Veterinary Council of India elections: Over 68,000 veterinarians to vote online

CHANDIGARH: The apex regulatory body, Veterinary Council of India (VCI) will go for polls next month from August 20-22, and several issues are dominating the poll scene among thousands of veterinarians who will be voting from across the country.
The elections are being held as a result of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Dr Chirantan Kadian, president, Pashu Chikitsak Mahasangh and Indian Veterinary Association in Punjab and Haryana high court which directed Union of India to conduct the elections within eight weeks.
Giving the information, Dr Chirantan Kadian, president Indian Veterinary Association, said that it is for the first time that there will be online voting for the said elections for which over 68,000 registered vet practitioners will vote. These will include vets from private, government, defence forces and corporate sector. The nominations had been filed in June while scrutiny of nominations was recently done on July 13.
Kadian, who is himself contesting the elections with his panel of 11 candidates as Team IVA 11 briefed some of the most important issues dominating the poll scene are Introduction of Combined Vaccine of HS and FMD across the Country, implementation of veterinary practice regulations in India, implementation of Section 30(b) of Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 whereby all dispensaries be manned by veterinary graduates to provide quality services to the animals and leading to the creation of more posts for veterinary graduates, immediate filling up of all vacant posts of veterinary officers in all states across the country, and creation of posts of veterinary officers in all states/ UT as per the recommendation of agriculture commission on an immediate basis, among several other issues.
Dr. Chirantan Kadian is a councillor, World veterinary Association representing Asia and Oceania regions and councillor, Commonwealth Veterinary Association.