Lok Sabha Question No. 2561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Stray Dog and Monkey Menace
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2561

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  MAY, 2016/VAISAKHA 20, 1938 (SAKA)

STRAY DOG AND MONKEY MENACE

2561. SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  more  than  3,500  cases  of  dog  and  monkey bites have been reported in Delhi/New Delhi in the recent past;

(b) if so, the number of such cases reported during each of the last three years and the current year;

(c)  whether the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) have taken any action in the matter and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether municipal authorities have any proposal for free vaccination in case of bites by dogs and monkeys and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e)  the  other  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  the  menace caused by monkeys and stray dogs in the country?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): The details of cases of dog and monkey bites reported in all the three  Delhi  Municipal  Corporations (DMCs),  New Delhi Municipal Council

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.2561 FOR 10.05.2016

## (NDMC) and Delhi Cantonment Board from 1.1.2014 till date are as under:-

| Year                                 | Dog bites                            | Monkey bites                         |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| North Delhi Municipal Corporation    | North Delhi Municipal Corporation    | North Delhi Municipal Corporation    |
| 2013                                 | 16343 578                            | 16343 578                            |
| 2014                                 | 45022 627                            | 45022 627                            |
| 2015                                 | 39602 582                            | 39602 582                            |
| 2016 (till date)                     | 11314 168                            | 11314 168                            |
| South Delhi Municipal Corporation    | South Delhi Municipal Corporation    | South Delhi Municipal Corporation    |
| 2013                                 | 3512                                 | 315                                  |
| 2014                                 | 4751                                 | 429                                  |
| 2015                                 | 1816                                 | 766                                  |
| 2016 (till date)                     | 413                                  | 37                                   |
| East Delhi Municipal Corporation DMC | East Delhi Municipal Corporation DMC | East Delhi Municipal Corporation DMC |
| 2013                                 | 15540                                | 322                                  |
| 2014                                 | 19844                                | 433                                  |
| 2015                                 | 26584                                | 575                                  |
| 2016 (till date)                     | 4783                                 | 59                                   |
| New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)   | New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)   | New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)   |
| 2013                                 | 104                                  | 03                                   |
| 2014                                 | 164                                  | 07                                   |
| 2015                                 | 215                                  | 04                                   |
| 2016 (till date)                     | 106                                  | 03                                   |
| Delhi Cantonment Board               | Delhi Cantonment Board               | Delhi Cantonment Board               |
| 2013-2014                            | 596                                  | 05                                   |
| 2014-2015                            | 271                                  | 03                                   |
| 2015-2016                            | 458                                  | 04                                   |
| 2016(till date)                      | 16                                   | 01                                   |

(c): The  Directorate  of  Local  Bodies,  Government  of  NCT  of  Delhi  has informed that stray dogs are being sterilized and immunized against rabies by  MCDs  in  association  with  Non  Governmental  Organizations  (NGOs). Besides  this  mass  anti-rabies  vaccination  camps  are  also  organized  to mobilize public participation in controlling the dreaded rabies infection.

Monkey catchers are hired to trap  the monkeys in areas under the jurisdiction of MCDs.  A total of 297, 42 & 69 monkeys were caught and relocated  from  1.4.2015  to  31.3.2016  to  Asola  Bhati  Mines  under  the jurisdiction of North, South and East DMC respectively.

Since 2015, New Delhi Municipal Council has started catching of monkeys and rehabilitating them to Asola Wild Life Sanctuary.  Total 188 monkeys have  been  shifted  to  Asola  Wild  Life  Sanctuary  till  date  by  New  Delhi Municipal Council.

(d): Yes,  Madam.    Free  Anti-Rabies  Vaccine  and  Anti-Rabies  Serum  is available  to  the  patients  coming  for  treatment  of  Dog/Monkey  bites  to Clinics/Dispensaries/Medical Centres of concerned local bodies.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2561 FOR 10.05.2016

(e): All the three Delhi Municipal Corporations and New Delhi Municipal Council are making efforts to curb the population of stray dogs consistent with  the  policy  of  Animal  Birth  Control  (Dogs)  Rules,  2001,  notified  by Central Government on 24.12.2001.

The primary  responsibility  to  check  the  menace  of  stray  dogs  and monkeys lies  with  the  concerned  local  bodies/municipal  corporations  in the States.  No central data is maintained on this aspect in this Ministry.

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