Lok Sabha Question No. 633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Stray Dogs
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 633 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH  FEBRUARY 2024

## STRAY DOGS

## 633. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) the details of the steps taken by the Government to eliminate the problem of stray dogs which pose a threat to passers-by;
- (b) the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  every  Residential  Welfare Association (RWA) or Municipal Corporation has an animal welfare committee according to a Delhi High Court judgment in 2021;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to penalize the RWA for not complying with the High Court guidelines and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has allocated any funds for the vaccination of stray dogs; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per constitutional provision, management of stray animals is the mandate of local bodies of the State however, the Central Government has notified the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 vide G.S.R. 193(E) dated 10 th March,  2023  under  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Animals Act, 1960 after superseding the Animal Birth Control (Dog) Rules, 2001.

As  per  Rule  3(1),  the  local  authority  may  conduct  the  Animal  Birth  Control  Program  to reduce the stray dogs. As per Rule 9 (3) of the said Rules, the formation of Central Animal Birth Control Monitoring &  Coordination Committee, State Animal Birth Control Implementation  and  Monitoring  Committee  and  local  Animal  Birth  Control  Monitoring Committee are mandatory for effective implementation of Animal Birth Control Programs in accordance  with  these  rules  to  control  the  population  of  street  animals,  for  eradication  of rabies and for reducing man-animal conflict.

The  Central  Government  circulated  ABC  Rules,  2023  vide  letter  dated  23.03.2023  to  the Chief Secretary of all States/UTs, vide letter dated 27.03.2023 to the Principal Secretary of Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Principal  Secretary  of  Department  of  Urban

Development and vide letter dated 31.03.2023 to Municipal Commissioner of all District of all States to undertake the ABC Rules in letter and spirit.

The  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  of  India  in  writ  petition  no.  691  of  2009  between  Animal Welfare  Board  of  India  and  People  for  Elimination  of  Stray Troubles, directs that "…. Needless  to  emphasize,  no  innovative  method  or  subterfuge  should  be  adopted  not  to carry out the responsibility under the 1960 Act or the 2001 Rules. Any kind of laxity while carrying out statutory obligations, is not countenanced in law…. ". Hence, it is stated that the stray dog can only be managed by controlling their population through Animal Birth Control.

- (b) The  direction  of  the  Hon'ble  Delhi  High  Court  has  been  included  in  the  Animal  Birth Control Rules, 2023. As per Rule 20(1) of the ABC Rules, 2023, it shall be the responsibility of  the  Resident  Welfare  Association  or  Apartment  Owner  Association  or  Local  body's representative of that area to make necessary arrangement for feeding of community animals. As  per  Rule  20(2),  an  animal  welfare  committee  shall  be  formed  to  resolve  the  conflict between the RWA or AOA and the animal caregivers or other residents.

The  Animal  Welfare  Board  of  India,  on  receipt  of  the  various  complaints  from  animal caregivers, individually requests the concerned RWA to form the animal welfare committee to resolve the dispute regarding feeding of community animals. After the Delhi High Court Order,  the  Board  has  so  far  issued  83  letters  to  the  RWAs  in  the  state  of  Delhi  for constituting Animal Welfare Committee.

- (c) No, Sir
- (d) and (e) Yes, Sir. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, GoI has released financial assistance to the states for the vaccination of stray dogs. Also, the Animal Welfare Board of India released the financial assistance for sterilization and immunization of stray dogs to the recognized Animal Welfare Organization(s) including  Local  Authority. Further, the AWBI  had also released the  fund received  form  NCDC,  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  under  National  Rabies Control Programme (NRCP) which was implemented through Humane Society International (HSI) India, Mumbai, Worldwide Veterinary Services, Ooty and Friendicoes SECA, New Delhi in the state of Haryana.

