•The Sukhu government in Himachal Pradesh has stopped the Pashu Mitra scheme recruitment process.
•The decision comes after controversy erupted over candidates being made to run with a 25 kg sack during physical tests.
•Orders issued by the Director, Animal Husbandry Department, cite administrative reasons for withdrawing previous directives and halting the physical examination.
•A video of a young woman falling while running with a sack in Dharampur had gone viral, raising questions about the test.
•The Animal Husbandry Department had previously clarified that the 25 kg sack test was for general fitness and handling animals, with an honorarium of 5500 rupees for four hours daily.
