Bagpat-September

SPEECH OF HON’BLE MOS ON 1ST SEPT 2010.


Shri Sharad Pawarji, Shri Awadh Pal Singh Yadav, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Rudra Gangadharan, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, and Shri Avrind Kaushal, Joint Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Distinguished members of public, Senior Officers of the Central, State Government, representatives of Media.

I feel a sense of pride to be associated with the beginning of a new chapter in the history of livestock health of our country. The establishment of National Institute of Animal Health will ensure quality animal health cover in the country.


1. Though we have made remarkable strides in animal production, recording high levels of milk and egg production, the losses owing to diseases need to be curtailed.
2. In value basis livestock sector accounts for about 32 percent of the entire agriculture production and production losses due to disease load must be reduced as much as possible.
3. It needs to be also kept in mind that livestock production is necessary for increasing agricultural inputs like draught power, organic manure for domestic use and resultant savings in energy.
4. The National Animal Health Institute will be a nodal point for disease prevention and control.
5. We have with support and collaboration of organizations like the OIE eradicated diseases like the Rinderpest through national programmes.
6. Besides this the department coordinates the prevention and combating of widely infectious diseases like Avian Influenza through nationally coordinated action plans.
7. The legislation of Prevention and control of contagious diseases in Animals Act of 2009 is another step in the right direction.
8. The country is doing very well in FMD control as well with about 58 million doses in 2010-11 which is a substantial increase.
9. I am sure that the institute of Animal Health will emerge as an International Centre of Excellence in Veterinary Vaccines and Biological in a short span of time.
10. I congratulate the department or this project and share the joy in opening it in a short time.

Jai Hind.