The financial assistance provided by the  Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, GoI is annexed at Annexure 'A'

The  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Animal  Welfare  Board  of  India  is  annexed  at Annexure 'B'

## Annexure 'A'

Unstarred Lok Sabha Q. No. 633 By Shri Shyam Singh Yadav To be Answered on 06 th Feb 2024

The fund released for the vaccination of stray dogs under ASCAD are as follows:

| Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2023-24 ( Rs. in Lakh)   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2023-24 ( Rs. in Lakh)   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2023-24 ( Rs. in Lakh)   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2023-24 ( Rs. in Lakh)   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2023-24 ( Rs. in Lakh)   |
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| Sl                                                                             | State                                                                          | No. of Doses                                                                   | Total funds approved including state share                                     | Central Share released                                                         |
| 1                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                               | 0.70                                                                           | 7.32                                                                           | 6.58                                                                           |
| 2                                                                              | J&K                                                                            | 0.50                                                                           | 5.00                                                                           | 5.00                                                                           |
| 3                                                                              | Kerala                                                                         | 9.90                                                                           | 115.83                                                                         | 69.50                                                                          |
| 4                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                         | 0.30                                                                           | 16.20                                                                          | 14.58                                                                          |
| 5                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                    | 1.15                                                                           | 13.28                                                                          | 7.97                                                                           |
| 6                                                                              | Puducherry                                                                     | 0.20                                                                           | 6.00                                                                           | 6.00                                                                           |
| 7                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                    | 4.07                                                                           | 41.84                                                                          | 25.10                                                                          |
| 8                                                                              | Manipur                                                                        | 3.00                                                                           | 135.00                                                                         | 121.50                                                                         |
| 9                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                        | 0.75                                                                           | 7.50                                                                           | 4.50                                                                           |
| 10                                                                             | Odisha                                                                         | 1.00                                                                           | 33.00                                                                          | 19.80                                                                          |
| 11                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                 | 7.00                                                                           | 91.00                                                                          | 54.60                                                                          |
| 12                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                   | 0.28                                                                           | 38.40                                                                          | 7.20                                                                           |
| 13                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                      | 1.00                                                                           | 34.00                                                                          | 30.60                                                                          |
| 14                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                  | 15.00                                                                          | 150.00                                                                         | 90.00                                                                          |
| 15                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                    | 1.00                                                                           | 17.00                                                                          | 15.30                                                                          |
| 16                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                     | 0.36                                                                           | 11.88                                                                          | 7.13                                                                           |
| 17                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                      | 10.00                                                                          | 210.00                                                                         | 126.00                                                                         |
|                                                                                | Total Released                                                                 | 56.21                                                                          | 933.25                                                                         | 611.36                                                                         |

| Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2022-23 Rs.in lakh   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2022-23 Rs.in lakh   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2022-23 Rs.in lakh   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2022-23 Rs.in lakh   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2022-23 Rs.in lakh   |
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| Sl                                                                         | State                                                                      | No. of Doses                                                               | Total fund release                                                         | Central Share released                                                     |
| 1                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                             | 6.00                                                                       | 58.00                                                                      | 34.80                                                                      |
| 2                                                                          | Bihar                                                                      | 0.10                                                                       | 3.00                                                                       | 1.80                                                                       |
| 3                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                               | 0.28                                                                       | 8.40                                                                       | 5.04                                                                       |
| 4                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                  | 3.21                                                                       | 96.30                                                                      | 57.78                                                                      |
| 5                                                                          | Manipur                                                                    | 3.50                                                                       | 157.50                                                                     | 141.75                                                                     |
| 6                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                     | 0.35                                                                       | 9.80                                                                       | 8.82                                                                       |
| 7                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                              | 4.00                                                                       | 132.00                                                                     | 79.20                                                                      |
| 8                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                | 1.00                                                                       | 10.00                                                                      | 9.00                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Total                                                                      | 18.44                                                                      | 475.00                                                                     | 338.19                                                                     |

| Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2021-22 (Rs.in lakh)   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2021-22 (Rs.in lakh)   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2021-22 (Rs.in lakh)   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2021-22 (Rs.in lakh)   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2021-22 (Rs.in lakh)   |
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| Sl                                                                           | State                                                                        | No. of Doses                                                                 | Total fund release                                                           | Central Share                                                                |
| 1                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                  | 35.53                                                                        | 33.20                                                                        | 19.92                                                                        |
| 2                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 0.28                                                                         | 8.4                                                                          | 5.04                                                                         |
| 3                                                                            | Manipur                                                                      | 3.00                                                                         | 120.00                                                                       | 108.00                                                                       |
| 4                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                  | 1.00                                                                         | 10.00                                                                        | 9.00                                                                         |
| 5                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                    | 1.25                                                                         | 75.00                                                                        | 67.50                                                                        |
| 6                                                                            | J&K                                                                          | 0.70                                                                         | 35.00                                                                        | 35.00                                                                        |
|                                                                              | Total                                                                        | 41.76                                                                        | 281.6                                                                        | 244.46                                                                       |

| Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2020-21 (Rs.in lakh)   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2020-21 (Rs.in lakh)   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2020-21 (Rs.in lakh)   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2020-21 (Rs.in lakh)   | Details of Rabies vaccination cost under ASCAD during 2020-21 (Rs.in lakh)   |
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| Sl                                                                           | State                                                                        | No. of Doses                                                                 | Total fund release                                                           | Central Share                                                                |
| 1                                                                            | Manipur                                                                      | 2 Lakh                                                                       | 80.00                                                                        | 72                                                                           |
| 2                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 0.27 Lakh                                                                    | 16.20                                                                        | 9.72                                                                         |
| 3                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                    | 3.21 Lakh                                                                    | 33.64                                                                        | 22.43                                                                        |
| 4                                                                            | Odisha                                                                       | 14 Lakh                                                                      | 28.00                                                                        | 16.80                                                                        |
| 5                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                  | 1 Lakh                                                                       | 8.00                                                                         | 7.20                                                                         |
| 6                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                  | 1.10 Lakh                                                                    | 17.30                                                                        | 10.38                                                                        |
| 7                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                             | 0.70 Lakh                                                                    | 6.15                                                                         | 5.53                                                                         |
| 8                                                                            | Jammu &Kashmir                                                               | 0.63 Lakh                                                                    | 31.50                                                                        | 31.50                                                                        |
| 9                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 0.50 Lakh                                                                    | 17.00                                                                        | 15.30                                                                        |
| 10                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                    | 1.00 Lakh                                                                    | 23.00                                                                        | 13.80                                                                        |
| 11                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                  | 1.15 Lakh                                                                    | 14.49                                                                        | 8.69                                                                         |
| Total                                                                        | Total                                                                        | Total                                                                        | 275.28                                                                       | 213.35                                                                       |

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- (a) The  Animal  Welfare  Board  of  India  released  the  financial  assistance  to  the  recognized Animal Welfare Organization(s) including Local Authority for sterilization and immunization  of  stray  dogs  under  the  schemes  of 'Scheme  for  Birth  Control  and Immunization of stray Dogs'. The details of fund released are as below:
- (b) The details of dog sterilization and vaccination carried out with the support of AWBI in last 10 years in different States are as below:
- (c) Further, the AWBI had also released the fund received form NCDC, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under National Rabies Control Programme (NRCP) which was implemented through Humane  Society International (HSI) India, Mumbai,  Worldwide  Veterinary Services,  Ooty  and  Friendicoes  SECA, New  Delhi in the state of Haryana. The details of fund released under the said project is as below:

| Financial Year   | Amount      | Financial Year   | Amount      |
|------------------|-------------|------------------|-------------|
| 2014-15          | 96,83,929/- | 2015-16          | 44,32,708/- |
| 2016-17          | 29,54,600/- | 2017-18          | 53,40,470/- |
| 2018-19          | 29,23,348/- | 2019-20          | 2,93,255/-  |
| 2020-21          | 2,12,265/-  |                  |             |

| Name of the State   |   Number of ABC from AWBI Grant | Name of the State   |   Number of ABC from AWBI Grant |
|---------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      |                           26857 | Rajasthan           |                            3307 |
| Bihar               |                            7909 | Maharashtra         |                            3518 |
| Goa                 |                            8678 | Tamil Nadu          |                            7848 |
| Gujarat             |                            1557 | Uttar Pradesh       |                             364 |
| Himachal Pradesh    |                             841 | Uttrakhand          |                           11549 |
| Jammu & Kashmir     |                            1079 | West Bengal         |                            5296 |

| S. No.   | Financial Year   | Amount        | Number of ABC programme   |
|----------|------------------|---------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | 2014-15          | 10,00,000/-   |                           |
| 2        | 2015-16          | 1,75,00,000/- | 21679                     |
| 3        | 2016-17          | 2,10,32,012/- | 45341                     |
| 4        | 2017-18          | 1,56,60,700/- |                           |
| 5        | 2018-19          | -             |                           |
| 6        | 2019-20          | 1,27,43,200/- |                           |
|          | Total            | 6,79,35,912/- |                           |