Last Updated: 14 July 2025
Punjab Government has already appointed: March 2022 - June 2024
-- 326 Veterinary Officers
-- 535 Veterinary Inspectors
1st time, AAP Govt started IPD* wards in 6 veterinary polyclinics[2:1]
-- Allowing for hospital admission of animals until their complete recovery
-- New equipment for range of services for pets and animals, including acute illness management, surgeries, post-operative care, routine check-ups, diagnoses (lab tests, X-rays, and ultrasounds)
Earlier, the lack of indoor facilities at veterinary polyclinics[2:2]
-- Challenges for livestock farmers, particularly after major animal surgeries
-- The risk of damaged stitch lines, opened stitches, toxaemia, and even animal death
*In-Patient Department
Promotion of Sexed Semen: Sexed semen can result in 90+% female progeny[3]
-- allowing farmers to avoid expenses related to rearing male calves
-- High genetic merit female calves of cattle and buffalo are born
-- Will help address the issue of male stray animals
Only 1.5-1.75 lakh cows receive sexed semen againt 30 lakh cows artificial insemination in Punjab[3:1]
FY 2025-26: Punjab to procure 2 lakh doses of sexed semen worth Rs 5.3 crore[3:2]
-- just Rs. 250 per dose now available at the government institutions for
-- Private often sell sexed semen at exorbitant prices
Agreement with US leading firm in cattle genetics
Frozen Semen & Biotech Innovations from Kerala[4]
a. Biotechnology Knowledge Transfer
b. Training Exchange and Skill Development
Total 44,000+ acres of land under fish farming[5]
2023-24: Fish farming area increased by 1942 acres to 43,893[6]
2022-23: An area of 3,233 acres brought under fish culture
FY 2024-25: Major milestone with 2 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of annual fish production[5:1]
FY 2023-24: Production of 1.81 lakh tonnes of fish and 2,793 tonnes of shrimp[7]
REFERENCES:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-government-to-recruit-300-veterinary-officers/articleshow/111010149.cms ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=202565&headline=Minister-Gurmeet-Khudian-launches-IPD-services-at-Six-Veterinary-Polyclinics-in-Punjab (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=200809&headline=Punjab-to-procure-2-lakh-doses-of-sexed-semen-worth-Rs-5.3-crore,-announces-Minister-Gurmeet-Khudian (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://yespunjab.com/punjab-eyes-keralas-frozen-semen-biotech-innovations-for-livestock-boost/ (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎
https://yespunjab.com/punjabs-aquaculture-sector-booms-with-2-lakh-mt-annual-fish-production/ (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=187498 (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=189120 (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=180568 (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎
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