Parliament Question: Capacity of Registered Gaushalas

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29TH JULY, 2025 CAPACITY OF REGISTERED GAUSHALAS 1559 SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE: SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE SMT. BHARTI PARDHI: Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) the total number of registered gaushalas and their capacity, State and district-wise particularly Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Lok Sabha Constituency Shirdi and Ahmednagar in Maharashtra; (b) whether these registered Gaushalas are adequately equipped to handle the increasing number of abandoned and stray cattle and if so, the details thereof, State and district-wise including Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh; (c) whether there are instances of overcrowding and unhygienic conditions have been reported in these gaushalas, if so, the details thereof, State-wise; (d) the details of funds allocated and utilised by the Union and State Government to gaushalas during the last three years, State-wise, including Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh; (e) the mechanisms are placed by the Government to ensure transparent and effective utilization of fund; (f) the manner in which the registered gaushalas being supported by the Government; and (g) the steps being taken by the Government to relocate the unhealthy cattles from crowded areas to other areas or gaushalas? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI S. P. SINGH BAGHEL) a) As per the information obtained from the Maharashtra Goseva Ayog, Government of Maharashtra, the total number of registered Goshala in Maharashtra is 962 with the capacity of holding approximately 1.50 lakhs animals. List of District wise registered Goshalas in Maharashtra as well as Lok Sabha Constituency of Shirdi & Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) is annexed at Annexure-I. Further, as per the information received from the State of Madhya Pradesh, there are 2792 functional registered gaushalas under Madhya Pradesh Gau Samvardhan Board (State board), Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Madhya Pradesh. State and District wise capacities of these functional gaushalas are annexed at Annexure-II b) Under Article 246(3) of the Constitution, states have exclusive powers of livestock protection. Article 243(W) assigns municipalities responsibilities of managing cattle pounds and shelters. States can also empower Panchayats to establish and manage Kanji Houses or Gaushalas for stray cattle. Therefore, such information of registered Gaushalas adequately equipped to handle the increasing number of abandoned and stray cattle is not maintained by the Central Government.However, as reported by Maharashtra Goseva Ayog, registered goshalas in their state are generally running with their full capacity and are not adequately equipped to handle sudden increase in the number of Cattle. In the State of Madhya Pradesh, the functional gaushalas are supported by Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, and local bodies to raise the capacities of gaushalas for abandoned and stray cattle. c) No such information has been reported by the concerned States. d) Details of Funds allocated by State Government of Maharashtra and details of Utilization is as follows: (Rs in Cr) S.No Financial year Fund allocation Fund utilized 1. 2023-24 Nil Nil 2. 2024-25 19.22 18.92 Total 19.22 18.92 Details of fund allocation and Utilization by State government of Madhya Pradesh is as follows: (Rs in Cr) Sr. Financial year Fund allocation Fund utilized 1 2022-23 252.71 252.71 2 2023-24 167.91 167.91 3 2024-25 249.88 249.88 4 2025-26 505.00 96.86 (Till May 2025) Since the matter is a State subject, the Central Government is not implementing any programme for assistance of Gaushalas. However, the Animal Welfare Board of India through various schemes has provided assistance to the recognized Animal Welfare Organizations including gaushalas. During the last three years, the fund provided by the Animal Welfare Board State-wise is at Annexure –III e) Since 2023, the Animal Welfare Board of India has facilitated Gaushalas and Animal Welfare Organizations through its online portal for activities such as recognition, renewal, submission of annual reports, and applying for project recognition and financial assistance under various schemes (e.g., Cattle Rescue, Shelter, Ambulance, Natural Calamity, and ABC Grants). Applications with required documents are reviewed by the Grant Committee as per scheme guidelines. Approved funds are disbursed directly via Public Financial Management System(PFMS). Further assistance is granted only after receiving the Utilization Certificate and audited accounts as per GFR-19. Two schemes Namely "Sudharit Gowardhan Gowansh Sewa Kendra Yojana" & "Per Day Per Cow Rs. 50/-Grant Scheme for Rearing" are implemented by MaharashtraGoseva Ayog since last two years. Under Sudharit Gowardhan Govansh Sewa Kendra Yojana scheme, Beneficiary Goshalas were selected by State Level Selection Committee headed by Cabinet Minister for Department of Animal Husbandry. Complete implementation of Per Day Per Cow