Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) is being implemented across the country with the primary objective of reducing risks to animal health through various measures since 2022.

About Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP)

• Objective: To improve the animal health sector by way of implementation of prophylactic vaccination programmes against various diseases of livestock and poultry.
  • It includes capacity building, disease surveillance, and strengthening of veterinary infrastructure.
• Consists of three components: National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) and Livestock Health & Disease Control (LH&DC), and Pashu Aushadhi.
  • Pashu Aushadhi is the new component added to the scheme for improving availability of generic veterinary medicine through network of PM-Kisan Samriddhi Kendra and Cooperative Societies. 
• LH&DC has three sub-components:
  • Critical Animal Disease Control Programme (CADCP)
    • It is proposed to cover two critical diseases (Peste des Petits Ruminants, Swine fever) for its control and eradication for saving losses to farmers.
  • Establishment and Strengthening of existing Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries - Mobile Veterinary Unit (ESVHD-MVU).
    • It supports door-step delivery of livestock health care.
  • Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD): To target state-prioritized exotic, emergent, and zoonotic animal diseases, including Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)