Lok Sabha Question No. 3447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Slaughter Houses
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOKSABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3447 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2021

## SLAUGHTER HOUSES

## 3447. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total number of slaughter houses in the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  regulate  or  revise  laws  and  regulations related  to  slaughter  houses  in  view  of  the  new  challenges  highlighted  by  the  Covid19 pandemic and prevelance of zoonotic diseases, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether the Government has taken any steps or has any plan to ensure that slaughter houses  adhere  to  the  provisions  of  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Animals  Act,  1960,  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) As per information received from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, there are 4671 slaughter houses are under active license or registration with Food Safety and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  under  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Act,  2006. Detailed list of slaughter houses is annexed.
- (b) FSSAI has guidelines for slaughter houses in the country. Guidelines with regard to slaughter houses have been prescribed by FSSAI under Regulation 2.1.2 (1) (5), Schedule IV; Part IV of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration) Regulations, 2011. The guidelines cover slaughter-houses and slaughtering of animals which includes specific hygienic  and  sanitary  practices  to  be  followed  by  Food  Business  Operators  engaged  in manufacture,  processing,  storing  and  selling  of  Meat  and  Meat  Products,  pre  &  post

handling of animals and precautions for animal welfare. In addition, State/UT Governments  have  also  their  own  guidelines  for  slaughter-houses  and  slaughtering  of animals.  FSSAI  has  recently  launched  the  'Clean  and  Safe  Meat  Campaign'  wherein States/UTs have been encouraged to conduct food safety audit of their municipal slaughter houses using FSSAI recognized third party audit agencies.

The implementation and enforcement of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules and  Regulations  framed  thereunder  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 laid down under Regulation 2.5 relating to meat and meat products of Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and  Food  Additives)  Regulations,  2011  along  with  Schedule-4  of  Food  Safety  and Standards (Licensing and Registration) Regulations, 2011.

(c) The Government of India has been ever vigilant and restrict in its effort to implement the provision of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and its Rules made there under. In particular, to Slaughter House Rules Government of India only allows registered slaughter houses  to  conduct  the  slaughter  and  violator  of  any  such  Act  and  Rules  is  accordingly punishable.

As per the direction of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in its order dated 17.02.2017 in respect of W.P (Civil) No.330 of 2001 in the matter of Common Cause Vs Union of India & others, stated that a compendium prepared by the Government of India was forwarded to all Chief  Secretary  of  all  States/UTs  for  compliance.    The  compendium  also  includes  the Slaughter  House  Rules,  2001  framed  under  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Animal  Act,  1960. Hence,  it  is  the  responsibility  of  the  State  Governments  /UTs  to  take  action  against  the illegal slaughter houses and to see that the animals are not subjected to unnecessary pain or suffering.

## ANNEXURE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3447 BY SHRI JAGADAMBIKA PAL TOBE ANSWERED ON. 16.03.2021

| Number of Active Central License, State Licenses and Registration Certificate Count of Slaughter Houses (as on 12-03-2021)   | Number of Active Central License, State Licenses and Registration Certificate Count of Slaughter Houses (as on 12-03-2021)   | Number of Active Central License, State Licenses and Registration Certificate Count of Slaughter Houses (as on 12-03-2021)   | Number of Active Central License, State Licenses and Registration Certificate Count of Slaughter Houses (as on 12-03-2021)   | Number of Active Central License, State Licenses and Registration Certificate Count of Slaughter Houses (as on 12-03-2021)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                                                        | Central Licenses                                                                                                             | State Licenses                                                                                                               | Registration                                                                                                                 | Total (Licenses/Registr ations)                                                                                              |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                                           | 21                                                                                                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                            | 12                                                                                                                           |
| Assam                                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                                           |
| Bihar                                                                                                                        | 5                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                            | 33                                                                                                                           | 39                                                                                                                           |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                            | 12                                                                                                                           | 156                                                                                                                          | 168                                                                                                                          |
| Delhi                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                            | 34                                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                                            | 42                                                                                                                           |
| Goa                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                            | 334                                                                                                                          | 337                                                                                                                          |
| Haryana                                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                            | 134                                                                                                                          | 146                                                                                                                          |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                            | 42                                                                                                                           | 46                                                                                                                           |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                                            | 92                                                                                                                           | 101                                                                                                                          |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                            | 17                                                                                                                           | 1,102                                                                                                                        | 1,119                                                                                                                        |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                            | 21                                                                                                                           | 55                                                                                                                           | 82                                                                                                                           |
| Kerala                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                            | 14                                                                                                                           | 193                                                                                                                          | 211                                                                                                                          |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                            | 68                                                                                                                           | 68                                                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                            | 215                                                                                                                          | 219                                                                                                                          |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                  | 30                                                                                                                           | 20                                                                                                                           | 641                                                                                                                          | 691                                                                                                                          |
| Manipur                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                                            |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                            |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                            |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                            |
| Orissa                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                            | 19                                                                                                                           | 20                                                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                            |
| Punjab                                                                                                                       | 12                                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                            | 103                                                                                                                          | 121                                                                                                                          |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                                           | 171                                                                                                                          | 186                                                                                                                          |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                                            | 85                                                                                                                           | 632                                                                                                                          | 723                                                                                                                          |
| Telangana                                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                            | 19                                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                | 41                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                            | 37                                                                                                                           | 80                                                                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                                            | 86                                                                                                                           | 92                                                                                                                           |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                            | 77                                                                                                                           | 82                                                                                                                           |
| Total                                                                                                                        | 139                                                                                                                          | 280                                                                                                                          | 4,252                                                                                                                        | 4,671                                                                                                                        |