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Remount And Veterinary Corps
History

29 May 1884

14 Dec 1920

01 Oct 1947

01 May 1960
 
Dec 1779 Stud Department est in Bengal. Regulations for controlled breeding of animals and mounting of Imperial army were adopted.
1793 Presidency Studs established.
1794 Board of superintendence for improvement of cattle formed.
1826 Indian Veterinary Department formed in Indian Civil Service from the Presidency Studs (established 1793).
1870 Stud Dept was bifurcated to form the Horse Breeding Dept and Army Breeding Dept.
1875 Army Remount Department formed at Saharanpur
1884 Army Veterinary Department formed.
14 Dec 1920 Army Veterinary Corps (India) came into existence.14 Dec is now observed as Corps Day.
1925 Army Veterinary Corps (India) re-designated as Indian Army Veterinary Corps.
1935 Indianisation began.
15 Apr 1947 Indian Army Remount and Veterinary Corps
formed by amalgamation of the Veterinary Corps and Remount Dept.
Aug 1947 Indian Remount, Veterinary and Farms Corps
formed at national partition by division of the assets and personnel of Indian Army Remount and Veterinary Corps and Military Farms Department. Assets and personnel divided  in a theoretical 2:1 ratio between the Indian Remount, Veterinary and Farms Corps and the Pakistan Remount, Veterinary and Farms Corps (but most of the studs and hospitals were located in Pakistan).
1950 Indian Remount, Veterinary and Farms Corps
renamed as Remount, Veterinary and Farms Corps
May 1960 Remount and Veterinary Corps and Military Farms Department separated as independent corps.

Operational History

In World War I, Veterinary Corps provided vet cover to animals employed in Palestine and Russia.The only weapon which was authorised for the Corps personnel was KHUKHRI.It was in World War II that normal weapons i.e. Rifles, Bayonets, Carbine Machines were authorised to the Corps and Vet personnel received training in battle inoculation in addition to technical training in their profession.

Personnel of the Corps have taken part in the following campaigns

 

1919-24 Waziristan.
1921 Wana re-occupation.
1923 Occupation of Razmak.
1929 Narai operations.
1930 Khajuri operations.
1930-32 Peshawar District operations.
1930 Frontier operations.
1933 Chitral Garrison operations.
1933 Khost Kurram operations.
1933 Mohmand operations.
1936-41 Waziristan operations.
1939-45 World War II France, Middle East, Paiforce and Italy.
1939-45 World War II in Burma and Assam.
1947-49 J & K operations.
1955-56 Naga Hills.
1961 Goa operation.
1962 Sino – Indian conflict (NEFA).
1965 Indo – Pak conflict.
1971 Indo – Pak conflict.
1999 J & K operations (OP VIJAY).

Inscription at war memorial, Kohima World War -II

Corps Motto
 
In consonance with the duties and the role entrusted to it, the corps motto is ‘PASHU SEVA ASMAKAM DHARMA’ i.e ‘SERVICE TO ANIMALS IS OUR DUTY’.

Corps Flag

The corps flag consists of two horizontal strips of maroon over yellow with the RVC insignia inserted in middle, the maroon colour depicting the remounts and yellow for the Veterinary aspect.

Colour Presentation

In recognition of the yeoman’s service to the nation, the President of India presented colours to the corps on 21 Dec 1989.