Despondent over the state government’s inaction on their long-pending demands, the Odisha Veterinary Service Association (OVSA) announced it will launch a non-cooperation movement from November 3 across the state.

OVSA president Jadunath Parida said, “The association has been protesting for 69 days, wearing black uniforms, to press for cadre restructuring similar to human doctors, inclusion in DACP and NPA schemes at the central level, and comprehensive reforms in the veterinary service system. Despite repeated appeals over the past four years, the government has neither addressed these demands nor engaged in meaningful discussions with the veterinarians.”

Out of the 12 demands put forward by the association, cadre restructuring and legalisation of unsanctioned leave remain unfulfilled,

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