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The resolution was made at a gathering of the Delhi Advisory Board for Animal Welfare, which studies to the Development Ministry. Senior officers from the Animal Husbandry Department, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), and different companies involved had been additionally current on the assembly.
“Ahead of World Rabies Day [September 28], it was determined that complete measures could be undertaken in Delhi for rabies management. These embody microchipping of canine, stopping dog-bite incidents, and digitising the vaccination course of. Special emphasis was positioned on strengthening rabies management and canine inhabitants administration by means of microchips,” learn a authorities assertion.
The Minister directed {that a} canine census be carried out on the earliest to make sure correct knowledge and knowledgeable planning.
MCD Standing Committee chairperson Satya Sharma, who additionally heads the subcommittee on stray canine administration, stated the civic physique had held deliberations at a gathering final month on implanting microchips in strays and obtained solutions from numerous stakeholders.
The company is answerable for main the rabies management programme within the areas underneath its jurisdiction, which covers over 90% of Delhi.
A municipal official estimated the price of every chip to be round ₹200.
“These chips will retailer key particulars, together with the animal’s vaccination and sterilisation historical past,” stated the official, including that handheld scanners price ₹4,000 must be procured to learn knowledge embedded in microchips.
The {hardware}
Addressing reporters, Mr. Mishra stated the federal government will quickly make the registration course of for pet outlets obligatory. He added {that a} separate monitoring committee might be arrange to make sure compliance.
“An in depth advisory might be drafted quickly, clearly outlining tips on pet store registration, in addition to these on rabies management, microchipping of strays, prevention of canine bites, and the function of monitoring committees within the course of. In addition, social media could be used extra actively to reinforce consciousness and participation,” stated the Minister.
Mr. Mishra stated all associated guidelines might be applied quickly, and each regional committee might be activated to make sure monitoring and motion on the native stage.
Bengaluru programme
An identical programme to control the inhabitants of stray canines is being applied in Bengaluru. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Animal Husbandry Department has chalked out an in depth plan earmarking ₹60 crore for stray canine administration in 2025–26.
The civic physique is making ready tenders price ₹3.23 crore for microchipping stray canine after conducting a pilot challenge during which microchips had been implanted in 500 stray canine.
Delhi has reported 26,334 canine chunk instances this yr and 49 rabies instances as of July 31, in keeping with MCD knowledge.
On August 22, the Supreme Court modified its August 11 suo motu order asking companies within the National Capital Region to seize stray canine and relocate them away from public locations. In the latter order, the court docket had directed that the animals be launched into the localities from which they had been captured after being sterilised and immunised.
Published – September 11, 2025 01:41 am IST
