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National Animal Disease Control Programme

Kumari Sonali

National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP):

The Government has highlighted the achievements of the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) in strengthening India’s livestock health ecosystem through mass vaccination, disease surveillance and digital livestock management.

  • The programme has administered 147.16 crore FMD vaccine doses, benefiting 8.04 crore farmers. As a result, reported Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks declined from 132 in 2019 to 40 in 2025, while Brucellosis outbreaks reduced from 22 in 2019 to 15 in 2025.
  • The National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) is a flagship Scheme launched in September 2019 to control and eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis through nationwide vaccination.
  • Vaccination Targets under NADCP:
    • 100% vaccination of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, and pig populations against FMD.
    • 100% vaccination of female bovine calves aged 4–8 months against Brucellosis
  • FMD outbreaks have declined by more than 60% compared to the period before NADCP. India continues efforts through vaccination, surveillance, animal identification and disease monitoring to achieve FMD eradication by 2030.
  • Funding Pattern: It is a Central Sector Scheme under which 100% funding is provided by the Central Government to States/UTs.
  • The programme includes sero-surveillance, sero-monitoring, outbreak investigation, virus identification and impact assessment to track disease prevalence and vaccination effectiveness.
  • Livestock are ear-tagged, registered and digitally recorded on the Bharat Pashudhan Portal for effective monitoring and disease management.
  • NADCP supports vaccine procurement, cold-chain infrastructure, awareness campaigns, official training, animal movement regulation and quarantine measures.
  • The programme provides remuneration to vaccinators, with a minimum support of ₹3 per vaccination dose, to ensure effective field-level implementation.
  • Under the revised Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP), NADCP, Livestock Health & Disease Control (LH&DC) component and Pashu Aushadhi initiative have been brought under one umbrella framework. The 2026–27 budget allocation for LHDCP is ₹2,010 crore.