Odisha clears a Bovine Breeding (Regulation) Bill to put breeding services under a single framework

9 November 2026

The Odisha Cabinet has approved the draft Odisha Bovine Breeding (Regulation) Bill, 2026. The Bill is meant to create a regulatory framework for breeding services for cattle and buffaloes in the state. It covers scientific breeding, quality assurance and traceability of the breeding material used. Bovine means cattle and buffaloes, the animals whose breeding is controlled by such a law. Traceability matters because it lets a calf's parentage and the source of the semen used be traced on record. The Cabinet also cleared the restructuring of the Panchayat Executive Officers cadre and a set of irrigation proposals at the same meeting. The decisions were announced after the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.