Lok Sabha Question No. 810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-24
Subject: Rabies Infections
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.810**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 24** **TH** **JULY, 2015**

**Rabies Infections**

**810. ADV. JOICE GEORGE:**

Will the Minister of **HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE** be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has issued orders against the culling of stray dogs, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether there has been an increase in the cases of rabies infection on account of stray dog bites in the country, if so, the details thereof indicating the number of such cases reported during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and

(c) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

**THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)**

(a):	As informed by Animal Welfare Board of India under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001 have been notified by Government for sterilization to control the street dog population and immunization to prevent rabies, to be implemented by the Local Authorities with the help of Animal Welfare Organisations. Rule 9 of the ABC (Dogs) Rules, 2001, provides for euthanasia of incurably ill and mortally wounded dogs as diagnosed by a qualified Veterinarian appointed by the monitoring committee constituted by the Local Authority.

(b):	The data collected by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) does not indicate   increase in the cases of rabies in the country. The details of the rabies cases reported during the last three years and the current year are placed at Annexure.

(c):	Government of India is implementing National Rabies Control Programme under XII Five Year Plan, which has both human and animal health components. National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is the nodal agency to implement human health component. The strategy includes:

- Training of health professionals in appropriate animal bit management.
- Implementation of intra dermal route of inoculation of cell culture anti-rabies vaccines
- IEC in general community.
- Strengthening laboratories for diagnosis of rabies.
- Strengthening surveillance.

Animal health component is being implemented by Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) initially in Haryana and Chennai to pilot test the strategy which includes:

