Regional Research Centre on FMD

     1. About RRC on FMD:

The Regional Research Centre on Foot-and-Mouth Disease (RRC on FMD), Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, LUVAS, Hisar was originally established in 1968 in the Department of Bacteriology and Hygiene, COVS, CCS HAU Hisar as one of the FMD virus typing units by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. Later on in 1971, the project was revised as All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on FMD. The Hisar Centre was upgraded to RRC on FMD as one of eight regional centres all across India. In the year 2001, the AICRP on FMD was upgraded to Project Directorate on FMD, with headquarters at Mukteswar, Uttarakhand, then Directorate of FMD and now National Institute on FMD (ICAR-NIFMD) with its headquarters at ICAR-International Centre on FMD, Arugul, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Presently, RRC on FMD is catering to the needs of northern states of the country, viz. Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand, and the union territories of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh, and Delhi. Considering the importance of FMD and Brucellosis, the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) has been launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister with a total outlay of Rs. 13,343.00 crores for five years (2019-24). The scheme has now been revised to the Livestock Animal Health and Disease Control Programme under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.

1. Faculty
   Dr. Swati Dahiya, Scientist & In-charge (PI) View details
   Dr. Anshul Lather, Asstt. Prof. (Co-PI) View details
   Veterinary Surgeons (On deputation, alternate month)
   
   
2. Scientific/ Technical Manpower
   Dr. Swati Sangwan, Senior Research Fellow
   
   

4. Supporting Staff
   Chandan Singh, Lab Technician (Re-employment)

Ms. Meenu Kumari, Animal Attendant

1. Mandate of RRC on FMD, Hisar

To develop effective surveillance and control measures for one of the important diseases of livestock, i.e., FMD in Haryana and Delhi with particular reference to FMD sero-surveillance, epidemiology and related research work as well as sero-monitoring of FMD-Control Programme/ National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)/ Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP).

1. Awards/ Honours/ Recognitions

• ICAR-DFMD awarded “A” grade to the RRC on FMD, Dept. of Vety. Microbiology, LUVAS, Hisar for outstanding contribution towards FMD surveillance and monitoring in Haryana during 2020.
• Best AICRP on FMD Regional Centre for the year 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 awarded by the ICAR-PD on FMD, Mukteswar.
• Letter of Appreciation’ given by PDFMD, Mukteswar in recognition of the research work done by RRC on FMD, Hisar during 2008-09.
  
  
1. Research Projects

• Glimpses of Activities taken up by RRC on FMD
• Achievements and Research highlights of RRC