Lok Sabha Question No. 1877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Envenomation by King Cobra Bites
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

(a) to (e)

As reported by states the data pertaining to deaths/cases due to snake bites are at Annexure. Health is a state subject. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued directions t o all the States/UTs to include Anti Snake Venom Serum (ASVS) in the list of essential drugs of the States and toprocurethese drug s locally for supply to health f acilities for use to the needy persons and support the same under National Health Mission.

Treatment of snake bite cases and procurement and distribution of ASV in various states li purvi ew of various state governments and they can procure it fro m any of the following institutes.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1877 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th JULY, 2021

## ENVENOMATION BY KING COBRA BITES

## 1877 SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH .:

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

- (a)   the details of deaths reported due to envenomation by King Cobra bites in the country the last three years, State/UT wise;
- (b)   whether the Government has inadequate facilities or developing antivenom for poison of King Cobra andfor procurement and storage of such antivenom in select hospitals;
- (c)      if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  invoking  of  emergency  procurement  options exigencies;
- (d)   whether the Governmen t intends to grant solatium or compensation for t he victim's family owing to the extra risk undertaken and due to the rare nature of the incident; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof including the compensation given to the family of a zoo e di ed due to cobra bite in Thiruvananthapuram?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- Central Research Institute (CRI), Kasauli
- King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research (KIPM), Chennai
- Biological E Ltd., Hyderabad
- Haffkine Bio - Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (HBPCL), Mumbai
- Bharat Serums & Vaccine Ltd., Thane

As reported by the State Government of Keralathe following compensation was given to t he family of the Zoo Employee who died due to King Cobra bite in Thiruvananthapuram : -

- i . Job to the deceased person's wife in Government sector un der the die -in - harness scheme by setting

aside seniority norms.

- ii . In relaxation to the Kerala rules for payment of compensation to the victims of attack animals 1980 a n amount of compensation of Rs. 10 lakhs was made as compensation.
- iii . The education expenses of the son of the deceased person would be met by the Government he

turns 18 years of age.

- iv . Construction  of  house  for  victim's  family  under  Kerala  Government's  LIFE  Miss programme.

ANNEXURE Table-1: State/UT wise Cases and Deaths due to Snake Bite in India, 2017 ICD 10 Code

T63.0

| S. No.   | State/UT          | Male   | Male   | Female   | Female   | Total   | Total   |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|----------|----------|---------|---------|
| S. No.   | State/UT          | Cases  | Deaths | Cases    | Deaths   | Cases   | Deaths  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 13648  | 56     | 7305     | 29       | 20953   | 85      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 24     | 0      | 13       | 0        | 37      | 0       |
| 3        | Assam             | 564    | 0      | 246      | 0        | 810     | 0       |
| 4        | Bihar             | 1557   | 5      | 1291     | 9        | 2848    | 14      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 2346   | 28     | 1763     | 24       | 4109    | 52      |
| 6        | Goa               | 847    | 3      | 342      | 5        | 1189    | 8       |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 3533   | 21     | 2676     | 28       | 6209    | 49      |
| 8        | Haryana           | 719    | 6      | 225      | 0        | 944     | 6       |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 734    | 5      | 731      | 4        | 1465    | 9       |
| 10       | Jammu Div.        | 810    | 1      | 604      | 0        | 1414    | 1       |
|          | Kashmir Div.      | 7      | 0      | 1        | 0        | 8       | 0       |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 459    | 2      | 329      | 0        | 788     | 2       |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 5068   | 12     | 3016     | 16       | 8084    | 28      |
| 13       | Kerala            | 2220   | 5      | 1388     | 8        | 3608    | 13      |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 3120   | 54     | 2226     | 42       | 5346    | 96      |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 9749   | 18     | 6959     | 17       | 16708   | 35      |
| 16       | Manipur           | 90     | 0      | 60       | 0        | 150     | 0       |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 183    | 1      | 99       | 1        | 282     | 2       |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 177    | 0      | 101      | 0        | 278     | 0       |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 91     | 0      | 45       | 0        | 136     | 0       |
| 20       | Orissa            | 9273   | 92     | 6001     | 55       | 15274   | 147     |
| 21       | Punjab            | 694    | 2      | 224      | 1        | 918     | 3       |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 3961   | 27     | 2759     | 18       | 6720    | 45      |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 85     | 0      | 45       | 0        | 130     | 0       |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 8100   | 20     | 5568     | 18       | 13668   | 38      |
| 25       | Telangana         | 1784   | 0      | 1191     | 2        | 2975    | 2       |
| 26       | Tripura           | 459    | 1      | 320      | 0        | 779     | 1       |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 69     | 0      | 59       | 0        | 128     | 0       |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 4426   | 75     | 3022     | 53       | 7448    | 128     |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 17733  | 128    | 13339    | 140      | 31072   | 268     |
| 30       | A&NIslands        | 147    | 1      | 48       | 0        | 195     | 1       |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 686    | 7      | 608      | 2        | 1294    | 9       |
| 32       | D&NHaveli         | 319    | 2      | 307      | 5        | 626     | 7       |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       | 62     | 0      | 37       | 0        | 99      | 0       |
| 34       | Delhi             | 187    | 2      | 76       | 0        | 263     | 2       |
| 35       | Lakshadweep*      | 0      | 0      | 0        | 0        | 0       | 0       |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 1133   | 6      | 562      | 3        | 1695    | 9       |
|          | India             | 95064  | 580    | 63586    | 480      | 158650  | 1060    |

Source:

## Notes:

*

Monthly Health Condition Reports from Directorate of Health Services of State/UT

No reporting from the state in respect of the cases and death of snake bites

Table-2 : State/UT wise Cases and Deaths due to Snake Bite in India, 2018 (January to December) (ICD 10 Code T63.0)

| S. No.   | State/UT          | Male   | Male   | Female   | Female   | Total   | Total   |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|----------|----------|---------|---------|
| S. No.   | State/UT          | Cases  | Deaths | Cases    | Deaths   | Cases   | Deaths  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 17774  | 70     | 9106     | 48       | 26880   | 118     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 15     | 1      | 10       | 0        | 25      | 1       |
| 3        | Assam             | 1610   | 0      | 708      | 0        | 2318    | 0       |
| 4        | Bihar             | 1942   | 17     | 1384     | 14       | 3326    | 31      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 2325   | 21     | 1805     | 12       | 4130    | 33      |
| 6        | Goa               | 674    | 0      | 351      | 1        | 1025    | 1       |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 4176   | 33     | 3096     | 17       | 7272    | 50      |
| 8        | Haryana           | 635    | 3      | 272      | 2        | 907     | 5       |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1076   | 15     | 1029     | 15       | 2105    | 30      |
| 10 a     | Jammu Div.        | 816    | 1      | 564      | 0        | 1380    | 1       |
| 10 b     | Kashmir Div.      | 9      | 0      | 2        | 0        | 11      | 0       |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 283    | 1      | 211      | 1        | 494     | 2       |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 4828   | 13     | 2732     | 17       | 7560    | 30      |
| 13       | Kerala            | 3187   | 4      | 1837     | 4        | 5024    | 8       |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1599   | 21     | 1068     | 18       | 2667    | 39      |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 12482  | 26     | 7926     | 14       | 20408   | 40      |
| 16       | Manipur           | 29     | 0      | 18       | 1        | 47      | 1       |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 275    | 0      | 116      | 0        | 391     | 0       |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 266    | 0      | 102      | 0        | 368     | 0       |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 158    | 0      | 87       | 0        | 245     | 0       |
| 20       | Odisha            | 4300   | 54     | 3223     | 44       | 7523    | 98      |
| 21       | Punjab            | 1110   | 2      | 311      | 2        | 1421    | 4       |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 3458   | 20     | 2352     | 10       | 5810    | 30      |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 62     | 1      | 47       | 0        | 109     | 1       |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 5006   | 25     | 3380     | 25       | 8386    | 50      |
| 25       | Telangana         | 1852   | 5      | 1452     | 4        | 3304    | 9       |
| 26       | Tripura           | 418    | 1      | 289      | 1        | 707     | 2       |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 104    | 2      | 104      | 0        | 208     | 2       |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 4415   | 36     | 2556     | 37       | 6971    | 73      |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 21370  | 108    | 14859    | 95       | 36229   | 203     |
| 30       | A& N Islands      | 69     | 0      | 38       | 0        | 107     | 0       |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 450    | 10     | 379      | 4        | 829     | 14      |
| 32       | D & N Haveli      | 397    | 3      | 336      | 1        | 733     | 4       |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       | 91     | 0      | 39       | 0        | 130     | 0       |
| 34       | Delhi             | 127    | 1      | 68       | 1        | 195     | 2       |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 1      | 0      | 0        | 0        | 1       | 0       |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 1291   | 3      | 666      | 0        | 1957    | 3       |
|          | Total             | 101431 | 500    | 64517    | 387      | 165948  | 887     |

