Lok Sabha Question No. 2659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Veterinary University/Colleges
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA, RATTAN LAL KATARIA, MIDHUN REDDY

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2659

TO BE ANSWERED   ON   15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## VETERINARY UNIVERSITY/COLLEGES

2659.   SHRI HARISH MEENA: SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA: SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of the veterinary university/colleges at present in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up more veterinary universities/ colleges in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with their location; and
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to step up more research centres in the field of veterinary science in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## (Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) The  details  of  veterinary  university/colleges  at  present  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  are annexed.
- (b) & (c) Veterinary Education is a state subject and setting up of Veterinary   Colleges/Institutions is  under  the  domain  of  State/UTs  Government  to  meet  their  requirement  of  trained  veterinary manpower  as  per the availability of resources whereas setting up of Central Veterinary College/Institution  is  under  the  domain  of  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR). Department  of  Animal  Husbandry,  Dairying  and  Fisheries  (DADF),  Government  of  India  in consultation with Veterinary Council of India (VCI), confers recognition to veterinary qualifications awarded by veterinary institution by inclusion in the First Schedule of Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984.

(d) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is encouraging research in veterinary sciences through various proactive research initiatives at national level. Various research programmes have been initiated as per the priority areas  and the fatality of the diseases and their impact on public health. The list of various Animal Health initiatives is as follows:

- a) All India Network Programme on Haemorragic Septicaemia
- b) All India Network Programme on Bluetongue
- c) All India Network Programme on Gastro-intestinal Parasitism
- d) All India Network Programme on Neonatal Mortality (New Initiatives in XII Plan)
- e) All India Network Programme on Diagnostic Imaging and Management of Surgical Conditions
6. in Animals (New Initiatives in XII Plan)
- f)  Outreach program on Ethno-veterinary Medicine.
- g) Outreach program on Monitoring of Drug residues and Environmental Pollutants.
- h) Consortia Research Platform on Diagnostics and Vaccines (New Initiatives in XII Plan)
- i) All India Coordinated Research Project on Animal Disease Monitoring and Sero-surveillance in Animal  being    coordinated  by  National  Institute  of  Veterinary  Epidemiology  and  Disease Investigation, Bangalore.

j) All India Coordinated Research Project on Foot and Mouth Disease being coordinated by Project Directorate on Foot and Mouth Disease(PD-FMD).

These  programmes  are  being  coordinated  by  Indian  Veterinary  Research  Institute,  Izatnagar, Bareilly and are having various collaborating centres in State Agricultural Universities and Indian Council of Agricultural Research institutes to tackle researchable issues pertaining to livestock in various  regions  of  the  country  for  sustainable  livestock  industry  through  better  animal  health management and production.

The High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL), Bhopal has been upgraded to a fullfledged institute named National Institute of High Security Animal Disease in XII Plan.

An  International  Foot  and  Mouth  Disease  Laboratory  having  Bio  Safety  Level  III+  as  high containment laboratory facility is being constructed at Arugul Bhubaneswar to serve as reference laboratory for carrying out cutting edge research in this economically important disease.

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## State/UT -wise list of  recognized Veterinary University/ Colleges

| Sl. No   | State            |   Sr. | Name of University                                                     | Name of College                                                          |
|----------|------------------|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | ANDHRA PRADESH   |     1 | Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University , Tirupati                      | 1. College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad                              |
| 1.       | ANDHRA PRADESH   |     1 | Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University , Tirupati                      | 2. College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati                               |
| 1.       | ANDHRA PRADESH   |     1 | Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University , Tirupati                      | 3. College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram                             |
| 2.       | ASSAM            |     2 | Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat                                  | 4. College of Veterinary Science, Guwahati                               |
| 3        | CHHATTISGARH     |     3 | Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg                    | 5. College of Veterinary Science &Animal Husbandry ,Durg                 |
| 4        | GUJARAT          |     4 | Anand Agricultural University, Anand                                   | 6. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand             |
| 4        | GUJARAT          |     5 | Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar | 7. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar |
|          |                  |     6 | Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari                               | 8. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Navsari           |
|          |                  |     7 | Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh                             | 9. College of veterinary science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh.         |
| 5        | HARYANA          |     8 | Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar    | 10. College of Veterinary Science, Hisar                                 |
| 6        | HIMACHAL PRADESH |     9 | CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalay, Palampur                   | 11. Dr. G.C. Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur    |
| 7        | JAMMU& KASHMIR   |    10 | Sher-e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu | 12. Faculty of Veterinary Sciences &Animal Husbandry, Jammu              |
| 7        | JAMMU& KASHMIR   |    11 | Sher-e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences &                   | 13. Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Srinagar,         |

