"Public-private partnership in Veterinary domain is a joint approach in which the public and private sectors agree responsibilities and share resources and risks to achieve common objectives within the domain, sustainably delivering benefits"

- The World Organization for Animal Health ( WOAH founded as OIE)

The background of Public-Private Partnership promotion in Assam

With an area of 78,438 km² and 36 million people (projected for the year 2020 ), Assam is the gateway state of the strategically important North Eastern Region of India. A review of statistics indicates a wide and glaring socio-economic divide between Assam and India. The government of Assam has declared a policy on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in infrastructure development vide a gazette notification dated 16^th February 2008. The initiative received support from the Asian Development Bank under the project "Mainstreaming Public-Private Partnerships in India." A dedicated PPP cell is functioning under the Transformation and Development Department of the Government of Assam. The achievement under the policy is mixed. The Government of Assam, under the World Bank-supported 'Assam Public Financial Management Strengthening Project,' has conducted a  review during 2017 -2018 to strengthen the existing policy, regulatory