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_________________________________________________ ANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013 ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA ANNUAL REPORT 2012 - 2013 13/1, Third Seaward Road, PO Box. 8672, Valmiki Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai - 600 041. Phone : 044-24571024 / 24571025 Fax : 044 - 24571016 E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.awbi.org 1 ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD__________________________________ CONTENTS Introduction and Mandate of the Board 1 Board Members 3 Meetings of the Board 7 Funds 8 Grants -in- Aid & Expenditure 9 Recognition of AWBs 11 Financial Assistance 12 Mobile Animal Clinic 14 Humane Education 14 Celebration of Animal Welfare Fortright 14 Training Programme 16 Cruelty Cases 17 Legal Cases 33 AWBI Publications 39 Performing Animal Rules 39 Tours and Inspections 40 Board’s Activities 43 Activities of AWOS/SPCAs and Others 47 Press Meets 53 Conclusion 53 ANNEXURES FINAL ACCOUNTS 55 Separte Audit Report of the C & AG of India on the Accounts of AWBI Chennai for the year ended 31st March 2013 95 Regular Grant released to AWO’s in the Financial year 2012-2013 105 Rescued Cattle Maintenance grant released in 2012-13 120 Shelter Grant Released in 2012-13 123 ABC Grant Released in 2012-13 126 Ambulance Grant Released in 2012-13 129 Natural Calamity Grant Released in 2012-13 131 List of AWOs Recognised by AWBI in 2012-13 132 2 _________________________________________________ ANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013 INTRODUCTION The Animal Welfare Board of India is the country’s apex body for promoting the welfare of animals. Established in 1962 under Section 4 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (No. 59 of 1960), the Animal Welfare Board of India started working under the stewardship of Late Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale, a well known humanitarian. From ensuring that animal welfare laws in the country are diligently followed, to providing grants to Animal Welfare Organizations and advising the Government of India on animal welfare issues, the Board has been the face of the animal welfare movement in the country for the last 50 years. The Board consists of 28 Members. The term of office of Members is for a period of 3 years. The Board celebrated the Golden Jubilee Year during the current financial year. The Animal Welfare Board of India continues to be country’s single, largest funding organization for animal welfare work. Out of 3000 AWOs recognized by the Board, over 1100 NGOs, who have applied for financial assistance including Gaushalas, AWOs/SPCAs, are given financial assistance to carry out Animal Welfare activities. The financial assistance is given for construction and maintenance of animal shelters, water troughs, purchase of veterinary medicines and equipment, helping Gaushalas and AWOs with Animal ambulances, facilitating the implementation of Animal Birth Control programme for controlling rabies and population of stray dogs and rescue and relief grants to animals affected by natural calamities. During 2012-13, a sum of Rs.1606.50 lakhs was provided as financial assistance to NGOs / SPCAs / AWOs and Gaushalas. MANDATE OF THE BOARD a) To keep the law in force in India for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals under constant study and to advise the Government on the amendments to be undertaken in the animal protection laws from time to time; b) To advise the Central Government on making of rules under this Act with a view to prevent unnecessary pain or suffering to animals generally and more particularly when the animals are being transported from one place to another or when they are used as performing animals or when they are kept in captivity / confinement; c) To advise the Government or any local authority or other person on improvements in the design of vehicles so as to lessen the burden on draught animals; d) To take all such steps as the Board may think fit for amelioration of suffering and pain in animals by encouraging or providing for the construction of sheds, water troughs and the like and by providing veterinary assistance to the animals; 1 ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA ________________________________________ e) To advise the Government or any local authority or other person in the design of slaughter houses or the maintenance of slaughter houses or in connection with slaughter of animals so that unnecessary pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is eliminated in the pre- slaughter stages as far as possible and animals are killed, wherever necessary, in as humane a manner as possible; f) To take all such steps as the Board may think fit to ensure that unwanted animals are destroyed by local authorities, whenever it is necessary to do so, either instantaneously or after being rendered insensible to pain or suffering; g) To encourage by the grant of financial assistance or otherwise, the formation or establishment of Panjarapoles, rescue homes, animal shelters, sanctuaries and the like, where animals and birds may find a shelter when they have become old and useless or when they need