## Annexure

Hebbal,

| Sl. No   | State          | Sr.   | Name of University                                                  | Name of College                                                                                                         |
|----------|----------------|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                |       | Technology, Srinagar                                                | Kashmir                                                                                                                 |
| 8        | JHARKHAND      | 12.   | Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi                               | 14. Ranchi College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Ranchi                                                   |
| 9        | KARNATAKA      | 13.   | Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar | 15. Veterinary College Hebbal, Bangalore.                                                                               |
| 9        | KARNATAKA      | 13.   | Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar | 16. Veterinary College Nandinagar, Bidar                                                                                |
|          |                |       |                                                                     | 17. Veterinary College, Hassan                                                                                          |
|          |                |       |                                                                     | 18. Veterinary College, Shimoga                                                                                         |
| 10       | KERALA         | 14.   | Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University, Pookot             | 19. College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Thrissur 20. College of Veterinary and                                     |
| 11       | MADHYA PRADESH | 15.   | Nanaji Deshmukh University of Veterinary Sciences, Jabalpur         | 21. College of Veterinary Science &Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur 22. College of Veterinary Science &Animal Husbandry, Mhow |
| 12       | MAHARASHTRA    | 16.   | Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur            | 23. College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Parbhani, 24. Nagpur Veterinary College,                                   |
| 13       | MIZORAM        | 17.   | Central Agricultural University, Imphal                             | 28. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Aizawl, Mizoram                                                   |
| 14       | ODISHA         | 18.   | Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar          | 29. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Bhubaneswar                                                     |
| 15       | BIHAR          | 19.   | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur                    | 30. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna                                                                                     |
| 16       | PUDUCHERRY     | 20.   | Pondicherry University, Puducherry                                  | 31. Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences,                                                               |

| Sl. No   | State         | Sr.   | Name of University                                                                                                 | Name of College                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|----------|---------------|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |               |       |                                                                                                                    | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 17       | PUNJAB        | 21.   | Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University                                                           | 32. College of Veterinary Science, Ludhiana                                                                                                                                                     |
|          |               |       |                                                                                                                    | 33. Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Amritsar (The B.V.Sc&A.H. qualification has been recognized only when granted on or after the 27 th July, 2015)                           |
| 18       | RAJASTHAN     | 22.   | Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner                                                      | 34. College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner                                                                                                                                           |
|          |               |       |                                                                                                                    | 35. Apollo College of Veterinary Medicine, Jaipur (The B.V.Sc&A.H. qualification has been recognized only when granted on or after the 13 th May, 2010 and on or before the 24 th July, 2015)   |
|          |               |       |                                                                                                                    | 36. Mahatma Gandhi Veterinary College, Bharatpur (The B.V.Sc&A.H. qualification has been recognized only when granted on or after the 19 th January,2011 and on or before the 24 th July, 2015) |
| 19       | TAMILNADU     | 23.   | Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chennai                                                        | 37. Madras Veterinary College, Chennai 38. Veterinary College and                                                                                                                               |
| 20       | Telagana      | 24    | Sri P.V. Narimha Rao Telangana State University for Veterinary Animal & Fishery Sciences, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad | 39. College of Veterinary Science Hyderabad 40.College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Faizabad                                                                                     |
| 20       | UTTAR PRADESH | 25.   | Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Faizabad                                                     | 41. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Faizabad                                                                                                                                |

| Sl. No   | State       |   Sr. | Name of University                                                                                         | Name of College                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|----------|-------------|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |             |    26 | Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalay Evam Go- Anusandhan, Mathura | 42. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mathura                                                                                                                                                         |
| 21       | UTTARAKHAND |    27 | Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture &Technology, Pantnagar                                       | 43. College of Veterinary Sciences, Pantnagar                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 22       | WEST BENGAL |    28 | West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata                                               | 44. Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences , Kolkata                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 23       | TRIPURA     |    29 | Tripura University, Agartala                                                                               | 45. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry at R.K. Nagar, Agartala (Tripura) (The B.V.Sc&A.H. qualification has been recognized only when granted on 3 rd September, 2014 and not before or after this date.) |