Rs. 50/-Grant Scheme for Rearing from application till disbursement of subsidy to eligible Goshalas has been done online. In the State of Madhya Pradesh, Gaushala management samities are equipped with geotagged mobile app to register cattle heads on daily basis which is being verified by mapped government veterinary officer and further approved by the district authority. On the basis of this authorization State board transfers the grants directly to these gaushalas bank account through online DBT mechanism. f) The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) provides financial assistance to the AWBI recongnised Gaushalas for sheltering the stray/injured/sick animals. The application form and guidelines of the schemes are available in the website: www.awbi.gov.in Registered gaushalas in the State of Maharashtra are being supported by state Govt. through implementation of various schemes and disbursement of subsidy for the same. In addition to this, regular health, management and artificial insemination services are provided as per requirement and schedule to respective goshalas by in charge veterinary dispensaries located nearby. The state government of Madhya Pradesh has a separate MP Gau Samvardhan board to register and provide feed grant to gaushalas. This State Board is providing Rs. 40/- per cattle per day to the gaushalas. Every district has Zila gaupalan evam Pashudhan Samvardhan Samities headed by respective District Collector to support these gaushalas and stray cattle management. g) Removal of cattle from crowded areas to gaushalas are the responsibility of Urban Local Bodies. The State of Madhya Pradesh has informed that, the unhealthy cattle from crowded areas are relocated to nearby gaushalas as per their capacities, by local authorities like Gram Panchayat and urban bodies. *********ANNEXURE-I Goshalas Registered with Maharashtra goseva Ayog of Maharashtra state S.No. District Registered Animals Reared Gaushalas 1 Akola 35 5,298 2 Ahmednagar 41 6,390 3 Amravati 56 9,619 4 Suburban Mumbai 1 52 5 Kolhapur 13 2,257 6 Gadchiroli 1 25 7 Gondia 5 1,447 8 Chandrapur 13 3,500 9 Chhatrapati 51 5,210 Sambhajinagar 10 Jalgaon 64 8,165 11 Jalna 25 5,995 12 Thane 36 6,245 13 Dharashiv 18 1,534 14 Dhule 20 3,086 15 Nandurbar 6 1,084 16 Nanded 36 5,553 17 Nagpur 23 6,875 18 Nashik 49 9,794 19 Parbhani 41 4,081 20 Palghar 14 3,100 21 Pune 67 9,225 22 Beed 60 5,816 23 Buldhana 35 6,454 24 Bhandara 13 1,581 25 Mumbai 5 1,487 26 Yavatmal 35 5,394 27 Ratnagiri 11 1,649 28 Raigad 15 1,028 29 Latur 17 1,909 30 Wardha 16 2,787 31 Washim 23 2,983 32 Sangli 20 1,368 33 Satara 18 2,281 34 Sindhudurg 6 377 35 Solapur 46 4,091 36 Hingoli 27 2,813 Total 962 1,40,453ANNEXURE-II District wise List of Functioning Gaushalas with their capacities Cattle Functional Sr. Districts Available in Gaushalas Capacity Gaushalas Gaushalas 1 Bhopal 44 6951 7000 2 Rajgarh 144 15250 15500 3 Vidisha 138 18531 19000 4 Raisen 63 17029 17500 5 Sehore 69 7615 8000 6 Narmadapuram 37 4616 5000 7 Betul 20 1918 2000 8 Harda 30 5650 6000 9 Indore 49 7152 7500 10 Alirajpur 4 535 1000 11 Barwani 17 1909 2500 12 Jhabua 12 1363 1500 13 Dhar 50 12029 13000 14 Khargone 39 6277 7000 15 Khandwa 30 3677 4000 16 Burhanpur 10 842 1000 17 Shahdol 19 2958 3500 18 Umaria 13 2794 3000 19 Dindori 10 461 1000 20 Anuppur 17 1672 2000 21 Ujjain 86 15767 16000 22 Dewas 83 9994 10000 23 Ratlam 46 13773 14000 24 Shajapur 82 9007 10000 25 Agar Malwa 137 17820 18000 26 Mandsaur 90 15025 16000 27 Neemuch 45 6963 7000 28 Sagar 54 16118 17000 29 Panna 43 11477 12000 30 Chhatarpur 126 10440 11000 31 Tikamgarh 75 7135 8000 32 Niwadi 30 3527 4000 33 Damoh 54 11727 12000 34 Jabalpur 47 7522 8000 35 Narsinghpur 62 5459 6000 36 Chhindwara 22 3563 4000 37 Pandhurna 11 1149 1500 38 Seoni 51 5501 6000 39 Balaghat 13 1804 200040 Mandla 9 968 1000 41 Katni 31 3805 4000 42 Rewa 75 19177 20000 43 Sidhi 39 2895 3000 44 Singrauli 21 3215 4000 45 Satna 63 15428 16000 46 Maihar 35 6636 7000 47 Gwalior 42 16013 17000 48 Morena 54 14022 15000 49 Mauganj 64 9957 10000 50 Datia 65 3904 4000 51 Guna 77 7424 8000 52 Bhind 44 3638 4000 53 Shivpuri 98 9104 10000 54 Sheopur 24 3850 4000 55 Ashoknagar 79 7953 8000 Total 2792 421169 444500ANNEXURE-III State-wise details of financial assistance released to the AWBI recognized Animal Welfare Organization including Gaushalas under various schemes implemented by the AWBI during last three year i.e. 2022-23 to 2024-25 (In Rupees) Shelter Ho use Grant Ambulan ce Grant SL No State Total Total Grant Total Total Grant AWOs AWOs 1. Haryana 5 5188629 2 900000 2. Madhya pradesh 2 2169961 2 860594 3. Punjab 1 1105711 0 0 4. Rajasthan 4 3641733 5 2205000 5. Uttar pradesh 2 2227731 1 450000 Natural Calamity Grant Regular Grant & Rescue SL No State Cattle Grant Total AWOs T o t a l Grant Total Total Grant AWOs Andhra pradesh 0 0 4 469800 1 Chattisgarh 0 0 2 162000 2 Delhi 0 0 1 600000 3 Gujarat 0 0 12 2616250 4 Haryana 1 500000 88 20092050 5 Jharkhand 0 0 1 12000 6 Maharashtra 0 0 11 1584600 7 Madhya pradesh 0 0 51 6595275 8 Punjab 0 0 1 150000 9 Rajasthan 0 0 214 29089000 10 Tamil nadu 0 0 1 60000 11 Uttarakhand 0 0 4 1245000 12 Uttar pradesh 0 0 195 26473850 13 West bengal 0 0 2 169200 14