Thilakar, PTripathi, HemaSasidhar, PVKKumar, G SenthilTANUVAS2019-03-082019-03-082016-03http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810097789TNV_IJSET_2016_5(2)1737-1744The present study was carried out to explore the demand and supply gap in veterinary man power in India. The state-wise projected demand for the trained veterinary manpower was calculated by collecting the data on livestock population for the previous two censuses (1997 and 2003) for the 10 states and future livestock population were projected for the years 2020 and 2025 by calculating point to point annual compound growth rate. The data on inturn and outturn trends of veterinary graduates was collected for the 10 years and annual compound growth rate was calculated. Based on the growth rate and outturn of veterinary graduates, the supply of future veterinary manpower was projected. The demand for veterinary manpower in the year 2020 will be lowest in the Kerala and Himachal Pradesh as the projected population would be at the minimal level. The annual compound growth rate of outturn of students were found positive, which indicated that the out turn of students are increasing over years in all the selected states. The deficit was the highest in the state of Uttar Pradesh (6376 veterinarians), followed by West Bengal (2871), Tamil Nadu (1405) and Gujarat (1434). The outturn growth rate of the veterinary manpower was not proportionate with the growing population of livestock and poultry. Hence, attention might be given to rectify the demand and supply gap in veterinary man power in the supply deficit States to avoid disturbance in livestock production.enVeterinary ScienceArticle