’Regional Research Centre on FMD

About RRC on FMD:
The Regional Research Centre on Foot-and-Mouth Disease (RRC on FMD), CCS HAU Hisar was originally established in 1968 in the Department of Bacteriology and Hygiene 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 the eight Regional Centres all over 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.

Presently, RRC on FMD is catering to the needs of northern states of the country viz. Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand and 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 Livestock Animal Health and Disease Control Programme under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India.
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)
Scientific/ Technical Manpower
Dr. Punesh Sangwan, Senior Research Fellow
Supporting Staff
Ms. Meenu Kumari, Animal Attendant
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).
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.
Research Projects

S. No.	Title of the Research Projects/ Schemes	Funding agency		Period
1.	Foot and Mouth Disease-Hisar Centre (National Animal Disease Control Programme/ Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme)	ICAR		April 2020-continued
2.	Production and Characterization of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus specific Nanobodies for Application as Diagnostic Reagents	Haryana State Council for Science, Innovation and Technology		Jan. 2022- Jan. 2025
3.	Comparative Studies on Post-vaccinal Humoral Immune Response in FMD+HS combined, FMD alone and HS alone vaccinated buffalo calves at SCBP, Sector-II, Sirsa Road, Hisar	ICAR & Govt. of India		2022-2023
4.	Studies on Kinetics of the Maternal Antibodies Status in Naive Cattle and Buffalo Calves against Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus and Pasteurella multocida at Organized Farms.	LUVAS (Institutional project)		Nov. 2020- Oct. 2022
5.	Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan Activities	ICAR		2022
6.	Implementation of HS+FMD dual vaccine in the State of Haryana	HLDB/ RKVY		Nov. 2019- 2022
7.	ICAR-Niche Area of Excellence (NAE) Project on “Phage display techniques for production of veterinary immunobiologicals without sacrificing animals”	ICAR		Jan. 2019- Dec. 2021
8.	Establishment of Molecular Diagnostic Facilities and Strengthening of Sero-monitoring Activities for Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Haemorrhagic Septicaemia and Brucellosis in Haryana	RKVY		2017- March 2021
9.	AICRP for Epidemiological Studies on FMD (Regional Research Centre on FMD)	ICAR	Sept. 1968; Revised scheme July 1971-March 2020
10.	FMD+HS pilot project on Studies on the post-vaccinal humoral immune response in FMD+HS combined vaccinated cattle and buffaloes at State Cattle Breeding Project, Sec-II and Cattle Farm, LUVAS, Hisar	Govt. of India		Oct. 2018- March 2020
11.	Assessment of the Socio-economic Impact of FMD and its Control in India	ICAR		2013- Dec. 2015