All India Institute of Veterinary Sciences (AIIVS)

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Overview

1. News in Brief
2. About All India Institute of Veterinary Sciences (AIIVS)

Why in News?

Major development, the Centre, for the first time, has initiated a draft proposal for setting up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Aiims)-like institute of national importance for animal health, education and research in Delhi to be called the All India Institute of Veterinary Sciences (AIIVS).

News in Brief

• If approved, sources said the hospital may start functioning in the next three-four years, though in phases.
• Once the AIIVS starts functioning, the concept could be expanded to other parts of the country, similar to AIIMS.
• The conceptof AIIVS came into the picture when after several attempts, veterinary science and education couldn’t be separated from agriculture research despite the creation of a separate ministry of animal husbandry and dairying.

About All India Institute of Veterinary Sciences (AIIVS)

The proposed constitution

• • VCI is a statutory body established under the Indian Veterinary Council Act 1984.
  • It functions under the supervision of the ministry of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries.
  • Union minister for animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries will be the ex-officio president of the governing board of AIIVS,
  • The secretary in the ministry will be the secretary of the board.
  • Union health minister is ex-officio head of the governing board.
  • Governing board will comprise the Union Animal Husbandry commissioner, president of the VCI and five vice-chairmen of veterinary
    universities and director of the national institutes.
  • Governing board will comprise Union animal husbandry commissioner, president of the VCI and five vice-chairmen of veterinary universities and director of the national institutes.

About the proposal All India Institute of Veterinary Sciences (AIIVS)

• The institute will also have a 200-500 seater ultra-modern super specialty hospital.
• Also providing outpatient and in-patient medical facilities to animals.
• Institute would also be equipped with advanced diagnostic and teaching facilities for under-graduate veterinarians.
• It would have innovation and research facilities for post-graduate and Phd scholars under one single roof.
• Land for the institute is being searched for around the National Capital Region (NCR).
• Like Aiims, AIIVS would also be an apex veterinary referral hospital in India.
• The hospital will have departments for the treatment of companion animals, farm animals, equines, wildlife and exotic pets.
• The hospital will have hi-tech departments in surgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, anesthesia, soft-tissue culture, neuter-surgery, oncology and cardiology, among others.
• AIIVS will also act as a think-tank for policy research and advocacy.
• It would be a centre of excellence for animal pandemic preparedness with the ‘One Health Approach’ of the World Health Organization (WHO).
• Proposal for the AIIVS has been mooted by the Veterinary Council of India (VCI).
• In the first phase, around 200 students will be admitted to the premier institute on the basis of NEET and NTA merit.
• Status
  • It would now be placed for formal approval before the Union Cabinet.
  • Its total cost, funding and other requirements would be formalized.

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