Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department of Assam facing manpower crunch

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: In the post-flood situation when there is a risk of transmission of diseases among animals and livestock and at a time when cases of swine flu are being reported from different parts of the State, it is a matter of concern that various posts are lying vacant in the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Government of Assam, especially in the Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary.

According to official sources, there are a total of 713 sanctioned posts of veterinary doctors, Out of them, 162 are lying vacant. There are 56 posts of District Veterinary Officers (DVOs) in the department but only four DVOs have been posted on permanent basis. Out of 177 sanctioned posts of Subdivisional Veterinary Officers (SDVOs), 19 are lying vacant; out of 52 posts of assistant directors, 10 are lying vacant; out of 10 posts of joint directors, four are vacant, out of five posts of additional directors, three are vacant; and out of 2,506 posts of veterinary field assistants, 405 are lying vacant. On the other hand, no permanent director has been appointed since May, 2020. The director in-charge is looking after the Directorate office at present.

The Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department is facing manpower crunch and this has affected veterinary services, said sources.

Recently, the Departmentally-related Standing Committee also observed that most of the senior-level posts of the Directorates under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary are lying vacant since long and it has hampered the regular developmental works of the Department.

The Committee after threadbare discussion on the reasons of such stalemate on promotion at senior level and the relevant Service Rules provisions etc, recommended that the Department should move single mass relaxation proposal for amending the Service Rules provisions as a special case for promotion of the senior-level posts under the Department and again to restore the original provisions of the Service Rules after the special thrust for promotion of senior level is given effect at mass.

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