THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (DR. DEBENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) No death of Elephants living along the banks of Yamuna in Delhi due to Foot and Mouth disease has been reported in recent past.
(b) No, Sir.
(c) Does not arise.
(d) Foot and Mouth Disease is caused by a Picorna virus, which can set up infection through infected/carrier animals and their secretions/excretions carried by animate and in-animate objects. The virus can travel a long distance through air and water.
(e) Yes, Sir.
(f) Does not arise.
(g) Foot and Mouth Disease is endemic in India and the State-wise incidence of the disease during last three years is given at Annexure-A. Due to efforts made to control the disease, the total milk production of the country has not been adversely affected. The figures of milk production during last 5 years show that there has been an increase in the production of milk. State-wise estimates of milk production is given at Annexure-B.
Incidence of Foot and Mouth Disease in India during the last three years (1998, 1999 & 2000)
SL Name of the Species 1998 1999 2000
No. State OB AT DT OB AT DT OB AT DT
1 Andhra Pradesh bov 221 6092 159 108 4502 6 42 1406 2 ovi/cap.17 657 41 24 257 72 0 0 0
2 Arunachal Pra bov 12 80 0 4 273 2 7 686 0
3 Assam bov 7 9 1 4 451 0 2 370 0
4 Bihar bov 19 963 31 7 15 0 3 36 0
5 Chattisgarh 0 0 1
6 Goa bov 0 0 0 17 558 17 3 204 0 buf 0 0 0 4 102 0 2 42 0 sui 0 0 2 135 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat bov 48 1674 0 49 1116 18 29 1283 0 ovi/cap 1 100 0 4 15 0 0 0 0
8 Haryana Bov 12 28841 0 3 9629 0 16 572 1 Buf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0
9 Himachal Prad Bov 10 1881 52 3 83 0 8 268 0 Ovi/cap 6 3263 10 0 0 0 0 521 0
10 bov 20 3267 9 3 1319 0 9 2353 12 ovi/cap 2 112 0 1 100 0 0 0 0
11 Jharkhand 0 0 0
12 Karnataka Hov 249 3952 423 576 19146 142 1154 23498 161 ovi/cap 2 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Kcrala Bov 137 2094 40 193 4520 240 36 200 9 ovi/cap 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0
34 Madhya Pradesh Bov 0 0 0 8 609 0 1 25 0
15 Maharashira bov 84 2133 81) 112 3059 34 71 868 19 ovi/cap 1 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Manipur bov 3 11 1 12 262 32 1 89 0 sui 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0
17 Meghaiaya bov 3 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ovi/cap 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
18 Mizoram bov 1 24 0 24 693 9 18 1616 5 ovi/cap 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 sin 0 0 0 2 200 50 4 12 2
19 Nagaland bov 73 3843 146 81 5597 207 11 1040 22 Ovi/cap 34 1050 41 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Orissa bov 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 1432 4
21 Punjab bov 83 21597 1460 0 0 0 5 61 0
22 Rajasthan bov 8 608 0 97 2723 159 0 0 0 Ovi/cap 0 0 0 1 40 0 0 0 0
23 Sikkim Bov 0 0 0 2 241 0 3 38 0
24 Tamil Nadu Bov 80 1473 39 4 82 17 0 0 0
25 Tripura Bov 7 479 0 51 1930 1 3 35 0
26 Uttar Pradesh Bov 6 293 3 1 20 0 1 10 0 Ovi/cap 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 00 0
27 Uttaranchal 0 0 0
28 West Bengal Bov 2 13 0 25 605 0 22 1045 2
29 A & N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 0
30 Chandigarh Bov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 D & N Haveli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Delhi Bov 5 81 0 45 141 0 10 67 0 sui 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
34 Lakshadweep Bov 10 16 0 2 845 0 7 56 0 Ovi/cap 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 47 4
35 Pondicherry Bov 0 0 0 5 183 0 0 0 0 Total bov 1100 79461 2444 1436 88602 884 1519 35825 237 Buf 0 0 0 4 102 0 3 74 0 Ovi/cap 65 5288 92 32 429 72 9 568 4 Sui 0 0 0 7 346 50 6 16 2
Bov : bovine buf : bufalo ovi/cap : ovine/caprine sui : swaine
OB : Out Break AT : Attack DT : Death
ESTIMATES OF MILK PRODUCTION -1996-97 TO 2000-01 (000 tonnes)
SL.No. States 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000+ 2000-01+
1 Andhra Pradesh 4471 4473 4842 4730 4904
2 Arunachal Pradesh 44 43 45 51 53
3 Assam 714 719 725 822 852
4 Bihar 3410 3420 3440 3740 3878
5 Goa 37 38 41 43 45
6 Gujarat 4831 4913 5059 5124 5313
7 Haryana 4204 4373 4527 4673 4845
8 Himachal Pradesh 698 714 724 745 772
9 Jammu & Kashmir 992 979 990 1000 1037
10 Karnataka 3460 3970 4231 4925 5106
11 Kerala 2258 2343 2420 2673 2771
12 Madhya Pradesh 5224 5377 5442 5600 5806
13 Maharashtra 5127 5193 5609 5810 6024
14 Manipur 61 62 65 67 69
15 Meghalaya 58 59 61 65 67
16 Mizoram 9 17 20 10 10
17 Nagaland 46 46 48 49.5 51
18 Orissa 687 672 733 795 824
19 Punjab 6755 7165 7394 7700 7984
20 Rajasthan 5874 6487 6923 5820 6034
21 Sikkim 34 35 35 42 44
22 Tamil Nadu 3976 4061 4273 4256 4413
23 Tripura 44 57 76 49 51
24 Uttar Pradesh 12387 12934 13618 15176 15735
25 West Bengal 3376 3415 3441 3750 3888
26 A&N Islands 21 22 22 23 24
27 Chandigarh 42 43 43 42 44
28 Daman & Diu 4 4 8 10 10
29 D.& N. Haveli 1 1 1 1 1
30 Delhi 264 267 290 295 306
31 Lakshadweep 1 1 2 1 1
32 Pondicherry 38 36 36 35 36
All India 69147 71940 75182 78123 80998
Note: + - Provisional Source : State Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Resources Departments
