Every year on the last Saturday of April, World Veterinary Day is celebrated with an aim to promote the veterinarians who work on improving animal and human lives, the environment, food safety, and practices of animal transport as they very well know that human health, animal health & environment are closely linked to each other. This year’s theme of World Veterinary Day is ‘Environment Protection for Improving Animal and Human Health’. So tomorrow on World Veterinary Day, we will introduce you to Dr. Chirantan Kadian, President Indian Veterinary Association. Kindly join us on Krishi Jagran Facebook page at 11 am to know Dr. Kadian’s views on Environmental protection for improving Animal & human health.
About Dr. Chirantan Kadian
Dr. Chirantan Kadian, BVSc&AH, graduated in December 1985 and started his Veterinary career with Government of Haryana as Veterinary Surgeon in Animal Husbandry Department since last thirty three year. He has worked as Veterinary Surgeon (1986-2016) in rural and urban hospitals with providing veterinary and animal husbandry services to animals. He is working as Registrar, Haryana Veterinary Council (2016-till date) with job of Registration of Veterinarians, Continuous Veterinary Education through workshops and seminars.
He is founder President of Pashu Chikitsak Parishad-state Veterinary service Association (2016-2019) and now its Chairperson, Founder President of Pashu Chikitsak Mahasangh (2017-till date) national veterinary service association of India, President Indian Veterinary Association (2019-till date) Councilor, Commonwealth Veterinary Association (2019-till date) and now Councilor World Veterinary Association. As President of various associations, took initiative in organization of International Conference of Indian Veterinary Association (2019) and various National Seminars and workshops across India highlighting problems faced by Veterinarians of India especially service sector.
His main achievements have been introduction of combined vaccine of Hemorrhagic septicemia (HS) and Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) in India, relieving the animals suffering, better human resource management of veterinarians and para professionals in the country and better logistics and financial management. He is continuously working for betterment of the service conditions of the veterinarians and major inputs in Reorganization and Strengthening of veterinary service delivery in India and setting up of various competencies of veterinary para-professionals. He has attended the International Conference of OIE as President, Indian Veterinary Association and various conferences organized by professional societies and state associations. His main thrust is betterment of veterinary education standards and introduction of veterinary practice regulations in India. His vision is increased involvement of World Veterinary Association in activities of National Veterinary Association for betterment of the fraternity.
