Nawashahar, Aug. 12 -- Government veterinary doctors staged a state-level protest and march at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, on Monday, demanding pay parity and streamlined appraisal system as given to medical officers in Punjab.

The veterinary officers, senior veterinary officers, assistant and deputy directors from Punjab's animal husbandry department joined the protest against the state government. Gurcharan Singh, convener of Joint Action Committee of Vets, stated that their main demand was restoration of pay parity with medical officers and the dynamic assured career progression (DACP) after four, nine and 14 years of service.

He said that from 1978 to 2020, the salaries of veterinary and medical off...