Control of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis Scheme

The newly elected central government has announced a budget of Rs. 13,343 crores for Control of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis Scheme. It is an existing program but the center & state government`s share was 60:40 in the scheme. Now with the new budget allotment the Govt of India will bear entire cost

Government want to permanently eradicate foot & mouth disease which are very common in cow, bulls, buffaloes, sheep, goats & pigs.

Control of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis Scheme
Benefits:	Complete vaccination for live stock to eradicate foot & mouth disease along with brucellosis
Beneficiaries:	Cattle rearing farmers
Announced By:	Union Minister Prakash Javdekar

Objectives:

To completely eradicate diseases in the cattle
To make sure they are healthy
To support farmers
To make sure farmers give vaccinations to their live stock
To provide alternate source of income to the farmers
To increase farmer`s income

Vaccination Coverage:

30 crore cows-bulls & buffaloes
20 crore sheep/goat
1 crore pigs

Control of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis Program Highlights:

Outlet of Rs. 13,343 crore for next five years in order to fully control the disease
Vaccination coverage for all the live stock at the regular interval of 6 months
100% vaccination coverage
A relief to livestock rearing farmers

The initiative is one of the couple of important decisions taken in the Modi 2.0 cabinet. The government is committed to the farmers & wants to increase farmer`s income by 2022. Cattle rearing & live stocks provides important alternative source of income to the farmers. The government wants to protect them. FMD is very common among animal & is the cause of infertility & loss of milk. It takes 4 to 6 months to cure resulting in the loss of revenue.