Administration

The Animal Husbandry Department is headed by the Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, in the cadre of Indian Administrative Service. The Director is assisted on technical subjects by four Additional Directors, two Joint Directors, one Deputy Director and nine Assistant Directors at the Directorate. Besides, Director is also assisted by one Joint Director (Admin), one Deputy Director (Personnel) and two Administrative Officers on administration. A Financial Controller and a Chief Accounts Officer deputed from Finance Department, an Accounts Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer deputed from Treasuries and Accounts Department, Fodder Development Officer from Agriculture Department and Deputy Registrar from Co-operative Department provide assistance to the Director on the issues concerned. Regional Joint Directors and Deputy Directors execute the activities of the Department at District level and Assistant Directors at Divisional level.
Institute of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (IVPM) at Ranipet, headed by a Director in the cadre of an Additional Director, manufactures vaccines and veterinary biologicals. The Veterinary Epidemiological Centre (VEC), headed by a Joint Director, functioning at Veterinary Polyclinic campus, Saidapet, Chennai coordinates and monitors the work of the Animal Disease Intelligence Units (ADIUs) and Poultry Disease Diagnostic Laboratories (PDDLs).