(a) whether Foot and Mouth disease is commonly prevalent in the country particularly in West Bengal;
(b) if so, the steps the Government propose to take to wipe out the disease in the country particularly in the State of West Bengal; and
(c) the estimated number of live-stock affected as a result thereof during the last three years, State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a): Yes, Sir. Foot and Mouth Disease occurs in India including the State of West Bengal.
(b): In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments in controlling the disease, the Central Government provides grants-in-aid to the States and Union Territories. During 2002-2003, Rs.655.40 lakhs has so far been provided to the States and Union Territories for controlling the disease, of which Rs.40.00 lakhs has been provided to the State of West Bengal.
(c): State-wise estimated number of livestock affected as a result of Foot and Mouth Disease during 1999, 2000 and 2001 are at Annexure.
ANNEXURE
State-wise incidence of Foot and Mouth Disease in India during 1999, 2000 & 2001)
Sl. Name of State Species 1999 2000 2001 No. OB AT DT OB AT DT OB AT DT
1 Andhra Pradesh bov 108 4502 6 42 1406 2 180 4834 32 buf 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 23 0 ovi/cap. 24 257 72 0 0 0 4 188 15 sui 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 4 2 Arunachal Pr bov 4 273 2 7 686 0 10 1116 1 3 Assam bov 4 451 0 2 370 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 0 0 0 0 789 11757 28 4 Bihar bov 7 15 0 3 36 0 74 393 12 5 Chattisgarh bov - - - 0 0 0 9 806 3 6 Goa bov 17 558 17 3 204 0 2 65 0 buf 4 102 0 2 42 0 0 0 0 sui 2 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Gujarat bov 49 1116 18 29 1283 0 106 2862 4 buf 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 508 1 ovi/cap. 4 15 0 0 0 0 1 887 26 8 Haryana bov 3 9629 0 16 572 1 0 0 0 buf 0 0 0 1 32 0 0 0 0 9 Himachal Pr bov 3 83 0 8 268 0 30 2155 45 ovi/cap. 0 0 0 6 521 0 14 8907 100 10 J & K bov 3 1319 0 9 2353 12 12 817 2 ovi/cap. 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Jharkhand bov - - - 0 0 0 14 155 13 buf - - - 0 0 0 2 7 2 12 Karnataka bov 576 19146 142 1154 23498 161 1591 19808 229 buf 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 5491 65 ovi/cap. 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 2596 67 sui 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 5 2 13 Kerala bov 193 4520 240 36 200 9 49 502 16 buf 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 3 1 ovi/cap. 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Madhya Pradesh bov 8 609 0 1 25 0 9 286 0 15 Maharashtra bov 112 3059 34 71 868 19 5 105 0 16 Manipur bov 12 262 32 1 89 0 0 0 0 sui 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Meghalaya bov 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 1549 4 18 Mizoram bov 24 693 9 18 161 5 16 70 5 sui 2 200 50 4 12 2 27 62 23 19 Nagaland bov 81 5597 207 12 1040 22 115 10680 230 20 Orissa bov 0 0 0 51 1432 4 66 2012 4 ovi/cap 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 21 Punjab bov 0 0 0 5 61 0 18 366 14 buf 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 746 36 22 Rajasthan bov 97 2723 159 0 0 0 70 2120 97 buf 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 ovi/cap 1 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Sikkim bov 2 241 0 3 38 0 0 0 0 24 Tamil Nadu bov 4 82 17 0 0 0 19 451 20 25 Tripura bov 51 1930 1 3 35 0 6 178 1 26 Uttar Pradesh bov 1 20 0 1 10 0 10 2236 497 ovi/cap 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Uttaranchal bov - - - 0 0 0 11 295 15 buf - - - 0 0 0 5 26 0 28 West Bengal bov 25 605 0 22 1045 2 118 8150 47 29 A&N Islands bov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Chandigarh bov 0 0 0 5 22 0 0 0 0 31 D&N Haveli bov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Daman & Diu bov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Delhi bov 45 141 0 10 67 0 7 100 0 sui 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 34 Lakshadweep bov 2 845 0 7 56 0 14 71 0 ovi/cap 0 0 0 3 47 4 0 0 0 35 Pondicherry bov 5 183 0 0 0 0 2 340 0
bov 1436 88602 884 1519 35825 237 2661 62522 1291 TOTAL buf 4 102 0 3 74 0 19 6807 105 ovi/cap 32 429 72 9 568 4 21 12583 208 sui 7 346 50 6 16 2 28 82 29 NS 0 0 0 0 0 0 789 11757 28
bov : bovine buf : buffalo ovi/cap : ovine/caprine sui : swine NS : Not specified OB : Outbreak AT : Attack DT : Death
# : Outbreaks included in bovine