- Mass vaccination of dogs.
- Dog population management,
- Strengthening surveillance & response
| **State-wise Cases / Deaths due to Rabies in India 2012–2015**                             |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |
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| **Sl No**                                                                                  | **State / U.T.**                                                                           |                                                                                            | **2012**                                                                                   | **2013 (Prov.)**                                                                           | **2014 (Prov.)**                                                                           | **2015 (Prov.)**                                                                           |                                                                                            |
|                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            | **Cases /Deaths**                                                                          | **Cases /Deaths**                                                                          | **Cases /Deaths**                                                                          | **Cases /Deaths**                                                                          | **Reference Period upto**                                                                  |
| **1**                                                                                      | **Andhra Pradesh**                                                                         |                                                                                            | 21                                                                                         | 21                                                                                         | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | Apr,15                                                                                     |
| **2**                                                                                      | **Arunachal Pradesh**                                                                      |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **3**                                                                                      | **Assam**                                                                                  |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15 exc March                                                                           |
| **4**                                                                                      | **Bihar**                                                                                  |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 2                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **5**                                                                                      | **Chhattisgarh**                                                                           |                                                                                            | 2                                                                                          | 2                                                                                          | 2                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **6**                                                                                      | **Goa**                                                                                    |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | Mar,15                                                                                     |
| **7**                                                                                      | **Gujarat**                                                                                |                                                                                            | 7                                                                                          | 3                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **8**                                                                                      | **Haryana**                                                                                |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **9**                                                                                      | **Himachal Pradesh**                                                                       |                                                                                            | 2                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | Apr,15                                                                                     |
| **10**                                                                                     | **Jammu & Kashmir**                                                                    |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **11**                                                                                     | **Jharkhand**                                                                              |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **12**                                                                                     | **Karnataka**                                                                              |                                                                                            | 16                                                                                         | 7                                                                                          | 11                                                                                         | 1                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **13**                                                                                     | **Kerala**                                                                                 |                                                                                            | 7                                                                                          | 9                                                                                          | 5                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **14**                                                                                     | **Madhya Pradesh**                                                                         |                                                                                            | 3                                                                                          | 9                                                                                          | 2                                                                                          | 2                                                                                          | Apr,15                                                                                     |
| **15**                                                                                     | **Maharashtra**                                                                            |                                                                                            | 5                                                                                          | 2                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **16**                                                                                     | **Manipur**                                                                                |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **17**                                                                                     | **Meghalaya**                                                                              |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **18**                                                                                     | **Mizoram**                                                                                |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **19**                                                                                     | **Nagaland**                                                                               |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | Apr,15                                                                                     |
| **20**                                                                                     | **Orissa**                                                                                 |                                                                                            | 29                                                                                         | 8                                                                                          | 3                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **21**                                                                                     | **Punjab**                                                                                 |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **22**                                                                                     | **Rajasthan**                                                                              |                                                                                            | 3                                                                                          | 2                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **23**                                                                                     | **Sikkim**                                                                                 |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **24**                                                                                     | **Tamil Nadu**                                                                             |                                                                                            | 28                                                                                         | 4                                                                                          | 5                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **25**                                                                                     | **Tripura**                                                                                |                                                                                            | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **26**                                                                                     | **Uttarakhand**                                                                            |                                                                                            | 1                                                                                          | 2                                                                                          | 6                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | Apr,15                                                                                     |
| **27**                                                                                     | **Uttar Pradesh**                                                                          |                                                                                            | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **28**                                                                                     | **West Bengal**                                                                            |                                                                                            | 80                                                                                         | 57                                                                                         | 52                                                                                         | 19                                                                                         | May,15                                                                                     |
| **29**                                                                                     | **A & N Islands**                                                                      |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | Apr,15 exc Feb                                                                             |
| **30**                                                                                     | **Chandigarh**                                                                             |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | Feb,15                                                                                     |
| **31**                                                                                     | **D & N Haveli**                                                                       |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | Apr,15                                                                                     |
| **32**                                                                                     | **Daman & Diu**                                                                        |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | Feb,15                                                                                     |
| **33**                                                                                     | **Delhi**                                                                                  |                                                                                            | 3                                                                                          | 10                                                                                         | 13                                                                                         | **7**                                                                                      | May,15                                                                                     |
| **34**                                                                                     | **Lakshadweep**                                                                            |                                                                                            | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **35**                                                                                     | **Puducherry**                                                                             |                                                                                            | 3                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | May,15                                                                                     |
| **Total**                                                                                  |                                                                                            |                                                                                            | **212**                                                                                    | **138**                                                                                    | **104**                                                                                    | **36**                                                                                     |                                                                                            |
| Source:  National Health Profile brought out by CBHI, DGHS                                 | Source:  National Health Profile brought out by CBHI, DGHS                                 | Source:  National Health Profile brought out by CBHI, DGHS                                 |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |
| Note :                                                                                     | Note :                                                                                     |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |
| 1. 2015: Data for Arunachal Pradesh consist of 1  to 6 district only.                      | 1. 2015: Data for Arunachal Pradesh consist of 1  to 6 district only.                      | 1. 2015: Data for Arunachal Pradesh consist of 1  to 6 district only.                      | 1. 2015: Data for Arunachal Pradesh consist of 1  to 6 district only.                      | 1. 2015: Data for Arunachal Pradesh consist of 1  to 6 district only.                      | 1. 2015: Data for Arunachal Pradesh consist of 1  to 6 district only.                      |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |
| 2. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014 Onwards. | 2. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014 Onwards. | 2. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014 Onwards. | 2. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014 Onwards. | 2. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014 Onwards. | 2. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014 Onwards. | 2. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014 Onwards. | 2. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014 Onwards. |
| 3. 2014:  Data for Assam till September                                                    | 3. 2014:  Data for Assam till September                                                    | 3. 2014:  Data for Assam till September                                                    | 3. 2014:  Data for Assam till September                                                    |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |
| 4. 2014 : Data from Meghalaya does not contains for October                                | 4. 2014 : Data from Meghalaya does not contains for October                                | 4. 2014 : Data from Meghalaya does not contains for October                                | 4. 2014 : Data from Meghalaya does not contains for October                                | 4. 2014 : Data from Meghalaya does not contains for October                                | 4. 2014 : Data from Meghalaya does not contains for October                                |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |
| 5. 2011-Data for only a few districts in Bihar                                             | 5. 2011-Data for only a few districts in Bihar                                             | 5. 2011-Data for only a few districts in Bihar                                             | 5. 2011-Data for only a few districts in Bihar                                             | 5. 2011-Data for only a few districts in Bihar                                             |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |
| **# Number of Deaths are equal to Number of Cases.**                                       |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |