Lok Sabha Question No. 2597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Slaughter Houses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE, OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2597 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## SLAUGHTER HOUSES

## 2597.   SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of registered/licensed slaughter houses in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether any irregularities have been found during the inspection of these slaughter houses, if so, the action taken by the Government thereon along with the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government against unregistered slaughter houses in various States and Union Territories?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) The  number  of  slaughter  houses  for  which  license/  registration  have  been  issued  under  the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS Act, 2006) is annexed. However, as regards export of  meat,  Agricultural  &  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA) under  the  Ministry  of  Commerce  &  Industry  has  registered  64  nos.  of  abattoirs-cum-meat processing plants / stand alone abattoirs.
- (b) & (c) As per Entry 18 of Twelfth Schedule (Article 243W) of the   Constitution    of India, regulation of slaughter houses and tanneries is in Powers, Authorities and responsibilities of Municipalities  of  the  States.  However,  as  regards  export  of  meat,  Agricultural  &  Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry  has  constituted  a  Plant  Registration  Committee  comprising  of  members  from concerned  Central  and  State  Government  Ministries/Departments  for  carrying  out  physical inspection  of  the  plant  for  registration  with  APEDA.  In  case  of  major  non  conformities observed by the Committee constituted by APEDA, re-verification of compliance is done by atleast a two member committee.

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Number of License/Registration Issued to Slaughter Houses under FSS Act, 2006

| S. No.   | States/UTs               | Central Licenses   | State Licenses   | Registration   |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh           | 3                  | 7                | 2              |
| 2.       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh        | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 4.       | Assam                    | 1                  | 0                | 5              |
| 5.       | Bihar                    | 1                  | 0                | 0              |
| 6.       | Chandigarh               | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh             | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 8.       | Delhi                    | 2                  | 2                | 10             |
| 9.       | Dadra &N.H.              | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 10.      | Daman &Diu               | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 11.      | Goa                      | 1                  | 2                | 4              |
| 12.      | Gujarat                  | 0                  | 0                | 8              |
| 13.      | Haryana                  | 4                  | 1                | 14             |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh         | 2                  | 0                | 80             |
| 15.      | Jammu &Kashmir           | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 16.      | Jharkhand                | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 17.      | Karnataka                | 4                  | 59               | 42             |
| 18.      | Kerala                   | 6                  | 9                | 38             |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep              | 0                  | 0                | 3              |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh           | 0                  | 2                | 500            |
| 21.      | Maharashtra              | 14                 | 75               | 153            |
| 22.      | Manipur                  | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 23.      | Meghalaya                | 0                  | 0                | 1              |
| 24.      | Mizoram                  | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 25.      | Nagaland                 | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 26.      | Odisha                   | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 27.      | Puducherry               | 0                  | 1                | 0              |
| 28.      | Punjab                   | 11                 | 23               | 145            |
| 29.      | Rajasthan                | 0                  | 2                | 100            |
| 30.      | Sikkim                   | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu               | 6                  | 119              | 869            |
| 32.      | Telangana                | 6                  | 14               | 1              |
| 33.      | Tripura                  | N.A.               | N.A.             | N.A.           |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh            | 35                 | 25               | 69             |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand              | 0                  | 3                | 34             |
| 36.      | West Bengal              | 8                  | 0                | 0              |
|          | Total                    | 104                | 344              | 2078           |

Source: Food Licensing and Registration System (FLRS)

N.A. = Not Available