Lok Sabha Question No. 1141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Rehabilitation of Stray Cattle in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Lallu Singh, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Devendra (Alias) Bhole Singh Singh

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1141 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## REHABILITATION OF STRAY CATTLE IN UTTAR PRADESH

1141. SHRI LALLU SINGH:

SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH: SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the major problems related to the increasing numbers of stray cattle in the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details of the increase in the number of the said cattle in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years, State and District-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is taking any active initiative for rehabilitation of these stray cattle and whether it has allocated any budget for the same;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the amount likely to be spent on stray cattle across the State of Uttar Pradesh in next three years and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER FOR 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 1009436 stray cattle in 2012 and 1184494 of stray cattle in 2019. District-wise number of stray cattle is as under:

| S.No.   | Name of Districts   | Stray Cattle                  | Stray Cattle                  |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of Districts   | 20 th Livestock Census (2019) | 19 th Livestock Census (2012) |
| 1       | Agra                | 16916                         | 28723                         |
| 2       | Aligarh             | 28559                         | 13754                         |
| 3       | Allahabad           | 29045                         | 33887                         |
| 4       | Ambedkar Nagar      | 6353                          | 2888                          |
| 5       | Amethi              | 8569                          | 1890                          |
| 6       | Amroha              | 1697                          | 804                           |
| 7       | Auraiya             | 11525                         | 3577                          |
| 8       | Azamgarh            | 4924                          | 5481                          |
| 9       | Baghpat             | 3754                          | 3473                          |
| 10      | Bahraich            | 18988                         | 5175                          |
| 11      | Ballia              | 7836                          | 5421                          |
| 12      | Balrampur           | 9248                          | 8461                          |
| 13      | Banda               | 47658                         | 14590                         |

|   14 | Barabanki              |   10097 |   12143 |
|------|------------------------|---------|---------|
|   15 | Bareilly               |    6972 |   10378 |
|   16 | Basti                  |   25529 |   14516 |
|   17 | Bijnor                 |     361 |    1638 |
|   18 | Budaun                 |   29760 |   12456 |
|   19 | Bulandshahr            |   16634 |    5573 |
|   20 | Chandauli              |    5577 |    6568 |
|   21 | Chitrakoot             |   68813 |    4210 |
|   22 | Deoria                 |    8393 |   11751 |
|   23 | Etah                   |    2568 |    4488 |
|   24 | Etawah                 |   10841 |    6265 |
|   25 | Faizabad               |    5629 |    4938 |
|   26 | Farrukhabad            |    9844 |    3495 |
|   27 | Fatehpur               |   19931 |    2252 |
|   28 | Firozabad              |    6336 |    9838 |
|   29 | Gautam Buddha Nagar    |    3340 |    3668 |
|   30 | Ghaziabad              |    4543 |    3050 |
|   31 | Ghazipur               |   16150 |    8315 |
|   32 | Gonda                  |   52615 |   14752 |
|   33 | Gorakhpur              |   10186 |   24977 |
|   34 | Hamirpur               |   37834 |   11332 |
|   35 | Hapur                  |    3549 |    2545 |
|   36 | Hardoi                 |   48173 |   18155 |
|   37 | Hathras/Mahamaya Nagar |   12230 |    7549 |
|   38 | Jalaun                 |   20872 |   15093 |
|   39 | Jaunpur                |   23008 |   11877 |
|   40 | Jhansi                 |   37431 |   25258 |
|   41 | Kannauj                |    5642 |    3316 |
|   42 | Kanpur Dehat           |   14077 |    5558 |
|   43 | Kanpur Nagar           |   26775 |  426006 |
|   44 | Kasganj                |    3716 |    2363 |
|   45 | Kaushambi              |   13817 |    1404 |
|   46 | Kheri                  |   41939 |    6178 |
|   47 | Kushi Nagar            |     672 |    7608 |
|   48 | Lalitpur               |   43498 |   22759 |
|   49 | Lucknow                |   23003 |   12510 |
|   50 | Maharajganj            |    1479 |    6566 |
|   51 | Mahoba                 |   61765 |   15574 |
|   52 | Mainpuri               |    5694 |    3350 |
|   53 | Mathura                |   18556 |   16158 |
|   54 | Mau                    |    7789 |    2909 |
|   55 | Meerut                 |    4913 |    3887 |
|   56 | Mirzapur               |    3897 |    6044 |
|   57 | Moradabad              |     733 |    3310 |
|   58 | Muzaffarnagar          |    3207 |    1302 |

| 59   | Pilibhit          |   14348 |    2375 |
|------|-------------------|---------|---------|
| 60   | Pratapgarh        |   25483 |    5417 |
| 61   | Rae Bareli        |   15513 |    2141 |
| 62   | Rampur            |      26 |    2417 |
| 63   | Saharanpur        |    2915 |    3009 |
| 64   | Sambhal           |    5331 |    4726 |
| 65   | SantKabeer Nagar  |    2926 |    5238 |
| 66   | SantRavidas Nagar |   12536 |    4104 |
| 67   | Shahjahanpur      |   12669 |   11653 |
| 68   | Shamli            |    2586 |    1446 |
| 69   | Shravasti         |   21500 |    2487 |
| 70   | Siddharth Nagar   |   14230 |    3494 |
| 71   | Sitapur           |   17057 |    7413 |
| 72   | Sonbhadra         |    4861 |    2809 |
| 73   | Sultanpur         |    4026 |    1712 |
| 74   | Unnao             |   42578 |    8872 |
| 75   | Varanasi          |   12449 |    8117 |
|      | State Total       | 1184494 | 1009436 |

(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. A policy has been developed to establish temporary cattle shelter in all the rural and urban local bodies and Gram Panchayat, Kshetra Panchayat, District Panchayat, Nagar Panchayat, Municipal bodies, Municipal Corporations and according to the promulgation of the policy they are fed 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  free  from  the  stray animal problems,

 There are 5664 cow shelters (Temporary cow shelters established in rural and urban areas in the State Shelter place/Kanha Cowshed/ Kazi House/ Large Cow Protection Centres) wherein total 778484 cows have been kept till 31.01.2022. In addition to the above,  under  the  Chief  Minister's  participation  Scheme  108954  cattle  have  been provided to the malnourished families for care. Therefore, in Uttar Pradesh, 887438 cattle  have  been  preserved.    Total  expenditure  incurred  from  January,  2019  is  as under:

2018-19 Rs. 7850.00 lakh 2019-20 Rs. 20311.22 lakh 2020-21 Rs. 30000.00 lakh 2021-22 Rs. 42425.00 lakh

- 2- 572 Gaushalas run by the Voluntary Organisations have been registered under the Uttar Pradesh  Gaushala  Act,  1964.  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  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. In order to address the problems of destitute/stray cattle, Rs. 120 lakh per centre have been provided to each district to recognize 303 large cow protection centres out of which 157 have been completed and operational.
4. 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, the local  bodies  of  the  State  are  also  responsible  for  the  protection  and  maintenance  of  stray animals.  Kanha  Gaushalas  (Animal  Shelter)  established  in  the  Urban  areas  are  also  being operated by the urban development department of the State. 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.

(e) As per the policy, the Government of Uttar Pradesh has made arrangement to grant Rs. 30/- per animal per day for their maintenance.