One Health India

Current Context: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched the ‘One Health’ pilot project in Uttarakhand.

• The program is aimed to improve livestock health, human health, wildlife health,  and environmental health through technology and finance.
• The pilot project has been launched in Uttarakhand which can be subsequently replicated pan India.
• The pilot plan will be implemented by the Health Support Unit which will develop a national One Health roadmap based on the learnings of the pilot project implementation.
• Chairman of Inter-ministerial One Health committee to lead the implementation of the One Health Support Unit - Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
• Chairman of Project Steering committee – Atul Chaturvedi( Secretary, AHD, GOI).

Question:

Q.1 Pilot project of ‘One Health India’ is being launched in which state by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying?
a. Uttarakhand
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh