Lok Sabha Question No. 3171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Stray dogs
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3171

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## Stray Dogs

## 3171.  SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any survey is made by the Government about the unowned stray dogs, owned and confined dogs, total confined dogs and total number of dogs in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) whether any steps were taken by the Government under the National Rabies Control Programme  to  prevent  and  control  the  human  deaths  due  to  rabies  and  to  prevent spread of rabies and to expand rabies sterilization programme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) and  (b)  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  does  not  have information regarding any survey made by the Government about the unowned stray dogs,  owned  and  confined  dogs  and  total  confined  dogs.  However,  the  information regarding number of stray dogs and total number of dogs in the country as published in the 19 th Livestock Census 2012 by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture State/ UT wise is enclosed as Annexure I and II respectively.
- (c ) and (d) The National Rabies Control Programme is being implemented in Hissar and Gurgaon division of Haryana on pilot mode basis. Animal Birth Control surgeries and Anti Rabies vaccination are being done under National Rabies Control Programme to control and prevent human deaths due to rabies.  The details of sterilization and anti rabies vaccination program done for the last three years is given below:
- (e)   Not Applicable.

| Year                          | ABC (Nos.)   | AR (Nos.)   |
|-------------------------------|--------------|-------------|
| 2015-16                       | 21,679       | 76,970      |
| 2016-17                       | 45,341       | 1,09,330    |
| 2017-18 (April'17 to June'17) | 7,500        | 3,000       |
| Total                         | 74,520       | 1,89,300    |

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3171 to be answered on 05.01.2018

## 19 TH  LIVESTOCK CENSUS- 2012

| S.   | Name of the State / Union   | Stray Dogs   | Stray Dogs   | Stray Dogs   |
|------|-----------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| No.  | Territories                 | Rural        | Urban        | Total        |
| 1.   | Andaman &Nicobar Islands    | 7083         | 1084         | 8167         |
| 2.   | Andhra Pradesh              | 1050356      | 187632       | 1237988      |
| 3.   | Arunachal Pradesh           | 464          | 0            | 464          |
| 4.   | Assam                       | 505762       | 10737        | 516499       |
| 5.   | Bihar                       | 987500       | 50220        | 1037720      |
| 6.   | Chandigarh                  | 1225         | 6703         | 7928         |
| 7.   | Chattisgarh                 | 293929       | 49693        | 343622       |
| 8.   | Dadra &Nagar Haveli         | 746          | 1427         | 2173         |
| 9.   | Daman &Diu                  | 872          | 262          | 1134         |
| 10.  | Goa                         | 13598        | 2727         | 16325        |
| 11.  | Gujarat                     | 650915       | 195178       | 846093       |
| 12.  | Haryana                     | 363476       | 58998        | 422474       |
| 13.  | Himachal Pradesh            | 62623        | 2597         | 65220        |
| 14.  | Jammu &Kashmir              | 214105       | 56472        | 270577       |
| 15.  | Jharkhand                   | 310222       | 28395        | 338617       |
| 16.  | Karnataka                   | 661413       | 214668       | 876081       |
| 17.  | Kerala                      | 233483       | 35511        | 268994       |
| 18.  | Lakshadweep                 | 0            | 0            | 0            |
| 19.  | Madhya Pradesh              | 1082745      | 125794       | 1208539      |
| 20.  | Maharashtra                 | 866720       | 349373       | 1216093      |
| 21.  | Manipur                     | 23           | 0            | 23           |
| 22.  | Meghalaya                   | 5062         | 288          | 5350         |
| 23.  | Mizoram                     | 0            | 0            | 0            |
| 24.  | Nagaland                    | 7            | 0            | 7            |
| 25.  | NCT of Delhi                | 30311        | 30161        | 60472        |
| 26.  | Odisha                      | 684796       | 177724       | 862520       |
| 27.  | Puducherry                  | 7867         | 9809         | 17676        |
| 28.  | Punjab                      | 256178       | 49304        | 305482       |
| 29.  | Rajasthan                   | 1041265      | 109750       | 1151015      |
| 30.  | Sikkim                      | 7245         | 1458         | 8703         |

| 31.   | Tamil Nadu    |   455553 |   192245 |   647798 |
|-------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|
| 32.   | Tripura       |     8612 |     1583 |    10195 |
| 33.   | Uttar Pradesh |  3881081 |   298164 |  4179245 |
| 34.   | Uttarakhand   |    34733 |    13252 |    47985 |
| 35.   | West Bengal   |   908210 |   248960 |  1157170 |
|       | Total         | 14628180 |  2510169 | 17138349 |

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3171 to be answered on 05.01.2018

19 TH  LIVESTOCK CENSUS- 2012

| S. No.   | State /UT                | Dogs   | Dogs   | Dogs    |
|----------|--------------------------|--------|--------|---------|
| S. No.   | State /UT                | Male   | Female | Total   |
| 1.       | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS | 21002  | 6967   | 27969   |
| 2.       | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 514642 | 273885 | 788527  |
| 3.       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 63437  | 50873  | 114310  |
| 4.       | ASSAM                    | 319946 | 207575 | 527521  |
| 5.       | BIHAR                    | 98525  | 47162  | 145687  |
| 6.       | CHANDIGARH               | 7532   | 2452   | 9984    |
| 7.       | CHHATTISGARH             | 205399 | 58164  | 263563  |
| 8.       | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI      | 1268   | 841    | 2109    |
| 9.       | DAMAN&DIU                | 416    | 87     | 503     |
| 10.      | GOA                      | 38934  | 13389  | 52323   |
| 11.      | GUJARAT                  | 173673 | 79639  | 253312  |
| 12.      | HARYANA                  | 132226 | 46457  | 178683  |
| 13.      | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 152495 | 22513  | 175008  |
| 14.      | JAMMU &KASHMIR           | 110700 | 34400  | 145100  |
| 15.      | JHARKHAND                | 140210 | 54699  | 194909  |
| 16.      | KARNATAKA                | 941481 | 333641 | 1275122 |
| 17.      | KERALA                   | 717899 | 205460 | 923359  |
| 18.      | LAKSHADWEEP              | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| 19.      | MADHYA PRADESH           | 326600 | 106767 | 433367  |
| 20.      | MAHARASHTRA              | 990045 | 275652 | 1265697 |
| 21.      | MANIPUR                  | 92061  | 69757  | 161818  |
| 22.      | MEGHALAYA                | 141894 | 98744  | 240638  |
| 23.      | MIZORAM                  | 20840  | 18938  | 39778   |
| 24.      | NAGALAND                 | 61388  | 51633  | 113021  |
| 25.      | NCT OF DELHI             | 110722 | 39731  | 150453  |
| 26.      | ODISHA                   | 164968 | 55437  | 220405  |
| 27.      | PUDUCHERRY               | 16589  | 6996   | 23585   |
| 28.      | PUNJAB                   | 363708 | 106850 | 470558  |
| 29.      | RAJASTHAN                | 397113 | 172462 | 569575  |

| 30.   | SIKKIM        |   16204 |    7110 |    23314 |
|-------|---------------|---------|---------|----------|
| 31.   | TAMILNADU     | 1180269 |  366969 |  1547238 |
| 32.   | TRIPURA       |   30833 |   20679 |    51512 |
| 33.   | UTTAR PRADESH |  531586 |  235142 |   766728 |
| 34.   | UTTARAKHAND   |  176201 |   45026 |   221227 |
| 35.   | WEST BENGAL   |  183445 |  112269 |   295714 |
|       | TOTAL         | 8444251 | 3228366 | 11672617 |