Lok Sabha Question No. 2573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Shortage of Veterinary Colleges
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Sunil Kumar Soni, Vijay Baghel, Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2573 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2022

## SHORTAGE OF VETERINARY COLLEGES

## 2573.    SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM

SHRANGARE:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  is  a  huge  shortage  of  veterinary  colleges  in proportion to the number of animals in the country including Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh;
- b) if  so,  the  number  of  veterinary  colleges  required  in  the  country,  State-wise  including Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh;
- c) the details of the ratio of animals to veterinary doctors in the country, State-wise including Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh;
- d) the details of the criteria prescribed for opening of new veterinary colleges in Maharashtra, district-wise including Latur districts of Marathwada and in Bilaspur, Mungeli and Gaurela-PendraMarwahi districts of Chhattisgarh; and
- e) whether  the  Government  plans  to  bring  about  reforms  in  the  veterinary  colleges  in  the private sector and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF  FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- a) and b) Animal Husbandry is a State subject and establishment of veterinary colleges falls under  the  purview  of  the  State  as  per  their  individual  requirements.  At  present,  there  are  54 recognized veterinary colleges in the country, including in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. The list of such veterinary colleges is given at Annexure I.
- c) As per the latest Indian Veterinary Practitioners' Register (IVPR), there are 73129 registered veterinary  practitioners  in  the  country,  including  9971  in  Maharashtra  and  994  in  Chhattisgarh, respectively.  Astatement  showing  state-wise  number  of  registered  veterinary  practitioners  and number of cattle units per veterinarian is attached at Annexure II.
- d) and  e)  As  per  provisions  under  IVC  Act,  1984,  Veterinary  Council  India (Procedure  for recognition and de-recognition of Veterinary colleges and Veterinary Qualifications) Rules 2017, procedure  for  opening  of  new  veterinary  colleges  are  prescribed  by  the  Government.  Further, Minimum  Standards of Veterinary Education Regulations, 2016, prescribes the  minimum requirements for the purpose of granting recognized veterinary qualification by the colleges / institutions. The procedure and minimum standards relating to veterinary colleges apply to both, private and public veterinary colleges.

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List of Veterinary Colleges along with the Universities in respect of which the B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree is included in the First Schedule to the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984.

|   Sl. No | State            |   Sr. | Name of University                                                        | Name of College                                                                                                 |
|----------|------------------|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH   |     1 | Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati                          | 1. NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram 2. College of Veterinary                                       |
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH   |     1 | Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati                          | Science, Proddatur                                                                                              |
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH   |     1 | Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati                          | 3. College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati                                                                      |
|        2 | ASSAM            |     2 | Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat                                     | 4. College of Veterinary Science, Guwahati                                                                      |
|        3 | BIHAR            |     3 | Bihar Animal Science University, Patna, Bihar                             | 5. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna                                                                              |
|        4 | CHHATTISGAR H    |     4 | Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg        | 6. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Durg                                                       |
|        5 | GUJARAT          |     5 | Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat                                 | 7. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand                                                    |
|        5 | GUJARAT          |     5 | Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat                                 | 8. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh                                                 |
|        5 | GUJARAT          |     5 | Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat                                 | 9. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Navsari                                                  |
|        5 | GUJARAT          |     5 | Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat                                 | 10. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar                                       |
|        6 | HARYANA          |     6 | Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar       | 11. College of Veterinary Science, Hisar                                                                        |
|        6 | HARYANA          |     6 | Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar       | 12. International Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Rohtak (The college is under the Pvt. Sector) |
|        7 | HIMACHAL PRADESH |     7 | CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalay, Palampur                      | 13. Dr. G.C. Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur                                           |
|        8 | JAMMU& KASHMIR   |     8 | Sher-e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu    | 14. Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Jammu                                                    |
|        8 | JAMMU& KASHMIR   |     9 | Sher-e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Srinagar | 15. Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Srinagar, Kashmir                                        |
|        9 | JHARKHAND        |    10 | Birsa Agricultural University,                                            | 16. Ranchi College of Veterinary Science and                                                                    |

