Lok Sabha Question No. 3670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Care of Stray Animals
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Ujjwal Raman Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3670 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## CARE OF STRAY ANIMALS

## 3670. SHRI UJJWAL RAMAN SINGH:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be please to state:

- (a) total  number  of  Government  and  non-government  shelter  homes  taking  care  of  stray  animals registered in the country during the year 2023-24, the State-wise details thereof;
- (b) the  number  of  complaints  received  by  the  Government  during  the  year  2023-24  regarding negligence in the care of stray animals due to lack of space and other facilities in shelter homes;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  financial  allocation  for  the  modernisation  of government and non-government shelter homes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per the Article 246(3) of Constitution of  India, preservation, protection and improvement of stock and prevention of animal diseases; veterinary training and practice are under State list for which the States have exclusive powers to make laws.

As  per  Article  243(W)  of  Constitution  of  India,  the  local  bodies  are  responsible  for  cattle pounds and pinjrapole. Therefore, the State may also endow panchayats to establish and run Cattle Pounds  (Kanji  Houses)/  Gaushala  Shelters  (community  assets)  to  keep  stray  cattle.  Many  States have  established  Gaushalas  and  Shelter  houses  for  stray  cattle  and  provide  for  feeding  of  those animals. The information regarding the shelter homes in the country is not maintained. The gaushala also  provides  shelters  to  the  Stray  Cattle.  As  per  information  captured  in  the  Basic  Animal Husbandry  Statistics  (BAHS),  2023-24  number  of  State-wise  number  of  gaushalas  in  both Government and Non-Government sector is as under:

| S.No.     | States/UTs                   |   No. of Gaushalas (as on 31.03.2024) |
|-----------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh               |                                    56 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh            |                                     0 |
| 3         | Assam                        |                                    16 |
| 4         | Bihar                        |                                    87 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                 |                                   126 |
| 6         | Goa                          |                                     9 |
| 7         | Gujarat                      |                                  1689 |
| 8         | Haryana                      |                                   645 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh             |                                   240 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir               |                                    36 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                    |                                    31 |
| 12        | Karnataka                    |                                   295 |
| 13        | Kerala                       |                                     0 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh               |                                  2190 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                  |                                   417 |
| 16        | Manipur                      |                                     0 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                    |                                     0 |
| 18        | Mizoram                      |                                     0 |
| 19        | Nagaland                     |                                     0 |
| 20        | Odisha                       |                                    95 |
| 21        | Punjab                       |                                   525 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                    |                                  2695 |
| 23        | Sikkim                       |                                     1 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                   |                                    33 |
| 25        | Telangana                    |                                    75 |
| 26        | Tripura                      |                                     0 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                  |                                     0 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh                |                                  8112 |
| 29        | West Bengal                  |                                    26 |
| 30        | A &NIslands*                 |                                     0 |
| 31        | Chandigarh                   |                                     8 |
| 32        | Ladakh                       |                                     1 |
| 33        | D. &N. Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                     8 |
| 34        | Delhi                        |                                     4 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                  |                                     0 |
| 36        | Puducherry                   |                                     0 |
| All India | All India                    |                                 17420 |

Source: Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics-2024

Further,  the  Animal  Welfare  Board  of  India  is  recognizing  the  Animal  Welfare  Organizations. During the  year 2023-24, the Animal Welfare Board of India has recognized  51 Animal Welfare Organizations, the State-wise list is as under:

| S.No.   | States/UTs       |   No. of Animal Welfare Organizations recognized |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 01      | Andhra Pradesh   |                                               01 |
| 02      | Himachal Pradesh |                                               02 |
| 03      | Haryana          |                                               06 |
| 04      | Karnataka        |                                               02 |
| 05      | Maharashtra      |                                               08 |
| 06      | Madhya Pradesh   |                                               05 |
| 07      | Mizoram          |                                               01 |
| 08      | Odisha           |                                               03 |
| 09      | Punjab           |                                               04 |
| 10      | Rajasthan        |                                               04 |
| 11      | Tamil Nadu       |                                               03 |
| 12      | Uttarakhand      |                                               01 |
| 13      | Uttar Pradesh    |                                               11 |
|         | Total            |                                               51 |

- (b)  A total of 24 complaints were received in Animal Welfare Board of India during the year 202324  regarding  cruelty  inflicted  to  stray  animals  including  death  in  the  animal  shelter  due  to negligence, lack of space and other facilities.
- (c)  &  (d)  No  Sir.  The  management  and  control  of  stray  animals  is  the  mandate  of  the  State Government  through  their  local  bodies.  The  State  Government  is  establishing  the  gaushalas  and providing  grants.  In  view  of  the  matter  is  dealt  by  the  State,  the  Central  Government  is  not considering an increase in financial allocation.

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