VOPunjab

Funds for infrastructure/repair of all hospitals (SHC) released by RD. According to this Rs. 84,000 /institute has been granted. We'll update as soon as possible if we have any info/update about funds for CVHs.

Distt. Press Notes regarding Mela Boycott.

Complete Media coverage - RVOs boycott Pashu Melas 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Punjab Rural Veterinary Officers Boycott of Animal Fairs By 1 2 1 News Reporter Chandigarh 04th November: ----- The Rural Veterinary Officers ' Association (RVOA), Punjab has decided to boycott work in all state level Animal Fairs organized in the state. This decision comes close on the heels of the Association boycotting Artificial Insemination (AI) work based on straws supplied by the Animal Husbandry department and non-reporting to officials in the Department. The rural vets had to resort to this as they were fed up with the attitude of Animal Husbandry department which was getting them to do a lot of work for the department's projects and not passing any financial grants for upkeep of vet hospitals under Zila Parishads. The decision of boycotting Animal Fairs was announced in a statement released from Chandigarh by the President of RVOA. According to Dr N S Khinda, President, RVOA, "We have been demanding a separate directorate Rural Development and Panchayats department, independent of the Animal Husbandry department, under the Rural Development Ministry for governing 400 Rural Vets working in 582 Civil Veterinary Hospitals in Rural Punjab. No meeting or action had been taken in this regard and perforce we had to resort to boycott of the fairs." Adds Dr Khinda," The Animal Fairs are being organised by Animal Husbandry Department by using finances of Rural Development Ministry although the department has the required number of veterinary doctors who can handle the work." He further blamed the Rural Development Ministry for playing into the hands of Animal Husbandry department by providing it with the required finances. The boycott of work by Rural Vets in all major Animal Fairs across Punjab will be big setback to the smooth conduct of such fairs. The Rural vets had been made regular under the Rural development Ministry on May 1, 2011 but no separate directorate was made to safeguard interests of this large segment of Rural Veterinary Officers. It is noteworthy that in 2006 the Civil Vet hospitals had been put under the Zila Parishads from Animal Husbandry department. However, the condition of these hospitals remains poor with lack of even minimal infrastructure. The Rural Veterinary doctors too are facing issues like no channel for promotions, delayed salaries, non commencement of service book, ACRs, CPF/PRAN accounts etc, all this is due to lack of a separate directorate in Rural Development and Panchayats department independent of the Animal Husbandry department.

We wish all doctors and their family a very very happy and glowing diwali and bandi chhor diwas.

We have info from our reliable sources in AH that most probably VOs too will also boycott Pashu Melas although they've not reached at any final decision yet but one of the DDAH even made the statement to DC that most probably VOs may be on boycott of pashu melas.

With no particular remark, we appeal Veterinary Council of India (VCI), Punjab State Veterinary council (PbSVC) and GADVASU (Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences university Punjab to look after matters like the one mentioned below. Apart from all efforts by all three above, this is still happening and its happening openly viz, the below is a copy of pamphlet distributed in newspapes in which a quack calling him a "Doctor" is openly advertising.