| Sl. No   | State          | Sr.   | Name of University                                                  | Name of College                                                                                       |
|----------|----------------|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                |       | Ranchi                                                              | Animal Husbandry, Ranchi                                                                              |
| 10.      | KARNATAKA      | 11.   | Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar | 17. Veterinary College Hebbal, Bangalore                                                              |
| 10.      | KARNATAKA      | 11.   | Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar | 18. Veterinary College Nandinagar, Bidar                                                              |
| 10.      | KARNATAKA      | 11.   | Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar | 19. Veterinary College, Hassan                                                                        |
| 10.      | KARNATAKA      | 11.   | Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar | 20. Veterinary College, Shimoga                                                                       |
| 11.      | KERALA         | 12.   | Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University, Pookote            | 21. College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Thrissur                                                 |
| 11.      | KERALA         | 12.   | Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University, Pookote            | 22. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookote                                                |
| 12.      | MADHYA PRADESH | 13.   | Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur             | 23. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur                                        |
| 12.      | MADHYA PRADESH | 13.   | Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur             | 24. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Mhow                                            |
| 12.      | MADHYA PRADESH | 13.   | Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur             | 25. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Rewa                                            |
| 13.      | MAHARASHTR A   | 14.   | Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur            | 26. Mumbai Veterinary College, Mumbai                                                                 |
| 13.      | MAHARASHTR A   | 14.   | Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur            | 27. Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur                                                                 |
| 13.      | MAHARASHTR A   | 14.   | Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur            | 28. College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Parbhani                                                 |
| 13.      | MAHARASHTR A   | 14.   | Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur            | Veterinary Sciences, Satara 30. College of Veterinary &                                               |
| 14.      | MIZORAM        | 15.   | Central Agricultural University, Imphal                             | 31. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Aizawl, Mizoram                                 |
| 15.      | ODISHA         | 16.   | Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar          | 32. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Bhubaneswar                                   |
| 16.      | PUDUCHERRY     | 17.   | Pondicherry University, Puducherry                                  | 33. Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Puducherry                                  |
| 17.      | PUNJAB         | 18.   | Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University            | 34. Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Amritsar (The college is under the Pvt. Sector) |
| 17.      | PUNJAB         | 18.   | Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University            | 35. College of Veterinary Science, Ludhiana                                                           |
| 18.      | RAJASTHAN      | 19.   | Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner       | 36. College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner                                                 |
| 18.      | RAJASTHAN      | 19.   | Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner       | 37. Mahatma Jyotiba Fule College of Veterinary & Animal Science, Chomu,                               |

| Sl. No   | State         | Sr.   | Name of University                                                                                                  | Name of College                                                                           |
|----------|---------------|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |               |       |                                                                                                                     | Jaipur (The college is under the Pvt. Sector)                                             |
|          |               |       |                                                                                                                     | 38. *Apollo College of Veterinary Medicine, Jaipur (The college is under the Pvt. Sector) |
|          |               |       |                                                                                                                     | 39. Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Jaipur                  |
|          |               |       |                                                                                                                     | 40. College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Navania, Udaipur                            |
|          |               |       |                                                                                                                     | 41. Arawali Veterinary College, Sikar (The college is under the Pvt. Sector)              |
| 19.      | TAMILNADU     | 20.   | Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chennai                                                         | 42. Madras Veterinary                                                                     |
| 19.      | TAMILNADU     | 20.   | Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chennai                                                         | 43. College of Veterinary Science and Research Institute, Namakkal                        |
| 19.      | TAMILNADU     | 20.   | Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chennai                                                         | 44. Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orthanadu                                  |
| 19.      | TAMILNADU     | 20.   | Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chennai                                                         | 45. Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli                                |
| 20.      | TELANGANA     | 21.   | P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad                                                        | 46. College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad                                              |
| 20.      | TELANGANA     | 21.   | P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad                                                        | 47. College of Veterinary Science, Korutla                                                |
| 21.      | TRIPURA       | 22.   | Tripura University, Agartala                                                                                        | 48. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry at R.K. Nagar,                     |
| 22.      | UTTAR PRADESH | 23.   | Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya                                    | Agartala, Tripura 49. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Faizabad        |
| 22.      | UTTAR PRADESH | 24.   | Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalay Evam Go- Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura | 50. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mathura                           |
| 22.      | UTTAR PRADESH | 25.   | Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly                                                           | 51. ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute                                             |
| 22.      | UTTAR PRADESH | 26.   | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture &                                                               | 52. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Meerut                                     |

