This year, mobile veterinary units operational in 62 tribal blocks will be extended to all 89 tribal blocks in the State. For this, the State Government has provisioned Rs 6.88 crore in current year’s budget.
It is noteworthy that the scheme was launched in year 2010-11 for delivering door-to-door veterinary treatment services to cattle rearers in tribal development blocks. Initially, the scheme was launched in 40 tribal development blocks. New veterinary treatment units were also started in year 2012-13. With this, 62 units are operational at present. Global Positioning System (GPS) will also be used to track movement of mobile veterinary treatment units.