NPA status for Vets across various states of India

Pashu Sandesh, 03 October 2017

As Uttar Pradesh Veterinary Officers are entering into a bitter fight with the state government over the issue of Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) and dynamic ACP it is prudent for the Veterinarians from all over the country to know about the NPA status in other states. In an effort and tradition to keep informed the Veterinary Doctors, Pashu Sandesh has compiled the data on NPA status across 30 Indian states.

*NPA is only for Vets working in Government Offices, not for vets working in veterinary hospitals.

As it is evident from the data of the 30states only 10 states are giving NPA. The question arises why not every government is providing NPA? This malady is common across all the political parties ruling nonpaying states to shut their eyes to the demands of Veterinary Doctors as Veterinary doctors don’t form the chunk of the voters hence not a lucrative option for the parties to harness popular votes through appeasement policy. Ongoing Veterinary doctors stir in UP has proved the credible and crucial role of the Veterinary doctors in the Agriculture and Animal based economy. UP is incurring huge losses directly and indirectly because of the Veterinary doctor’s strike. It’s high time for the State Governments to start looking for the solutions to the basic demands of the Vets like NPA.