The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAHD) has published the Veterinary Council of India (Procedure for recognition and de-recognition of Veterinary Colleges and Veterinary Qualifications) Amendment Rules, 2023. These Rules seek to further amend the Veterinary Council of India (Procedure for recognition and de-recognition of Veterinary Colleges and Veterinary Qualifications) Rules, 2017. These Amendment Rules were issued on 6th February, 2023 and are effective from that same date.
The Amendment revises the qualifying criteria for organisations to apply for recognition of Veterinary College or a Veterinary qualification as follows:
“(d) suitable land of the size to house all structures and encamp all the facilities, as specified under the Minimum Standard of Veterinary Education Regulations, 2016 shall be owned and possessed by the applicant or possessed by the applicant under a lease of thirty years or more, not exceeding ninety-nine years, from the Government or Government agency or private person, subject to the precautions with respect to title and other encumbrances, if any, and that the said land or the lease, as the case may be, stands duly registered in the name of the applicant.”
The Amendment also revises the minimum requirements prior to submission of the application in Form-I by the applicant for recognition of Veterinary College as follows:
“(a) the applicant should have not less than 15 acres of land at its disposal, whether by way of ownership or lease of thirty years or more, not exceeding ninety-nine years, from the Government or Government agency or private person, subject to the precautions with respect to title and other encumbrances, if any, earmarked for the Veterinary College, of which at least five acres should be earmarked for fodder production.”
