First Director General of Army’s Remount Veterinary Service
Lt Gen Narayan Mohanty took over as the first Director General of Remount Veterinary Services (RVC) here today.
Lt Gen Mohanty is an alumni of the Orissa Veterinary College, Bhubaneswar and graduated in 1969. He did his post graduation in Vet Surgery in 1986 from the same college. Lt Gen Mohanty has a distinguished career in Army spanning 37 years.
He has commanded the Military Veterinary Hospital at the President Body Guard (PBG). Besides, he has had the distinction of commanding Remount Training School & Depot, Hempur and Equine Breeding Stud Farm, Babugarh - the two leading, bastions of the Remount Veterinary Corps.
A sportsman of repute, he has promoted the equestrian sports in the country and was actively associated in selection and training of Indian team for ASIAD-2006 which won a Bronze Medal for the country. Currently he is associated with the development of Equestrian sports and was instrumental in creating world class infrastructure in the country. A qualified International Judge, he has participated in the 1982 Asian Games, Delhi as Judge and as Manager-cum-Coach of the Indian Equestrian Contingent for the Doha Asian Games 2006.
He has been conferred with the prestigious “Fellow of National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (India)” by National Academy of Veterinary Sciences, India.
As Director General Remount Veterinary Services, he is the custodian of the largest organized Equine & Canine Breeding, rearing, training and health care operations in the country.
He has been awarded Vishisht and Ati Vishist Sewa Medals for his distinguished Services.
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