Lok Sabha Question No. 3522 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Gaushalas in the Country
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3522 TO BE ANSWERED ON   10 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## GAUSHALAS IN THE COUNTRY

## 3522. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Gaushalas in the country including Uttar Pradesh, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government provides financial assistance for setting up of Gaushalas in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  to  set  up  any  new  Gaushalas  in  Pilana village of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per information received from State Governments and Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics, 2019, list  consisting  of  total  number  of  gaushalas  is  annexed.  In  Uttar  Pradesh  there  are  532  registered gaushalas.
- (b) Many State Governments provide the Grants to the Gaushalas. However, the Animal Welfare Board of India provides grants-in-aid under the Scheme for Shelter House for looking after the animals. The objective  of  this  scheme  is  to  establish  and  maintain  shelter  houses  for  distressed  animals  in  the country. Primary, Non-Governmental Organizations and Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCAs)  are  given  grants  for  construction  of  boundary  walls,  shelter,  water  tank,  drains,  in-house Dispensary, medical equipment, contingencies etc for a maximum grant of Rs. 22.50 lakhs excluding 10% of contribution from Animal Welfare Organizations.
- (c)  The Central Government has no such information.
- (d) Does not arise.

Annexure Unstarred question no. 3522 By Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

To be answered   on   10.12.2019

## List of Registered Gaushalas in the Country

|         |                        | No. of Gaushala under       | No. of Gaushala under   |
|---------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl. No. | States/UTs             | Animal Husbandry Department | Others                  |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh         | 0                           | 56                      |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0                           | -                       |
| 3.      | Assam                  | 0                           | 8                       |
| 4.      | Bihar                  | 0                           | 87                      |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh           | 0                           | 113                     |
| 6.      | Goa                    | 0                           | 4                       |
| 7.      | Gujarat                | 0                           | 814                     |
| 8.      | Haryana                | 2                           | 513                     |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh       | 1                           | 145                     |
| 10.     | Jammu and Kashmir      | 0                           | 25                      |
| 11.     | Jharkhand              | 0                           | 31                      |
| 12.     | Karnataka              | 2                           | 159                     |
| 13.     | Kerala                 | 0                           | 1                       |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh         | 0                           | 627                     |
| 15.     | Maharashtra            | 0                           | 539                     |
| 16.     | Manipur                | 0                           | 0                       |
| 17.     | Meghalaya              | 0                           | 0                       |
| 18.     | Mizoram                | 0                           | 0                       |
| 19.     | Nagaland               | 0                           | 0                       |
| 20.     | Odhisha                | 1                           | 41                      |
| 21.     | Punjab                 | 20                          | 417                     |
| 22.     | Rajasthan              | 0                           | 1888                    |
| 23.     | Sikkim                 | 0                           | 0                       |
| 24.     | Tamil Nadu             | 0                           | 101                     |
| 25.     | Telangana              | 0                           | 71                      |
| 26.     | Tripura                | 0                           | 1                       |
| 27.     | Uttarakhand            | 0                           | 28                      |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh          | 0                           | 532                     |
| 29.     | West Bengal            | 0                           | 31                      |
| 30.     | A&NIsland              | 0                           | 0                       |
| 31.     | Chandigarh             | 0                           | 4                       |
| 32.     | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 0                           | 1                       |
| 33.     | Daman and Diu          | 0                           | 3                       |
| 34.     | Delhi                  | 0                           | 5                       |
| 35.     | Lakshadweep            | 0                           | 0                       |
| 36.     | Puduchery              | -                           | 3                       |

Source: State Animal Husbandry Department

Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics, 2019

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