Lok Sabha Question No. 336 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Animal Welfare Board
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *336 ANSWERED ON 12 TH  AUGUST 2025

## ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD

## *336.  DR. BYREDDY SHABARI :

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING: मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the funds allocated, disbursed and utilised for the various schemes under Animal Welfare Board of India during the last five years, year and State-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  amount  of  fund  sanctioned  and  received  by  Animal  Welfare  Organisations  and Gaushalas along with the status of fund utilisation under these schemes during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c)   the reasons of non-disbursement of funds to any State/UT;
- (d)  whether audits were conducted by the Government to assess the utilisation of funds; and
- (e)  if so, the key audit findings along with the action taken by the Government against non-compliant organisations?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) to (e) Statement is laid on the table of The House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY OF LOKSABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *336 PART (a) to (e) ON ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD

(a) & (b) The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), during the last five financial years, has implemented the following schemes namely (1) Regular and Rescue Cattle Grant, (2) Shelter Houses for the care of animals, (3) Ambulance Services for animals in distress, (4) Birth Control and Immunization of stray dogs, and (5) Relief to animals during natural calamities.

Animal Husbandry and Control of Stray Animals Management is under mandate of the State Government. The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has limited funds at its disposal, which are disbursed based on  the  demands  received  from  Animal  Welfare  Organisations  (AWOs).  Details  of  funds  allocated, disbursed,  and  utilised  under  these  schemes  by  AWOs  and  Gaushalas,  along  with  the  status  of  fund utilisation, are placed at Annexure-I.

(c) Funds are released based on demand under the schemes of the Animal Welfare Board of India to animal welfare organizations and gaushalas whose proposals are found eligible in accordance with the criteria laid down in the scheme guidelines. The release of funds is also after receipt of inspection report from the concerned  State  Animal  Husbandry  Department,  recommending  financial  support.  Funds  were  not disbursed  in  cases  of  non-compliance  with  prescribed  norms,  ineligibility  of  proposals,  absence  of  a favourable inspection report, or non-submission of required documents, including utilization certificates for earlier grants.

(d) and (e) The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has made it mandatory for all organisations to submit Utilization Certificates (UCs), certified by Chartered Accountants with a valid Unique Document Identification  Number  (UDIN),  along  with  audited  accounts.  These  documents  are  verified  before releasing the next instalment of funds.

AWBI officials also conducted sample inspections of beneficiary organizations to verify fund utilization. In addition, The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India conducted audits of AWBI annually including the funds released to the AWOs and their utilization status. The Audit Report, along with the Annual Report, was laid before the Parliament. No adverse comments have been made by the CAG in these audits.

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Annexure I Days Serial No. 16 Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 336 Dr. Byreddy Shabari For Oral Answer on 12 th August 2025

## Details of Fund allocated, disbursed and utilized during last five years

(In Rs.)

| Financial Year       | 2020-21        | 2020-21        | 2020-21       | 2021-22        | 2021-22        | 2021-22       |
|----------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
| Schemes              | Fund allocated | Fund disbursed | Fund utilized | Fund allocated | Fund disbursed | Fund utilized |
| Regular Grant        | 1,30,00,000    | 1,30,00,000    | 1,30,00,000   | 1,99,00,000    | 1,99,00,000    | 1,97,84,600   |
| Animal Birth Control | 4,03,981       | 2,12,265       | 2,12,265      | -              | -              | -             |
| Ambulance            | 50,00,000      | 49,41,800      | 44,91,800     | 50,00,000      | 48,56,650      | 35,67,150     |
| Natural Calamity     | -              | 2,00,000       | -             | -              | -              | -             |
| Shelter Grant        | 1,50,00,000    | 1,50,00,000    | 1,39,31,250   | 1,50,00,000    | 1,50,00,000    | 1,02,18,577   |

(In Rs.)

