Rs 1.85-CR allocated to ramp up services at veterinary facilities, says Khudian
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, December 25-
To ensure the health and well-being of pets and animals in a comfortable setting in the state, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government will soon commence indoor services at six Veterinary Polyclinics in the state.
Disclosing this major development today, Punjab cabinet minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said that funds worth over Rs 1.85 crore have been provided for ramping up services at veterinary facilities and equipments are also being provided to start the indoor services at Veterinary Polyclinics in Patiala, Amritsar, Bathinda, Sangrur, Gurdaspur and Ludhiana. These polyclinics will offer a range of indoor services for pets and animals including acute illness management, surgeries, post-operative care, lab tests, X-rays and ultrasound facilities soon.
Highlighting the achievements of the Animal Husbandry department, Khudian said that all the cattle-heads were administered with goat pox vaccine doses twice free of cost to prevent the lumpy skin disease. All the eligible animals have also been vaccinated with Foot and Mouth vaccine twice a year.