Aizawl, Feb. 23 -- Mizoram's Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister C. Lalsawivunga today chaired a programme for the distribution and formal launch of compensation to families who were compelled to cull their pigs during the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in 2024.
The compensation package, amounting to over Rs 15.59 crore, will be disbursed to 5,436 families across the state who collectively lost 26,179 pigs as part of containment measures during the outbreak.
Addressing the programme, the Minister said the compensation will be paid from funds received under Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) along with the State Matching Share (SMS). He informed that the funds have already been transferred to the accounts of district authorities an...