Lok Sabha Question No. 3136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Registered Veterinary Doctors
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

ADMITTED UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2023

## REGISTERED VETERINARY DOCTORS

## 3136.  DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- a. the total number of registered veterinary doctors in the country, State/UT-wise, as on June 01, 2023 particularly in Maharashtra;
- b. whether  it  is  true  that  there  is  a  50  per  cent  shortage  of  veterinary  doctors  in Government hospitals for animals, if so, the details thereof;
- c. whether  the  Union  Government  has  taken  measures  or  issued  policy  directives  to counter the problem; and
- d. if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- a. As compiled by the Veterinary Council of India (VCI), there are 81,938 Registered Veterinary  Practitioners  as  on  31.03.2023.  There  are  10,570  registered  veterinary practitioners in the State of Maharashtra. State wise details are placed as Annexure-1 .
- b. Animal Husbandry is State subject and the staffing of government hospitals is done by the States depending on their requirement based on disease epidemiology and animal profile. As per the information received from the States there is varying percentage of shortage of veterinary doctors in some states, while others have no shortage.
- c. &  d.  The  State  Governments  are  competent  to  take  measures  and  issue  policy directives to provide for adequate veterinary doctors for their hospitals. The Veterinary Colleges opened/operated by the State Governments/ State Universities are recognized by the Union Government based on the recommendations and under the regulations  of  the  Veterinary  Council  of  India  with  the  objective  for  maintaining quality  of  veterinary  education.  Private  colleges  are  also  regulated  under  the  VCI regulations for quality of education.

ANNEXURE I

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   |   Number of Registered Veterinary Practitioners as on 31.03.2023 |
|-----------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar   |                                                               59 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh     |                                                             5324 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh  |                                                              232 |
| 4         | Assam              |                                                             3154 |
| 5         | Bihar              |                                                             3464 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh       |                                                             1215 |
| 7         | Chandigarh         |                                                               13 |
| 8         | Dadar Nagar Haveli |                                                                4 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu         |                                                                1 |
| 10        | Delhi              |                                                              466 |
| 11        | Goa                |                                                              222 |
| 12        | Gujarat            |                                                             4447 |
| 13        | Haryana            |                                                             2372 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh   |                                                             1402 |
| 15        | Jharkhand          |                                                              927 |
| 16        | Karnataka          |                                                             4786 |
| 17        | Kerala             |                                                             5172 |
| 18        | Lakshadweep        |                                                               34 |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh     |                                                             3039 |
| 20        | Maharashtra        |                                                            10570 |
| 21        | Manipur            |                                                              561 |
| 22        | Meghalaya          |                                                              433 |
| 23        | Mizoram            |                                                              351 |
| 24        | Nagaland           |                                                              350 |
| 25        | Odisha             |                                                             2791 |
| 26        | Puducherry         |                                                              535 |
| 27        | Punjab             |                                                             4285 |
| 28        | Rajasthan          |                                                             4853 |
| 29        | Sikkim             |                                                              199 |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu         |                                                             6245 |
| 31        | Tripura            |                                                              451 |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh      |                                                             6907 |
| 33        | Uttarakhand        |                                                             1156 |
| 34        | West Bengal        |                                                             2661 |
| 35        | Telengana          |                                                             2124 |
| 36        | Jammu &Kashmir     |                                                             1057 |
| 37        | Ladakha            |                                                               76 |
| Total     | Total              |                                                            81938 |