Imperative for Private sector participation for animal disease control and last-mile veterinary service delivery in India

In India, veterinary service is a state subject, and state governments are the primary stakeholders for the implementation of central and state-funded programs related to animal disease control and delivery of last-mile veterinary services. As an additional investment, for the year 2019-20, the Government of India has already given administrative approval of Rs.500 crores for the implementation of a significant Central Sector Scheme viz the ‘National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) to control two critical diseases: Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis. The amount released is out of the total cabinet approved budget of Rs.13,343 crores for the NADCP till 2024.

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