Lok Sabha Question No. 1529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Increase in Stray Cattle
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1529

TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## INCREASE IN STRAY CATTLE

1529. SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the number of stray animals has increased in recent times in the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof of all the districts in Bundelkhand region of the State of Uttar Pradesh from 2015-2021;
- (c) whether there is any action plan to protect crops of farmers from stray animals; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a)  &  (b)    The  information  on  number of Stray  cattle is  being collected  through  Livestock Census which is conducted in every 5 years. According to the last Livestock Census there were  1184494  of  stray  cattle  in  2019.  District-wise  number  of  stray  cattle  including  in Bundelkhand Districts are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Districts   |   Stray Cattle 20 th Livestock Census (2019) |
|---------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Agra                |                                        16916 |
|       2 | Aligarh             |                                        28559 |
|       3 | Allahabad           |                                        29045 |
|       4 | Ambedkar Nagar      |                                         6353 |

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|   5 | Amethi              |   8569 |
|-----|---------------------|--------|
|   6 | Amroha              |   1697 |
|   7 | Auraiya             |  11525 |
|   8 | Azamgarh            |   4924 |
|   9 | Baghpat             |   3754 |
|  10 | Bahraich            |  18988 |
|  11 | Ballia              |   7836 |
|  12 | Balrampur           |   9248 |
|  13 | Banda               |  47658 |
|  14 | Barabanki           |  10097 |
|  15 | Bareilly            |   6972 |
|  16 | Basti               |  25529 |
|  17 | Bijnor              |    361 |
|  18 | Budaun              |  29760 |
|  19 | Bulandshahr         |  16634 |
|  20 | Chandauli           |   5577 |
|  21 | Chitrakoot          |  68813 |
|  22 | Deoria              |   8393 |
|  23 | Etah                |   2568 |
|  24 | Etawah              |  10841 |
|  25 | Faizabad            |   5629 |
|  26 | Farrukhabad         |   9844 |
|  27 | Fatehpur            |  19931 |
|  28 | Firozabad           |   6336 |
|  29 | Gautam Buddha Nagar |   3340 |
|  30 | Ghaziabad           |   4543 |
|  31 | Ghazipur            |  16150 |
|  32 | Gonda               |  52615 |
|  33 | Gorakhpur           |  10186 |

|   34 | Hamirpur               |   37834 |
|------|------------------------|---------|
|   35 | Hapur                  |    3549 |
|   36 | Hardoi                 |   48173 |
|   37 | Hathras/Mahamaya Nagar |   12230 |
|   38 | Jalaun                 |   20872 |
|   39 | Jaunpur                |   23008 |
|   40 | Jhansi                 |   37431 |
|   41 | Kannauj                |    5642 |
|   42 | Kanpur Dehat           |   14077 |
|   43 | Kanpur Nagar           |   26775 |
|   44 | Kasganj                |    3716 |
|   45 | Kaushambi              |   13817 |
|   46 | Kheri                  |   41939 |
|   47 | Kushi Nagar            |     672 |
|   48 | Lalitpur               |   43498 |
|   49 | Lucknow                |   23003 |
|   50 | Maharajganj            |    1479 |
|   51 | Mahoba                 |   61765 |
|   52 | Mainpuri               |    5694 |
|   53 | Mathura                |   18556 |
|   54 | Mau                    |    7789 |
|   55 | Meerut                 |    4913 |
|   56 | Mirzapur               |    3897 |
|   57 | Moradabad              |     733 |
|   58 | Muzaffarnagar          |    3207 |
|   59 | Pilibhit               |   14348 |
|   60 | Pratapgarh             |   25483 |
|   61 | Rae Bareli             |   15513 |
|   62 | Rampur                 |      26 |

| 63   | Saharanpur        |    2915 |
|------|-------------------|---------|
| 64   | Sambhal           |    5331 |
| 65   | SantKabeer Nagar  |    2926 |
| 66   | SantRavidas Nagar |   12536 |
| 67   | Shahjahanpur      |   12669 |
| 68   | Shamli            |    2586 |
| 69   | Shravasti         |   21500 |
| 70   | Siddharth Nagar   |   14230 |
| 71   | Sitapur           |   17057 |
| 72   | Sonbhadra         |    4861 |
| 73   | Sultanpur         |    4026 |
| 74   | Unnao             |   42578 |
| 75   | Varanasi          |   12449 |
|      | State Total       | 1184494 |

(c) &( d) As per information available, the Government of Uttar Pradesh has established the temporary Cow Shelters to protect the stray cattle and the Government of Uttar Pradesh is providing funds for the welfare of these cattle. The Schemes implemented by Government of Uttar Pradesh are as follows:

1-  All  the  rural  and  urban  local  bodies  and  Gram  Panchayat,  Kshetra  Panchayat,  District Panchayat,  Nagar  Panchayat,  Municipal  bodies,  Municipal  Corporations  are  providing temporary shelters to these stray animals and according to the promulgation of the policy they are fed and so that the following objectives can be achieved and fulfilled as follows:

-  shelter to the destitute / stray cattle
-  arrange feed and water to the stray cattle at the shelter
-  provide the appropriate medical treatment to the suffering animals and protect them from any infectious disease and also to castrate the male cows.
-  provide breeding facilities to the female cows.

 arrange and utilise the products such as milk produced from the cows, Cow dung manure to make the Shelter as self-reliant and make the public from the stray animal problems

 There are 5989 cow shelters (Temporary cow shelters established in rural and urban areas in the State Shelter place/Kanha Cowshed/ Kazi House/ Large Cow Protection Centres) total 653557 cows have been kept. In addition to the above, under the Chief Minister's participation Scheme 104112 cattle have been provided to the malnourished families for care.

2- There are 567 Gaushalas run by the Voluntary Organisations have been registered under the Uttar Pradesh Gaushala Act, 1954. These Gaushalas are maintaining the cattle which are debilitated, lame, sick, old and suffering from diseases in addition to breeding of cattle. These Gaushalas also provide shelter to stray cattle those are rescued by the Police and also from other  sources.    Under  the  Janhit  Gurantee  Act,  2011,  the  online  system  for  registration  of Gaushalas is in force in the State.

3- Animal Shelter homes are established in the 07 district of Bundelkhand division to provide shelter to the stray cattle.

- 4- In order to address the problems of destitute/stray cattle, Rs. 120 lakh per centre have been provided to  each  district  to  recognized  303  large  cow  protection  centres  out  of  which  157 have been completed and operational.
- 5- As per the provisions given in Animal Trespass Act, 1871( as amended on 21 st August, 1996)  and  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Animals  Act,  1960,  and  as  per  the  directions  of  the Animal Welfare Board of India  in its letter  no.9-3/2018-19/PCA dated 12 th July, 2018, are also implemented according to which the local bodies of the State are also responsible for the protection  maintenance  of  stray  animals.  Kanha  Gaushalas  (Animal  Shelter)  established  in the Urban areas are also being operated bythe urban development department of the State.
6. Animal Welfare Board of India is also providing fund to recognized gaushalas for feeding, medicine and maintenance under Regular Grants and also making of shelters under Shelter Grants.

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