"Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative (APPI)"  and“Animal Health System Support for One Health (AHSSOH)” project by the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying is launched. 

As a step forward toward the National One Health Mission, the APPI will work under the pillars of: 

Monitoring and surveillance Disease modeling and early warning and response systems Outbreak investigation and response Coordinating ecosystem Research and development, vaccine evolution, Disaster resilience building, Considering the livestock burden of diseases like Foot and mouth disease, African Swine fever, Avian influenza, and Lumpy skin disease, the initiative aims to invest in the livestock sector consisting of poultry, dairy, meat products market, and farmers who derive their livelihood from them.