Consider the following statements about the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP): 1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme. 2. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is the nodal ministry of this scheme. 3. It was launched to control and eventually eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis through systematic vaccination of susceptible livestock. How many of the above statements are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements about the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP):
1.It is a centrally sponsored scheme.
2.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is the nodal ministry of this scheme.
3.It was launched to control and eventually eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis through systematic vaccination of susceptible livestock.
How many of the above statements are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation: 3 only

Statement 1 is incorrect: It is a Central Sector Scheme launched in 2019.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The nodal ministry is the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, specifically implemented through the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD).

Statement 3 is correct: NADCP was launched in 2019 with the objective of controlling and eventually eradicating FMD and Brucellosis through vaccination.

Source: PIB

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