Last Updated on: March 30, 2025

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, Dhemaji: Overview:

Dhemaji district is one of the remote rural districts in the State. It has rich source of livestock and it plays a vital role in the upliftment of socio-economic development of rural and semi urban areas of the state of the District since inception.  There are 12 No’s of State Veterinary Dispensary and 16 Nos.  Veterinary sub centre/stockman centre across the District for rendering veterinary services. As per the 19^th Livestock Census 2012, there were total cattle population 4,69,219, buffaloes 21635, goats 143,154 no’s, sheep-778, pig 132,427 , Fowl- 604542 and Duck 224774 nos. 

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, Dhemaji : Duties and Responsibilities

Strengthen rural economy and alleviation of poverty through scaling up animal husbandry practices.

Objectives of Veterinary Department:

1. To increase meat production
2. To increase milk production
3. To increase egg production

To achieve these objectives Veterinary Department is undertaken the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Treatment and vaccination for prevention and relief of animal suffering from diseases.
2. Artificial Insemination (AI) services to the crossbred, local cows, buffaloes and goat to increase milk production as well as meat production for goat.
3. Extension services, Training to the farmers in the field level to scaling up the veterinary farming.
4. Food safety and control of zoonotic and emerging diseases.
5. Encourage the youths for self employment through different animal husbandry farming 

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, Dhemaji : Schemes and How to avail them

1. Artificial Insemination (AI) in Cattle, Buffalo, Goat
2. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) control programme under RKVY
3. Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) control programme
4. Departmental routine vaccination proramme of HS & BQ, Swine fever,  Goat pox, Entero toxemia, Brucellosis, Anthrax,  Ranikhet,  Duck plaque etc. under Institute of  Veterinary Biological, Khanapara, Guwahati-22
5. Rural Infrastructure Development fund (RIDF)
6. Livestock Insurance/Risk management under National Livestock Mission ( NLM)
7. Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) through NABARD
8.  Entrepreneurship Development and employment generation (EDEG) through NABARD
9. Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) for Piggery farming.

How to avail the scheme:

For details of the schemes and beneficiaries please contact local Veterinary Dispensary or District/ Sub divisional Veterinary office or browse at the following sites:        

• http://www.animalhusbandry.assam.gov.in
• https://www.nabard.org

Who are eligible?

For details of the eligibility farmer please contact local Veterinary Dispensary or District/ Sub divisional Veterinary office or browse at the following sites:        

• http://www.animalhusbandry.assam.gov.in
• https://www.nabard.org

 

The activities and production status under District Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, Dhemaji in the year 2024-25 are as follows:

1. Vaccination of Livestock:

Sl. No.	Name of the Vaccine	Target achievement	Physical Progress	Remarks
1	FMD	272500 No’s	100%	A total of 467240 cattle, buffaloes, goats and pigs were vaccinated.
2	Brucella	(26557+15893)42450 No’s	100%
3	LSD(Lumpy Skin Disease)	30110 No’s	100%
4.	CSF(Swine Fever)	122180 No’s	100%

 

2.Artificial Insemination(AI):

• • • Cattle AI: 2600 Nos (Sex-sorted Semen- 606 No’s + conventional 1994 No’s).
    • Calf Born: 543 Nos.

3.Assam Government Chief Minister Samagra Grammya Unnayan Yojona(CMSGUY):

Sl. No.	Activities	Target achievement	Physical Progress	Financial Achievement	Remarks
1.	I)Establishment of Dairy Farm of Laxmi Dugdha Utpadhak S.S. Ltd. Joyrampur, Dhemaji under AMMEMS of CMSGUY (1st Installment)	1 unit (25 Nos of cross breed cows with calf.)	100%	Rs.3362420.00	Completed.
	II)Establishment of Milk Processing unit of Laxmi Dugdha Utpadak S.S. Ltd. Joyrampur under AMMEMS of CMSGUY (2nd Installment)	1 unit	-	-	Rs. 2920360.00 yet to be released for implementation.

 

4. Numbers of Dairy Cooperative Society= 8 Nos of DCS is functioning in the district.
5. Numbers of private farms:

1. Dairy farm = 30 Nos.
2. Pig farm = 50 Nos. (Breeding and Fattening).
3. Goat and sheep farm = 30 Nos.
4. Poultry farm = 110 Nos (Broiler).

 

6. Production (Year 2024-25):

1. Meat: 2135.4 Tones.
2. Milk: 2340000 Litters.
3. Egg: 632160 No’s.

Milk Processing Plant:  A 5,000-liter milk processing plant operated by Purabi Dairy has been functioning since December,2024 to till date

 

                                                           

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY OFFICERS OF DHEMAJI DISTRICT

 

Sl No.	Name	Designation	Phone
1	Dr. Girin Saikia	Dist. A.H. & Vety. Officer, (I/C), Dhemaji	9954705801
2	Dr. Binud Kachari	Sub-Divisional Vety. Officer, Jonai	9435386675
3	Dr. Monuj Thakuria	Regional Artificial Insemination Officer, Jonai	8486803939
4	Dr. Bhaskar Jyoti Pegu	Block Vety. Officer, Dhemaji	7002536739
5	Dr. Manash Jyoti Saikia	SVD, Dhemaji &Sissiborgaon (i/c)	8638825800
6	Dr. Gulap Padun	Block Vety. Officer, Bengenagarah	7002445051
7	Dr. Anil Kumar Pegu	Vety. Officer, Gogamukh	9435014290
8	Dr. Samir Bikash Gogoi	Vety. Officer, Akajan	7002475937
9	Dr. Gauri Shankar Chetia	Vety. Officer, Batgharia	9706580840
10	Dr. Sukhen Changmai	Vety. Officer, Bordoloni	6001900177
11	Dr. Ghana Kt. Doley	Vety. Officer, Pipalguri	7002897843
12	Dr. Bhaskar Jyoti Kalita	Vety. Officer, Simen Chapori	7002773502
13	Dr. Kangkan Kalita	Vety. Officer, Kemi	6000528310
14	Dr. Kuldeep Kalita	Block Vety. Officer, Jonai	7002683809
15	Dr. Thankeswar Gogoi	Vety. Officer, Sissimukh	6003180765
16	Dr. Gautam Doley	Vety. Officer, ICDP Jonai	8753941316
17	Dr. Smita Lahan	Vety. Officer, Mobile Dhemaji	9395099448
18	Dr. Diganta Pegu	Vety. Officer, ICDP Dhemaji	7002913432