Source: Monthly Health Condition Reports from Directorate of Health Services of State/UT

Table-3 : State/UT wise Cases and Deaths due to Snake Bite in India, 2019 (January to December) (ICD 10 Code T63.0)

| S. No.   | State/UT          | Male   | Male   | Female   | Female   | Total   | Total   |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|----------|----------|---------|---------|
| S. No.   | State/UT          | Cases  | Deaths | Cases    | Deaths   | Cases   | Deaths  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 19534  | 293    | 10017    | 174      | 29551   | 467     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 13     | 0      | 11       | 0        | 24      | 0       |
| 3        | Assam             | 1113   | 0      | 556      | 0        | 1669    | 0       |
| 4        | Bihar             | 1073   | 9      | 785      | 10       | 1858    | 19      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 3064   | 22     | 2069     | 16       | 5133    | 38      |
| 6        | Goa               | 708    | 5      | 340      | 3        | 1048    | 8       |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 4277   | 34     | 3114     | 22       | 7391    | 56      |
| 8        | Haryana           | 685    | 2      | 254      | 2        | 939     | 4       |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1016   | 3      | 898      | 4        | 1914    | 7       |
| 10 a     | Jammu Div.        | 659    | 1      | 510      | 0        | 1169    | 1       |
| 10 b     | Kashmir Div.      | 0      | 0      | 0        | 0        | 0       | 0       |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 321    | 9      | 215      | 1        | 536     | 10      |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 6152   | 8      | 4042     | 6        | 10194   | 14      |
| 13       | Kerala            | 2914   | 4      | 1765     | 5        | 4679    | 9       |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1174   | 13     | 900      | 10       | 2074    | 23      |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 8318   | 38     | 6191     | 26       | 14509   | 64      |
| 16       | Manipur           | 41     | 2      | 21       | 0        | 62      | 2       |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 172    | 0      | 101      | 0        | 273     | 0       |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 205    | 55     | 104      | 34       | 309     | 89      |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 60     | 0      | 33       | 0        | 93      | 0       |
| 20       | Odisha            | 3043   | 1145   | 2278     | 727      | 5321    | 1872    |
| 21       | Punjab            | 683    | 3      | 261      | 2        | 944     | 5       |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 2540   | 29     | 2078     | 17       | 4618    | 46      |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 30     | 0      | 37       | 0        | 67      | 0       |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 8325   | 37     | 5795     | 34       | 14120   | 71      |
| 25       | Telangana         | 2118   | 1      | 1684     | 1        | 3802    | 2       |
| 26       | Tripura           | 333    | 0      | 263      | 0        | 596     | 0       |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 72     | 1      | 71       | 1        | 143     | 2       |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 3171   | 31     | 2561     | 42       | 5732    | 73      |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 23053  | 128    | 15972    | 111      | 39025   | 239     |
| 30       | A& N Islands      | 165    | 2      | 62       | 0        | 227     | 2       |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 1916   | 20     | 323      | 12       | 2239    | 32      |
| 32       | D & N Haveli      | 305    | 3      | 201      | 0        | 506     | 3       |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       | 72     | 0      | 35       | 0        | 107     | 0       |
| 34       | Delhi             | 66     | 0      | 43       | 1        | 109     | 1       |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0        | 0        | 0       | 0       |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 1024   | 1      | 719      | 3        | 1743    | 4       |
|          | Total             | 98415  | 1899   | 64309    | 1264     | 162724  | 3163    |

Source:

Monthly Health Condition Reports from Directorate of Health Services of State/UT