Lok Sabha Question No. 1543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-03
Subject: Cruelty to Animals
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1543

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.05.2016

## Cruelty to Animals

## 1543.   SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a)    the number of cases registered under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b)   the number of persons arrested and guilty persons punished under the said Act during the said period, State-wise;
- (c) whether the guilty persons are not punished as per the provisions of the law and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) the  steps  taken/efforts  made  by  the  Government  for  ensuring  proper  and  strict compliance of the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (c) The enforcement of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960 and Rules made thereunder (Animal Protection Laws) is the responsibility of the concerned State  Governments  /  UTs  which  are  empowered  to  take  action  in  cases  of  cruelty inflicted  on  animals.  A  list  of  cases  registered  under  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to Animals, 1960 during the last three years and persons convicted as provided to Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) by the States is enclosed herewith as Annexure A.
- (d) In order to effectively implement the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, the AWBI has written several letters to the Chief Secretaries of all States and UTs to constitute SAWBs and SPCAs in each district as per the SPCA Rules 2001  so  that  Animal  Protection  laws  can  be  enforced.  The  Board  has  also  conducted training  programmes  for  the  State  Police  forces  to  sensitize  and  educate  them  on  the implementation of Animal Protection laws. The Board has also circulated a CD to all DGPs  of  States  /  UTs  to  provide  guidance  for  the  implementation  of  the  Animal Protection laws.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a  )  &  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1543  dated 03.05.2016

| S. No.   | Name of the States/ Union Territory   | Cases Reported   | Cases Reported   | Cases Reported   | Persons Convicted   | Persons Convicted   | Persons Convicted   |
|----------|---------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the States/ Union Territory   | 2012-13          | 2013-14          | 2014-15          | 2012-13             | 2013-14             | 2014-15             |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands             | 1                | 1                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                        |                  |                  |                  |                     |                     |                     |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                     | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 4        | Assam                                 | 40               | 0                |                  | 24                  | 0                   | 0                   |
| 5        | Bihar                                 |                  |                  |                  |                     |                     |                     |
| 6        | Chattisgarh                           |                  |                  |                  |                     |                     |                     |
| 7        | Chandigarh                            | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                  | 0                | 1                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 9        | Daman &Diu                            | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 10       | Delhi                                 | 1687             | 6477             | 260              | 1687                | 6477                | 570                 |
| 11       | Goa                                   | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 12       | Gujarat (Gandhi Nagar)                |                  |                  |                  |                     |                     |                     |
| 13       | Haryana (DGP)                         | 1065             | 1315             | 626              | 1065                | 1315                | 626                 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh                      | 44               | 32               | 11               | 37                  | 10                  | 0                   |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir                       |                  |                  |                  |                     |                     |                     |
| 16       | Jharkhand                             |                  |                  |                  |                     |                     |                     |
| 17       | Karnataka                             | 113              | 115              | 13               | 190                 | 248                 | 0                   |
| 18       | Kerala                                |                  |                  |                  |                     |                     |                     |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                           | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                        |                  |                  |                  |                     |                     |                     |
| 21       | Maharashtra                           | 422              | 393              | 28               | 40                  | 35                  | 85                  |
| 22       | Manipur                               | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |

| 23   | Meghalaya     |      |       |      |       |       |      |
|------|---------------|------|-------|------|-------|-------|------|
| 24   | Mizoram       | 0    | 1     |      | 0     | 0     |      |
| 25   | Nagaland      | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0     | 0     | 0    |
| 26   | Odisha        | 786  | 837   | 172  | 645   | 690   | 131  |
| 27   | Puducherry    | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0     | 0     | 0    |
| 28   | Punjab        |      |       |      |       |       |      |
| 29   | Rajasthan     | 40   | 51    | 16   | 45    | 53    | 8    |
| 30   | Sikkim        |      |       |      |       |       |      |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    |      |       |      |       |       |      |
| 32   | Telangana     |      |       |      |       |       |      |
| 33   | Tripura       | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0     | 0     | 0    |
| 34   | Uttarakhand   |      |       |      |       |       |      |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh | 3655 | 5012  | 1139 | 8217  | 11346 | 2381 |
| 36   | West Bengal   |      |       |      |       |       |      |
|      | Total         | 7853 | 14235 | 2265 | 11950 | 20164 | 3801 |

The information from other States/ UTs are not received by the Board and the same is awaited.