| Sl. No   | State       | Sr.   | Name of University                                                    | Name of College                                        |
|----------|-------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|          |             |       | Technology, Meerut                                                    |                                                        |
| 23.      | UTTARAKHAND | 27    | Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar | 53. College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Pantnagar |
| 24.      | WEST BENGAL | 28.   | West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata          | 54. Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences , Kolkata  |

## Annexure-II

Statement showing state-wise number of registered veterinary practitioners and number of

## cattle units per veterinarian

| State              |   No. of Cattle Units |   RVP AS ON 31/03/2020 |   No. of Cattle Units per Veterinarian |
|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar   |                 67611 |                     59 |                                   1145 |
| Andhra Pradesh     |              14238388 |                   4875 |                                   2920 |
| Arunachal Pradesh  |               1184116 |                    189 |                                   6265 |
| Assam              |              12697158 |                   2965 |                                   4282 |
| Bihar              |              24699035 |                   3395 |                                   7275 |
| Chhattisgarh       |              11870713 |                    994 |                                  11942 |
| Chandigarh         |                 26473 |                     13 |                                   2036 |
| Dadar Nagar Haveli |                 42432 |                     04 |                                  10608 |
| Daman &Diu         |                  2517 |                     01 |                                   2517 |
| Delhi              |                271428 |                    466 |                                    582 |
| Goa                |                 99012 |                    201 |                                    492 |
| Gujarat            |              21121040 |                   3521 |                                   5998 |
| Haryana            |               6859286 |                   1997 |                                   3434 |
| Himachal Pradesh   |               2696052 |                   1247 |                                   2162 |
| Jammu &Kashmir     |               3927597 |                    745 |                                   5271 |
| Jharkhand          |              14055344 |                    895 |                                  15704 |
| Karnataka          |              13851421 |                   4267 |                                   3246 |
| Kerala             |               1899634 |                   4405 |                                    431 |
| Lakshadweep        |                  9093 |                     31 |                                    293 |
| Madhya Pradesh     |              30419639 |                   2428 |                                  12528 |
| Maharashtra        |              21736810 |                   9971 |                                   2180 |
| Manipur            |                309498 |                    514 |                                    602 |
| Meghalaya          |               1155961 |                    393 |                                   2941 |
| Mizoram            |                136388 |                    320 |                                    426 |
| Nagaland           |                253370 |                    306 |                                    828 |
| Orissa             |              11431248 |                   2582 |                                   4427 |
| Puducherry         |                 84570 |                    495 |                                    170 |
| Punjab             |               6792715 |                   3928 |                                   1729 |
| Rajasthan          |              30952500 |                   4024 |                                   7691 |
| Sikkim             |                180240 |                    167 |                                   1079 |
| Tamil Nadu         |              12704391 |                   5622 |                                   2259 |
| Tripura            |                865703 |                    388 |                                   2231 |
| Uttar Pradesh      |              53884309 |                   6562 |                                   8211 |
| Uttarakhand        |               2946029 |                   1015 |                                   2902 |
| West Bengal        |              22315972 |                   2488 |                                   8969 |
| Telengana          |              11700342 |                   1656 |                                   7065 |
| Total              |             337569034 |                  73129 |                                   4616 |