Lok Sabha Question No. 5568 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Mechanised Slaughter Houses
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5568 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH APRIL, 2017

## MECHANISED SLAUGHTER HOUSES

## 5568. SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of mechanised slaughter houses operating in the country;
- (b) the number of slaughter houses that have licences under the Food Safety and Standard 2006;
- (c) wheth er such slaughter houses are registered with Agricultural and Processed Food Prod Export  Development  Authority,  if  so, the  details  thereof  and Statewise  list  with  the  daily capacity of the slaughter houses along with the live stock census of the State ; and
- (d) whether any domestic need assessment was done before such licenses were granted under Food Safety and Standards Act and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a) & (b):As per the information available in the Food Licensing and Registration Syst (FLRS) of the Food Safety Standards Authority of India, the total number of slaughter h (mechanised and non mechanised) for which license/registration have been issued under Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 is 1707.
- (c ): The Agricultural and Processed Foods Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) registers integrated abattoir - cum - meat processing plants/stand alone abattoirs engaged in export. The State - wise details are in Annexure - I. A s per information provided by  the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, data of Livestock Population as per 19 th Livestock Census- 2012 (All India Report) is annexed at Annexure - II .

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- (d): No such assessment is carried out before grant of licenses. In terms of Section 31 FSS Act, 2006, all Food Business Operators have to obtain License/Registration for commen any business.

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## Annexure-I

## Approved Indian Abattoirs-Cum-Meat Processing Plants / Stand Alone Abattoirs

| S.No   | STATE           |   Number |
|--------|-----------------|----------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh* |        5 |
| 2.     | Bihar           |        3 |
| 3.     | Haryana         |        3 |
| 4.     | Maharashtra     |       13 |
| 5.     | Nagaland        |        1 |
| 6.     | Punjab          |        5 |
| 7.     | Uttar Pradesh   |       42 |
| 8.     | Telangana       |        3 |
| 9.     | West Bengal     |        1 |
| Total  | Total           |       76 |

## Annexure-II

## Population of Livestock  and Poultry - 2012

(No. in million)

| S.No.   | Category        |   2012 |
|---------|-----------------|--------|
| 1       | Cattle*         | 190.9  |
| 2       | Buffalo         | 108.7  |
| 3       | Yaks            |   0.08 |
| 4       | Mithuns         |   0.3  |
|         | Total Bovine    | 299.98 |
| 5       | Sheep           |  65.07 |
| 6       | Goat            | 135.17 |
| 7       | Horses & Ponies |   0.63 |
| 8       | Mules           |   0.2  |
| 9       | Donkeys         |   0.32 |
| 10      | Camels          |   0.4  |
| 11      | Pigs            |  10.29 |
|         | Total Livestock | 512.06 |
| 12      | Poultry         | 729.21 |

*Excluding stray cattle