Lok Sabha Question No. 2614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Slaughter Houses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2614 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  August, 2017

## SLAUGHTER HOUSES

## 2614: DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  registered/  licensed  slaughter  houses  in  each  State/  Union Territory in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has received any complaints against some of those slaughter houses and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the action taken by the Government against such slaughter houses;
- (d) whether there are certain unregistered slaughter houses running in various  States of the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government against such unregistered slaughter houses, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a) The  issuing  of  licenses  /  registrations  of  slaughterhouses  in  the  country  are  being done  by  the  Food  Safety  and  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  under  the  Ministry  of Health  &  Family  Welfare  and  as  per  information  available  in  Food  Licensing  and Registration System (FLRS) with the FSSAI, 7,788 numbers of license / registration have been issued under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS Act, 2006) for slaughterhouses annexed as ANNEXURE-I.
- (b) to (e) As per Entry 18 of Twelfth Schedule (Article 243W) of the   Constitution    of India,  regulation  of  slaughter  houses  and  tanneries  is  in  Powers,  Authorities  and responsibilities  of  Municipalities  of  the  States.  Further,  the  implementation  and enforcement of FSS Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations made there under primarily rests with the State/UT Governments. Regular surveillance, monitoring and inspection is undertaken by State/UT Governments  under FSS Act , 2006 to check compliance of the provisions under FSS Act and  Rules and Regulations made there under and in particular the provisions under sub-regulation 2.5 of Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 relating to standards for meat and meat products along with Schedule-4, Part IV  of Food Safety  and  Standards  (Licensing  and  Registration  )  Regulations,  2011  relating  to specific hygienic and sanitary practices to be followed by Food Business Operators engaged in manufacture, processing, storing and selling of Meat and Meat Products. Based on information made available with FSSAI by the States/UTs, details of food samples including meat and meat products received, analysed, found non-conforming and action taken during the year 2016-17 is annexed as ANNEXURE-II. However, separate data relating to enforcement activity in respect of meat and meat products /slaughter houses is not made available with FSSAI.

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## ANNEXURE-I

Number of license/registration issued to slaughter houses under FSS Act, 2006

| S.No   | STATE             | CENTRAL LICENSES   | STATE LICENSES   | REGISTRATION   | Total   |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------|---------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh    | 8                  | 12               | 3              | 23      |
| 2.     | A&N Islands       |                    | 7                | 12             | 19      |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh |                    |                  |                |         |
| 4.     | Assam             | 4                  | 3                | 62             | 69      |
| 5.     | Bihar             | 6                  | 1                | 6              | 13      |
| 6.     | Chandigarh        | 1                  |                  |                | 1       |
| 7.     | Chhattisgarh      |                    | 29               | 251            | 280     |
| 8.     | Delhi             | 5                  | 10               | 30             | 45      |
| 9.     | Dadra & N.H.      |                    |                  |                |         |
| 10.    | Daman & Diu       |                    |                  |                |         |
| 11.    | Goa               | 2                  | 10               | 11             | 23      |
| 12.    | Gujarat           |                    |                  | 11             | 11      |
| 13.    | Haryana           | 16                 | 10               | 191            | 217     |
| 14.    | Himachal Pradesh  | 5                  | 4                | 128            | 137     |
|        | Jammu &           |                    | 9                | 60             | 69      |
| 15.    | Kashmir           |                    |                  |                |         |
| 16.    | Jharkhand         |                    | 121              | 1707           | 1828    |
| 17.    | Karnataka         | 10                 | 167              | 78             | 255     |
| 18.    | Kerala            | 19                 | 20               | 96             | 135     |
| 19.    | Lakshadweep       |                    |                  | 118            | 118     |
| 20.    | Madhya Pradesh    |                    | 10               | 720            | 730     |
| 21.    | Maharashtra       | 61                 | 113              | 406            | 580     |
| 22.    | Manipur           |                    | 4                | 6              | 10      |
| 23.    | Meghalaya         |                    |                  | 2              | 2       |
| 24.    | Mizoram           |                    |                  |                |         |
| 25.    | Nagaland          |                    |                  |                |         |
| 26.    | Odisha            |                    | 1                | 25             | 26      |
| 27.    | Puducherry        |                    | 5                | 7              | 12      |
| 28.    | Punjab            | 30                 | 72               | 354            | 456     |
| 29.    | Rajasthan         | 3                  | 8                | 231            | 242     |
| 30.    | Sikkim            |                    |                  |                |         |
| 31.    | Tamil Nadu        | 13                 | 298              | 1795           | 2106    |
| 32.    | Telangana         | 15                 | 27               | 2              | 44      |
| 33.    | Tripura           |                    |                  |                |         |
| 34.    | Uttar Pradesh     | 115                | 42               | 139            | 296     |
| 35.    | Uttarakhand       |                    |                  |                |         |
| 36.    | West Bengal       | 16                 |                  | 25             | 41      |
|        | Total             | 329                | 983              | 6476           | 7788    |

Source

: Food Licensing and Registration System (FLRS)

