Lok Sabha Question No. 937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-29
Subject: Antirabies Serum
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 937 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH APRIL, 2016

## ANTIRABIES SERUM

## 937. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

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

- (a) the number of persons died due to rabies in the country during each of the last three the current year, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government provides funds to the St ates for procurement of antirabies vaccine under National Health Mission (NHM) ;
- (c) if so, the details thereof during the said period, State/UT - wise; and
- (d) the preventive steps taken/being taken by the Government to check deaths due to dog b the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) to (d) As per data made available by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI), deaths due to rabies during 2013, 2014 and 2015 are placed at Annexure.

Healthis a State subject. It is primarily the responsibility of the State Governm ensure  the  availability  of  anti - rabies  vaccine.  However,  under  the  National  Health  Mission (NHM),  funds  are  provided  to  States/UTs  to  strengthen  their  health  care  system  i ncluding support for anti - rabies vaccine based on the requirement posed by the States in their Programme Implementation Plans.

Separate  details  of  the  funds  released  to  the  States  for  the  procurement  of  ant - rabies vaccine is not maintained centrally.

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 Government for sterilization to control the street dog population and immunization to e t rabies,  to  be  implemented  by  the  Local  Authorities  with  the  help  of  Animal  Welf Organisations.

Contd…….

Government  of  India  is  implementing  'National  Rabies  Control  Program'  approved during 12th five year plan, with an objective to prevent the human dea s due to rabies and to prevent  transmission  of  rabies.  The  program  has  two  components - Human  Component  and animal component.

The Human Component is being implemented in all the States & UTs. National Centre for the Diseases control is the noda l agency for the Human Component of the program.

The  Animal  Component  is  being  pilot  tested  in  the  Haryana  &  Chennai.  The  Animal Welfare  Board  of  India,  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forests  and  Climate  Change  is  the  No agency for the Animal Component of the program.

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## Annexure

State/UT - wise Deaths due to Rabies reported during the years 2013 -2015

| S.No.   | State /U.T        | 2013   | 2014 (Provisional)   | 2015 (Provisional)   |
|---------|-------------------|--------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S.No.   | State /U.T        | Deaths | Deaths               | Deaths               |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 0      | 0                    | 1                    |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 3       | Assam             | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 4       | Bihar             | 0      | 0                    | 1                    |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 2      | 2                    | 3                    |
| 6       | Goa               | 1      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 3      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 8       | Haryana           | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 0      | 1                    | 2                    |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 20     | 11                   | 9                    |
| 13      | Kerala            | 8      | 5                    | 7                    |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 9      | 2                    | 9                    |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 2      | 1                    | 0                    |
| 16      | Manipur           | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 1      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 20      | Odisha            | 11     | 3                    | 5                    |
| 21      | Punjab            | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 2      | 0                    | 1                    |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 4      | 5                    | 1                    |
| 25      | Telangana         | NA     | NA                   | 0                    |
| 26      | Tripura           | 0      | 1                    | 0                    |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       | 2      | 6                    | 0                    |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     | 0      | 1                    | 0                    |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 57     | 52                   | 47                   |
| 30      | A & N Islands     | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 32      | D & N Haveli      | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 33      | Daman & Diu       | 0      | 1                    | 0                    |
| 34      | Delhi             | 10     | 13                   | 12                   |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 0      | 0                    | 0                    |
| Total   |                   | 132    | 104                  | 98                   |

Source: Monthly Health Condition Reports from Directorate of Health Services of States/UTs

Note:

1. NA  stands for Not Available
2. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014 Onwards.
3. 2014:  Data for Assam till September
4. 2014 : Data from Meghalaya does not contains figurefor October