The present investigation was carried out in four districts of Chhattisgarh state to assess the performance of Maitris as perceived by Veterinarians of the State in delivering the veterinary services in the rural areas. The study reveals that more than 70% of veterinary officers were highly satisfied with the respondents in respect to their AI target achievement, performance in conducting AI, breed identification, deworming of animals, providing livestock services in the remote areas, census work, providing first aid, report return and record maintenance. Whereas, most of the veterinarians perceive the performance of the Maitris in the areas of assisting gynaecological disorder, pregnancy diagnosis, assisting in Mobile Veterinary Works, awareness creation in the village for different government programmes are from average to poor K e y w o r d s

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249epithelial elements as the result of drug metabolite toxicity rather than as malignant change.Cyclophosphamide, in common with other cytotoxic agents, can under experimental conditions produce malignant change in laboratory animals. However, it is not one of those that has been known to produce malignancy in humans treated with cytotoxic drugs for non-malignant disease or for suppression of homograft rejection. However, one case of a second malignancy (myeloblastic leukaemia) occurring in a patient on long-term cyclophosphamide for a first malignancy (of the ovary) has been reported,3 and though this hazard may be less with cyclophosphamide than with certain other cytotoxic drugs, it should be borne in mind. -I am, etc.,