Transboundary animal diseases (TADs), the significance of which often transcends national boundaries can be a cause of national emergencies. Research indicates that 75 percent of infectious agents known to be emerging in human populations are deemed zoonotic. TADs are also very important for food security, sustained economic development, and trade. It is imperative, therefore, wherever possible, to limit the socio-economic disruptions resulting from outbreaks of TADs. The scientific community worldwide has recognized the need for inter-sectoral, integrated interventions essentially targeting human-animal–ecosystem interface issues (One Health approach) to control all Highly Pathogenic Emerging and re-emerging diseases (HPED). Large investments are being made in targeted regions under facilitating mechanisms like the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TAD).

There is a strong social and economic rationale for public intervention and cross-border collaboration for collective action against TADs. It has been a challenge to develop and implement cost-effective actions within a comprehensive framework for the control of TADs. In India, the technical ability to control animal diseases has greatly advanced in recent years.

The country has harnessed the technological advances and off late