OTHER DEPARTMENTS

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT

Functions.— The Animal Husbandry department deals with the treatment of sick animals, control of cattle epidemics and castrations. The department administers the work of control and destruction of ticks, advises people in the hygienic methods of animal management and participates in the various cattle fairs and shows; held at various places in the State by opening veterinary stalls for propaganda.

The Animal Husbandry department was a separate department till the formation of the Zilla Parishad. In 1961, with the inception of the Zilla Parishad, the Animal Husbandry activities in the district are looked after by the Animal Husbandry Section of the Agriculture department of the Zilla Parishad. At the State level, it still continues to function as a separate department.

Organisation.—At the State level, the department is headed by the Director of Animal Husbandry, Maharashtra State, Pune. Bhandara district falls under the Nagpur Division and hence the District Animal Husbandry Officer is responsible to the Regional Animal Husbandry Officer, Nagpur, in technical matters. For other matters he is responsible to the Agricultural Officer of the Zilla Parishad. Animal Husbandry activities in the Bhandara district are under the control of the District Animal Husbandry Officer, who is in Maharashtra Animal Husbandry Service Class II under the control of the Zilla Parishad. He is expected to look after the following activities: —

Veterinary dispensaries, veterinary aid centres, artificial insemination sub-centres, extension activities at block level, cattle breeding centres, district premium bull scheme and poultry demonstration centres.

The key village scheme and checkpost, Amgaon, comes under the State sector, and is under the administrative control of the Regional Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry, Nagpur.

Veterinary Institutions.— In Bhandara district there are 13 full Hedged veterinary dispensaries and 51 veterinary aid centres for treatment of animals. Of these 13 veterinary dispensaries, three veterinary dispensaries at Bhandara, Tumsar and Gondia are under the control of municipalities and the rest of the veterinary dispensaries and veterinary aid centres are under the Zilla Parishad. Besides the above, one key village centre at Bhandara, three supplementary cattle breeding centres, six artificial insemination sub-centres and ten breeding bull-centres have been established in the district.

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