| Financia l Year          | 2022-23        | 2022-23        | 2022-23       | 2023-24        | 2023-24        | 2023-24       | 2024-25        | 2024-25        | 2024-25       |
|--------------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
| Schemes                  | Fund allocated | Fund disbursed | Fund utilized | Fund allocated | Fund disbursed | Fund utilized | Fund allocated | Fund disbursed | Fund utilized |
| Regular Grant            | 4,45,00,000    | 4,45,00,000    | 4,35,94,000   | 4,50,00,000    | 4,08,20,675    | 3,49,58,075   | 61,02,355      | 39,98,350      | 39,23,350     |
| Birth -                  | -              |                | -             | -              | -              | -             | -              | -              | -             |
| Ambula 50,00,000         | 48,65,594      |                | 40,05,000     | -              | -              |               | 36,00,000      | -              | -             |
| Natural Calamit 5,00,000 | 5,00,000       |                | 5,00,000      | -              | -              | -             | -              | -              | -             |
| y Shelter Grant          | 75,00,000      | 70,03,535      | 70,03,535     | 73,24,826      | 42,22,048      | 42,22,048     | 84,01,271      | 30,24,826      | 11,25,000     |

## State-wise details of fund released to the Animal Welfare Organizations (AWOs) from 2020-21 to 2024-2025

(Grant in Rs.)

| SL No   | State              | Shelter House Grant   | Shelter House Grant   | Ambulance Grant   | Ambulance Grant   | Natural Calamity Grant   | Natural Calamity Grant   | Regular Grant& Rescue Cattle Grant   | Regular Grant& Rescue Cattle Grant   |
|---------|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         |                    | Total AWO s           | Total Grant           | Total AW Os       | Total Grant       | Tota l AW Os             | Total Grant              | Total AWO s                          | Total Grant                          |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 5                                    | 478800                               |
| 2       | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR   | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 4       | ASSAM              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 5       | BIHAR              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 6       | CHATTISGARH        | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 3                                    | 188000                               |
| 7       | DELHI              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 2                                    | 651800                               |
| 8       | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 9       | GUJARAT            | 1                     | 1125000               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 14                                   | 2809450                              |
| 10      | GOA                | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 11      | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 12      | HARYANA            | 11                    | 10411095              | 10                | 4492150           | 1                        | 500000                   | 154                                  | 26947050                             |
| 13      | JAMMU& KASHMIR     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 14      | JHARKHAND          | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 1                                    | 12000                                |
| 15      | KARNATAKA          | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 16      | KERALA             | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 17      | MAHARASHTRA        | 1                     | 1068750               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 18                                   | 2212625                              |
| 18      | MADHYA PRADESH     | 11                    | 10722926              | 3                 | 1302394           | 0                        | 0                        | 91                                   | 10130750                             |
| 19      | MANIPUR            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 20      | MEGHALAYA          | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 21      | MIZORAM            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 22      | NAGALAND           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 23      | ODISHA             | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 2                        | 150000                   | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 24      | PUNJAB             | 2                     | 2230711               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 1                                    | 150000                               |
| 25      | PONDICHERRY        | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 26      | RAJASTHAN          | 12                    | 10974196              | 11                | 4879000           | 1                        | 50000                    | 395                                  | 39831075                             |
| 27      | SIKKIM             | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 28      | TAMIL NADU         | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 3                                    | 75700                                |
| 29      | TELANGANA          | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 30      | TRIPURA            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 31      | UTTARAKHAND        | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                        | 0                        | 4                                    | 1245000                              |
| 32      | UTTAR PRADESH      | 7                     | 7717731               | 8                 | 3540500           | 0                        | 0                        | 325                                  | 37154475                             |
| 33      | WEST BENGAL        | 0                     | 0                     | 0                 | 450000            | 0                        | 0                        | 6                                    | 332300                               |
|         |                    | 45                    | 44250409              | 32                | 14664044          | 4                        |                          | 1022                                 |                                      |
|         |                    |                       |                       |                   |                   | 700000 122219025         | 700000 122219025         | 700000 122219025                     | 700000 122219025                     |