Chief Minister Animal Health Scheme
“Chief Minister Animal Health Scheme” Mobile Veterinary Units.
Hon. Minister, Finance Government of Maharashtra, had announced in the Budget Session of 2017 to establish 349 mobile veterinary clinics in the state to provide animal health services to the doorsteps of the livestock farmers. Accordingly, out of the mobile veterinary teams to be established in 349 rural talukas of the state under the scheme, approval was given to establish 80 new mobile veterinary teams in 80 talukas in the first phase. In order to provide animal health services to the doorsteps of the livestock farmers, mobile veterinary teams with equipped vehicles are functioning in 73 talukas of 32 districts of the state as per Sh. N. Pavia-1017/Pr.No. 87/Padum-3, Mumbai-32, dated 25.02.2019.
Beneficiary:
As on 31.07.2025, 16,61,184 livestock farmers from the state had contacted the call center. Out of these, 8,74,593 animals have been provided veterinary services through the currently operating mobile veterinary teams. 2,01,755 livestock farmers have been given guidance and advice on animal health and various schemes of the Animal Husbandry Department.
Benefits:
As these mobile veterinary teams are equipped with microscopes, surgical equipment, equipment for artificial insemination, medicines, autopsy and sample collection equipment for disease diagnosis, it is possible for livestock farmers to get accurate and timely diagnosis of their animals. Along with this, television and sound systems are available for extension work. It is also possible to provide doorstep services to livestock farmers in remote and hilly areas through mobile veterinary teams.
How To Apply
(Procedure) :- A central call center is operational at the Animal Husbandry Commissionerate, Pune with the help of BFIL and necessary veterinary services are being provided at the doorsteps of the livestock keepers by contacting the toll free number 1962. The requests received from the livestock keepers for veterinary and other related matters are immediately recorded on the computer system by trained manpower at the field level. The request for veterinary services for timely treatment of animals is forwarded to the nearest veterinary clinic or mobile veterinary team through the central call center. The disease symptoms are compared with the symptoms of 108 animal diseases classified keeping in mind the severity and the maximum response time expected for the disease is immediately informed to the veterinary officer through the 1962 Pashudhan Sanjivani app. Along with this, the livestock owner is informed through SMS about the name and phone number of the veterinary officer who will visit them. After the veterinarian receives this information from the call center, the appointment time is finalized after contacting the livestock owner within one hour. The veterinarian is expected to visit within the prescribed period according to the symptoms of the disease and update the information about the treatment and related matters in the 1962 Pashudhan Sanjivani app. After the treatment is completed and the information is updated in the app, the livestock owner is contacted through the call center and his feedback about the service is asked.