SOCIETY OF VETERINARY BIOCHEMISTS AND
BIOTECHNOLOGISTS OF INDIA (SVBBI)
Regd. No.22912/122
ABOUT THE SOCIETY
Visionary teachers and scientists in the field of Veterinary and Animal Biochemistry of the nation, including Late Prof. LN Singh, Late Prof. RK Srivastav, Prof. RL Prasad, Prof. Ashok Kumar, Prof. PC Bisoi and many more dreamt of a platform for overall development of the subject, Veterinary Biochemistry and Biotechnology. They convened the 1st formal meeting at IVRI in the year 1995 and decided to form a society named as “Society of Veterinary Biochemists and Biotechnologists of India” (SVBBI). The official registration process of the society was assigned to Prof. PC Behera, Dept. of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha who with the help of other active and enthusiastic members, registered the society vide Regd. No.22912 / 22 of 2008 under Society Registration Act, 1960. Prof. RL Prasad was nominated as President, Prof. S Batabyal, Vice President, Prof. PC Bisoi, Secretary, Dr JK Ray, Joint Secretary and Prof. PC Behera, Treasurer as the Office Bearers of the society.
The journey ahead for the SVBBI is filled with possibilities, and its success lies in achieving the society’s mission and in safeguarding the professional well-being of its members. Although hosting conventions, symposia, conferences, and felicitations for retiring members and such other activities have been conducted in regular manner, many other features planned, like launching the society’s website, publishing a journal, and honouring members with more awards, fellowships, and recognitions, are still pending to be implemented. The society aims to confer the Fellowship of SVBBI from the next year onwards.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
(a) To cultivate and promote the science of veterinary biochemistry and biotechnology and their applied branches.
(b) To promote scientific and technical research of veterinary Biochemistry and biotechnological problems of national economy
(c) To publish journals, memos as well as any other works as may be considered useful for the advancement of veterinary biochemistry and biotechnology and its applied branches. The income and properties of the society shall be for the promotion and fulfilment of aim and objective of the society.
(d) To hold any movable or immovable properties or any rights or privileges that may be deemed necessary or useful for the advancement of the object of society of veterinary biochemists and biotechnologists of India.
(e) To arrange or organise meetings and hold discussions in the field of veterinary biochemistry and biotechnology at the suitable places.
(f) To do all such other lawful acts and thing that may assist and promote aims, objects and the usefulness of the association.
(g) To manage and co-operate with other national and international organisations having similar objects and to appoint representatives of the association to coordinate such bodies.
(h) To take over, absorb or amalgamate with any other society or association or institution whose object are similar to the objects of the society.
(i) To apply the income and properties of the society towards the fulfilment of its objectives.
(j) Without prejudice to the generality to the aims and objectives, the society shall have power to receive, hold and possess any property including security of any kind to construct and maintain any building to manage transfer and otherwise dispose of or deal any property of and to enter into any contract for the fulfilment of the objectives of the society and to accept the management of any trust endowment in which society may be interested. The society shall have also the power to frame rules and by-laws under its constitution.
(k) The management and control of the society of Veterinary Biochemists and Biotechnologists of India shall be in hands of Executive Council of the society to be elected by the General Body and shall be carried on in accordance with the rules as may be framed and modified from time to time by the said committee of management.