ₹75 crore for affordable generic veterinary medicines under Pashu Aushadhi, to be sold through PM-Kisan Samriddhi Kendras and cooperative societies. It targets diseases such as foot and mouth disease, brucellosis, PPR, classical swine fever and lumpy skin disease.
Key facts
- Date
- 5 March 2025 (Union Cabinet)
- Outlay
- ₹3,880 crore for 2024-25 and 2025-26
- Components
- NADCP, LH&DC and Pashu Aushadhi (new)
- Pashu Aushadhi
- ₹75 crore; generic veterinary medicines via PM-Kisan Samriddhi Kendras and cooperatives
- Diseases
- FMD, brucellosis, PPR, classical swine fever, lumpy skin disease
Practice MCQs 4 questions
What is the total outlay of the revised Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme approved on 5 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — ₹3,880 crore
The revised LHDCP has an outlay of ₹3,880 crore for 2024-25 and 2025-26.
Which new component was added to the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme in March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Pashu Aushadhi
Pashu Aushadhi, for affordable generic veterinary medicines, is the new component, with ₹75 crore.
Under the revised LHDCP, generic veterinary medicines under Pashu Aushadhi will be made available through which network?
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Correct answer: C — PM-Kisan Samriddhi Kendras and cooperative societies
Pashu Aushadhi medicines will be supplied through PM-Kisan Samriddhi Kendras and cooperative societies.
Consider the following about the revised Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (March 2025): 1. Its three components are NADCP, LH&DC and Pashu Aushadhi. 2. Mobile Veterinary Units are covered under the ESVHD-MVU sub-component of LH&DC. 3. Its outlay covers the five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: the ₹3,880 crore outlay approved in March 2025 is for two years, 2024-25 and 2025-26.