The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying addressed Unstarred Question No. 1400 regarding the Mobile Veterinary Units (MVU) Scheme in Lakshadweep, to be answered on December 9th, 2025. The question inquired about the non-implementation of the MVU scheme in Lakshadweep, any assessment of the impact of the absence of MVU services, and proposals for future implementation. The Ministry stated that under the Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme (LHDCP), Rs. 144.00 lakh was released to Lakshadweep in 2021 for procuring 9 MVUs, but the amount was returned by the Union Territory Administration. According to the UT of Lakshadweep, no MVUs were procured due to the limited land area and low livestock population.
Key Entities Referenced
Mobile Veterinary Units (MVU) Scheme: A scheme to provide doorstep veterinary healthcare services to livestock owners.
Lakshadweep: Union Territory of India, the location of interest for the implementation of the MVU scheme.
Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme (LHDCP): The larger program under which the MVU scheme is implemented.
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD): The department responsible for the Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
LOK SABHA
ADMITTED UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1400
TO BE ANSWERED ON 09TH DECEMBER, 2025
MVU SCHEME IN UT OF LAKSHADWEEP
1400. SHRI MUHAMMED HAMDULLAH SAYEED:
Will the Minister of FISHERIES ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
मत्स्यपालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री
be pleased to State:
a. whether the Government is aware that the Mobile Veterinary Units (MVU) Scheme,
implemented under the larger Livestock Health and Disease Control (LHDC)
programme of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, has not yet been
implemented in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep;
b. if so, the reasons for the non-implementation of the scheme despite its objective to
provide doorstep veterinary healthcare services to livestock owners in remote areas;
c. whether the Government has conducted any assessment of the impact of the absence
of MVU services on animal health and livestock productivity in the islands;
d. whether there is any proposal of the Government to introduce or operationalize the
MVU scheme in Lakshadweep in near future; and
e. if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented ?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)
(a) to (e) Under the Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme (LHDCP), the Department
of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), GoI has released an amount of Rs. 144.00 lakh
to the Union Territory of Lakshadweep in 2021 for the procurement of 9 Mobile Veterinary
Units (MVUs). However, the amount of Rs 144.00 lakh was subsequently returned by the
Union Territory Administration. As per the information received from the UT of Lakshadweep,
no MVUs were procured due to the limited land area and low livestock population.
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