Lok Sabha Question No. 279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Registered Veterinary Doctors
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

ADMITTED UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 ND  DECEMBER, 2025

## REGISTERED VETERINARY DOCTORS

## 279. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a)  the  total  number  of  registered  veterinary doctors in  the country as on date, State/UT-wise, particularly in Bihar;
- (b) whether it is a fact that there is a shortage of veterinary doctors in Government hospitals in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise particularly in Bihar;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any 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 OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a) The State/UT-wise total number of registered veterinary doctors including the State of Bihar is placed as Annexure-I
- (b) The State/UT wise details of sanctioned and vacant posts of Veterinary Doctors are placed as Annexure II.
- (c) and  (d)  Guidelines  for  minimum  standards  of  Veterinary  Infrastructure  in  India  has  been framed and communicated to States/UT with the request for adoption and necessary action vide OM No.  K-11/47/2024-LH dated 26.11.2025.

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## Annexure I

| Sl. No.   | State / UTs       |   Register Veterinary practitioners as on 31.03.2024 |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | A&N Island        |                                                   66 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                 5643 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                  245 |
| 4         | Assam             |                                                 3208 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                                                 3586 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |                                                   13 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |                                                 1298 |
| 8         | D&N Haveli and DD |                                                   05 |
| 9         | Delhi             |                                                  585 |
| 10        | Goa               |                                                  261 |
| 11        | Gujarat           |                                                 4743 |
| 12        | Haryana           |                                                 2571 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                 1450 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                                 1242 |
| 15        | Jharkhand         |                                                  972 |
| 16        | Karnataka         |                                                 5082 |
| 17        | Kerala            |                                                 5395 |
| 18        | Ladakh            |                                                   77 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       |                                                   35 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                 3266 |
| 21        | Maharashtra       |                                                11257 |
| 22        | Manipur           |                                                  582 |
| 23        | Meghalaya         |                                                  449 |
| 24        | Mizoram           |                                                  379 |
| 25        | Nagaland          |                                                  368 |
| 26        | Odisha            |                                                 2882 |
| 27        | Puducherry        |                                                  592 |
| 28        | Punjab            |                                                 4947 |
| 29        | Rajasthan         |                                                 5669 |
| 30        | Sikkim            |                                                  191 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        |                                                 6610 |
| 32        | Telangana         |                                                 2306 |
| 33        | Tripura           |                                                  558 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                 7421 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       |                                                 1236 |
| 36        | West Bengal       |                                                 2724 |
|           | Total             |                                                87914 |

Annexure-II The details of sanctioned and vacant posts of Veterinary Doctors State/UT wise

| S.No.   | State                           |   Sanctioned posts of Veterinary doctors |   Vacant posts of Veterinary doctors |
|---------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                  |                                     1781 |                                  293 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh               |                                      176 |                                   00 |
| 3       | Assam                           |                                      703 |                                   79 |
| 4       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands        |                                       45 |                                   14 |
| 5       | Bihar                           |                                     2067 |                                  860 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh                    |                                      785 |                                   69 |
| 7       | Chandigarh                      |                                       05 |                                   00 |
| 8       | Delhi                           |                                       64 |                                   15 |
| 9       | Dadra Nagar &Haveli; Daman &Diu |                                       04 |                                   03 |
| 10      | Goa                             |                                       70 |                                   26 |
| 11      | Gujarat                         |                                     1652 |                                  923 |
| 12      | Haryana                         |                                     1126 |                                  216 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                |                                      466 |                                   33 |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir                  |                                     1331 |                                   42 |
| 15      | Jharkhand                       |                                      774 |                                  237 |
| 16      | Karnataka                       |                                     3317 |                                 1136 |
| 17      | Kerala                          |                                     1637 |                                   46 |
| 18      | Ladakh                          |                                       82 |                                   35 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                     |                                       13 |                                   12 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                  |                                     1671 |                                  289 |
| 21      | Maharashtra                     |                                     5622 |                                 2165 |
| 22      | Manipur                         |                                      111 |                                   48 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                       |                                      262 |                                    3 |
| 24      | Mizoram                         |                                      115 |                                   40 |
| 25      | Nagaland                        |                                      165 |                                   14 |
| 26      | Odisha                          |                                     1480 |                                  382 |
| 27      | Puducherry                      |                                       33 |                                   28 |
| 28      | Punjab                          |                                     1508 |                                  560 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                       |                                     3691 |                                 1367 |
| 30      | Sikkim                          |                                      285 |                                   29 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                      |                                     3465 |                                  345 |
| 32      | Telangana                       |                                     1222 |                                  190 |
| 33      | Tripura                         |                                      348 |                                  161 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                   |                                     2621 |                                  560 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                     |                                      461 |                                   30 |
| 36      | West Bengal                     |                                     1445 |                                  224 |
|         | Total                           |                                    40603 |                                10474 |