ANNEXURE-II

Details  of  food  samples  including  meat  and  meat  products  received,  analysed, found non-conforming and action taken during the year 2016-17 based on current information as per Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report given by FSSAI for the year 2016-2017

| Annual Public Laboratory Testing   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing                         | Annual Public Laboratory Testing   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing        | Annual Public Laboratory Testing        |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sl.                                | Name of the State/ U.T.            | Total No. of sample s receive d    | No. of Samples Analyse d           | Report No. of Samples found adulterate d and Misbrande d | for the year No. of Cases Launched | for the year No. of Cases Launched | 2016-2017 No. of Convictions/ Penalties | 2016-2017 No. of Convictions/ Penalties |
| Sl.                                | Name of the State/ U.T.            | Total No. of sample s receive d    | No. of Samples Analyse d           | Report No. of Samples found adulterate d and Misbrande d | Crimina l                          | Civil                              | Convicti ons                            | Penalties/ Amount raised in Rupees      |
| 1                                  | A&N Islands                        |                                    |                                    |                                                          |                                    |                                    |                                         |                                         |
| 2                                  | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                    |                                    |                                                          |                                    |                                    |                                         |                                         |
| 3                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 302                                | 302                                | 10                                                       | 1                                  | 8                                  | 0                                       | 12/Rs. 348400                           |
| 4                                  | Assam                              | 536                                | 526                                | 67                                                       | 3                                  | 23                                 | 0                                       | 2/Rs. 30000                             |
| 5                                  | Bihar                              | 2507                               | 2427                               | 42                                                       | 3                                  | 30                                 | 6                                       | Rs. 73000                               |
| 6                                  | Chandigarh                         | 251                                | 251                                | 19                                                       | 2                                  | 14                                 | 1                                       | Rs. 300000                              |
| 7                                  | Chhattisgarh                       | 1693                               | 1693                               | 425                                                      |                                    |                                    |                                         |                                         |
| 8                                  | Dadra & N.H                        | 44                                 | 44                                 | 3                                                        |                                    | 3                                  |                                         |                                         |
| 9                                  | Daman & Diu                        |                                    |                                    |                                                          |                                    |                                    |                                         |                                         |
| 10                                 | Delhi                              | 1155                               | 1152                               | 120                                                      | 9                                  | 98                                 | 106                                     | 68/Rs. 3741500                          |
| 11                                 | Goa                                | 920                                | 874                                | 111                                                      |                                    | 5                                  | 1                                       | 1/ Rs. 20000                            |
| 12                                 | Gujarat                            | 11364                              | 11329                              | 839                                                      | 46                                 | 513                                | 2                                       | Rs. 16681000                            |
| 13                                 | Haryana                            | 2041                               | 2033                               | 188                                                      | 18                                 | 243                                | 14                                      | 71/ Rs. 2982170                         |
| 14                                 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 351                                | 315                                | 57                                                       |                                    | 35                                 | 23                                      | Rs. 195000                              |
| 15                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                    |                                    |                                    |                                                          |                                    |                                    |                                         |                                         |
| 16                                 | Jharkhand                          |                                    |                                    |                                                          |                                    |                                    |                                         |                                         |
| 17                                 | Karnataka                          | 2837                               | 2837                               | 341                                                      | 26                                 | 112                                |                                         | 112/ Rs. 2195900                        |
| 18                                 | Kerala                             |                                    |                                    |                                                          |                                    |                                    |                                         |                                         |
| 19                                 | Lakshadweep                        |                                    |                                    |                                                          |                                    |                                    |                                         |                                         |
| 20                                 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 5075                               | 5461                               | 609                                                      | 60                                 | 483                                | 26                                      | 252/ Rs. 7427700                        |
| 21                                 | Maharashtra                        |                                    |                                    |                                                          |                                    |                                    |                                         |                                         |
| 22                                 | Manipur                            | 207                                | 207                                | 30                                                       | 0                                  | 30                                 | 0                                       | 5/ Rs. 520000                           |
| 23                                 | Meghalaya                          | 47                                 | 43                                 | 3                                                        |                                    |                                    |                                         |                                         |

| 24   | Mizoram       | 26    | 20    | 2    | 0   | 0    | 0   |                       |
|------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-----|------|-----|-----------------------|
| 25   | Nagaland      |       |       |      |     |      |     |                       |
| 26   | Odisha        |       |       |      |     |      |     |                       |
| 27   | Puducherry    | 495   | 495   | 32   | 0   | 0    | 0   |                       |
| 28   | Punjab        | 4431  | 4054  | 2240 | 56  | 1442 |     | Rs. 1410921           |
| 29   | Rajasthan     | 5801  | 4923  | 1276 | 193 | 169  | 0   | 65/ Rs. 115557        |
| 30   | Sikkim        |       |       |      |     |      |     |                       |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    | 4080  | 3022  | 970  | 244 | 617  | 109 | 442/ Rs. 7898500      |
| 32   | Telangana     |       |       |      |     |      |     |                       |
| 33   | Tripura       | 173   | 173   | 12   | 0   | 6    | 0   |                       |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh |       |       |      |     |      |     |                       |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 749   | 676   | 119  | 3   | 199  |     | 19/ Rs. 1004000       |
| 36   | West Bengal   |       |       |      |     |      |     |                       |
|      | Total:        | 45085 | 42857 | 7515 | 664 | 4030 | 288 | 1049/ Rs.4,49,43,64 8 |

Source: States/UTs