protection; h) To co-operate with and co-ordinate the work of associations or bodies established for the purpose of preventing unnecessary pain or suffering to animals or for the protection of animals; i) To give financial and other assistance to Animal Welfare Organisations functioning in any local area or to encourage the formation of Animal Welfare Organisations in any local area which shall work under the general supervision and guidance of the Board; j) To advise the Government on matters relating to the medical care and attention which may be provided in animal hospitals and to give financial and other assistance to animal hospitals whenever the Board thinks it necessary to do so; k) To impart education in relation to the humane treatment of animals and to encourage the formation of public opinion against the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering to animals and for the promotion of animal welfare by means of lectures, books, posters, cinematographic exhibitions and the like; l) To advise the Government on any matter connected with animal welfare or the prevention of infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals. 2 _________________________________________________ ANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013 I. NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CHAIRMAN : MAJ.GEN.(RETD.) DR.R.M.KHARB, AVSM, 3767, Sector 23, Gurgaon-122 017 (Haryana) Under Section 5(1) (bc) VICE-CHAIRMAN : DR.S.CHINNY KRISHNA 398, TTK Road, Chennai-600 018 Under Section 5(1) (bc) MEMBERS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FORESTS Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ex-Officio Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003 Under Section 5(1)(a) ANIMAL HUSBANDRY COMMISSIONER Dept. of Animal Husbandry & Dairying Ex-Officio Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi Under Section 5(1)(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF FORESTS (WILDLIFE) Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India, Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, NEW DELHI-110 003 Under 5(1)(bb) SHRI HEM PANDE, I.A.S. Additional Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, NEW DELHI-110 003 Under Section 5(1)(h) 3 ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA ________________________________________ SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, IAS, Secretary Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt of India, 1-’C’, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001. Under Section 5(1)(h) . SHRI ASGAR SAMOON, I.A.S. Commissioner and Secretary to Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir Agriculture Production Department, Jammu& Kashmir Under Section 5(1)(h) SHRI SADA KANT Joint Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi110 001 Under section 5(1) (ba) SHRI SHAILENDRA KUMAR Deputy Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi-110 001 Under Section 5(1) (ba) SHRI DOULAT JAIN Representative of SPCA Chennai, No.129, (New No.26) A.K.Swamy Nagar, 9th Street, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010 Under Section 5(1)(g) 4 _________________________________________________ ANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013 SMT.NORMA ALVARES Representative of People for Animals, GOA, G-8, St. BRITTO’S APARTMENTS, FEIRA, ALTA, MAPSUA-403 507(GOA) Under Section 5(1)(f) SHRI GULJARI LAL SONI Representative of Rajasthan Pinjrapole Fatehpur, Rajasthan 82, Chitra Gupt Nagar, 1st IMALI – PHATAK, Post Jaipur – 302 015 (Rajasthan) Under Section 5(1)(f) SMT. AMALA AKKINENI Representative of Blue Cross of Hyderabad, 403/9, Road No.35, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-500 033 (A.P.) Under Section 5(1)(f) SMT. ANJALI SHARMA Representative of SPCA NOIDA, No.334, Law Chambers, Delhi High Court, NEW DELHI-110 003 Under Section 5(1)(g) MS. JASJIT PUREWAL B-5/197, Safdarjung Enclave, NEW DELHI-110 029 Under Section 5(1)(bc) DR. J.C. KOCHAR Representative of SPCA Chandigarh, Opp.CTU Workshop, Sector 38, (West) Chandigarh-160 014 (Punjab) Under Section 5(1)(g) 5 ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA ________________________________________ DR. ARUN VARMA, M.V.Sc. EX-ADG, ICAR B4, Sector-12, NOIDA-201 301 (U.P.) Under Section 5(1)(c) DR. SUNIL KUMAR Dy. Director In-charge, Central Research Institute (H) Sector-24, NOIDA (U..P) Representative of CCRH Under Section 5(1)(d) DR. (MRS.) M.LAHKAR, MBBS., MD. Professor, Govt. Medical College, Guwahati Under Section 5(1) (d) THE REPRESENTATIVE OF MUNICIPAL COPORATION OF KOLKATTA Health Department, No.5, S.N.Bannerjee Road, KOLKATTA-700 013 (West Bengal) Under Section 5(1)(e) THE REPRESENTATIVE OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GURGAON 321c/18, Civil Lines, Gurgaon-122 001 (Haryana) Under Section 5(1) (e) Shri. S. Vinod Kumaar Assistant Secretary Smt. S. Umarani Secretary w.e.f. 27-9-2012 6 _________________________________________________ ANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013 II. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD During the year 2012-13, following meetings of the Board were held:- 118th Executive Committee Meeting held at New Delhi on 18.5.2012. 37th General Meeting held at Chennai on 10.9.2012 and 11.9.2012.