Bhopal: Veterinarian Dr Umesh Sharma who hails from Madhya Pradesh has been elected as president of the Veterinary Council of India (VCI), his second term after a gap of four years.
Sharma was elected unanimously in the meeting held at New Delhi on Friday, Indian Veterinary Association spokesman Anupam Agrawal said on Saturday.
Agrawal said elections were held through online mode for the first time in the history of the VCI, a statutory body under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.