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About Animal Welfare Division
The Animal Welfare subject has been transferred to the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Dairying from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in pursuance to the notification No S.O. 1531 (E) dated 4th April, 2019 after amending the Allocation of Business Rules. Accordingly, the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) and Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animal (CCSEA) are under the administrative control of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The activities of these organizations are as under:
1. Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI):
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) was set up in 1962 in accordance with Section 4 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 (No.59 of 1960). The well-known humanitarian Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale was the Founder Chairperson of the Board.
The Board consists of 28 Members including six Members of Parliament (4 from Lok Sabha and 2 from Rajya Sabha yet to be nominated in the present Board) and others from different walks of life, all nominated by the Government of India. The Board is reconstituted once in three years. The present Board was re-constituted for a period of three years by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India we.f. 15.05.2023 having 21 members as on date. Dr. Muthukumarasamy B., IAS, Joint Secretary, DAHD has been nominated as the Chairman of the Board.
The functions of the Animal Welfare Board of India are provided under Section 9 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. In short, the AWBI is mandated to keep the law in force in India for the d Prevention of Cruelty to Animals under constant d study and advise the Central Government on the making of rules under the Act, amendment needed with a view to prevent unnecessary pain or suffering to animals.
2. Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA):
The Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA) is a statutory Committee constituted under Section 15 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960. There are 20 members in the present CCSEA wherein Joint Secretary (AWD) is the Chairman of CCSEA and Joint Commissioner (Animal Welfare) is the Member Secretary of CCSEA.
The CCSEA is duty bound to take all such measures as may be necessary to ensure that animals are not subjected to unnecessary pain or suffering before, during or after performance of experiments on them. For this purpose, the Committee formulated the "Breeding of and Experiments on Animals (Control & Supervision) Rules, 1998" (amended in 2001 & 2006) to regulate the experimentation on animals.Under the provisions of the above rules, establishments engaged in bio-medical research are required to get themselves registered with CCSEA, constitute institutional animal ethics committee (IAEC), get their animal house facilities inspected, and also get specific projects for research cleared by CCSEA before commencing the research on animals. further, breeding and trade of animals for such experimentation are also regulated under these rules. As on 31.12.2024, 1697 establishments are registered with CCSEA.
ANIMAL WELFARE DIVISION ACTS:
RULES of AWBI:
- 1. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Animal Husbandry Practices and Procedures) Rules, 2023
Download - 2. Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 Download
- 3. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Egg Laying Hens) Rules, 2023 Download
- 4. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop Rules) Rules, 2018 Download
- 5. Proper implementation of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Live stock Market) Rule, 2017 Download
- 6. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing Rules) Rules, 2017 Download
- 7. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Care and Maintenance of Case Property Animals) Rules, 2017 Download
- 8. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughter House) Rules, 2010 Download
- 9. Transport of Animals (Amendment) Rules, 2009 Download
- 10. Performing Animals (Registration) Amendment Rules, 2002 Download
- 11. Transport of Animals (Amendment) Rules, 2001 Download
- 12. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Establishment and Regulation of Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Rules, 2001 Download
- 13. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughter House) Rules, 2001 Download
- 14. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Transport of Animals on Foot) Rules, 2001 Download
- 15. Performing Animals (Registration) Rules, 2001 Download
- 16. Ban on Exhibition/Training of Five Performing Animals notified in 1998 Download
- 17. The Prevention of Cruelty (Capture of Animals) Rules, 1979 Download
- 18. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Registration of Cattle Premises) Rules, 1978 Download
- 19. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Application of Fines) Rules, 1978 Download
- 20. The Transport of Animals Rules, 1978 Download
- 21. The Performing Animals Rules, 1973 Download
- 22. The Prevention of Cruelty to Draught and Pack Animals Rules, 1965 (as amended up to 9th December, 1968) Download
- 23. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Licensing of Farriers) Rules, 1965 Download
- 24. Animal Welfare Board (Administrative) Rules, 1962 Download
- 25. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Election of Members to Animal Welfare Board) Rules 1961 Download
- 26. Animal Welfare Board (Executive Committee) Regulations, 1964 Download
RULES of CCSEA:
- 1. The Breeding of and Experiments on Animals (Control and Supervision) Rules, 1998. Download
- 2. The Breeding of and Experiments on animals (Control and Supervision) Amendment Rules, 2001. Download
- 3. The Breeding of and Experiments on Animals (Control and Supervision) Amendment Rules, 2006. Download
- 4. Administrative (Committee for Control and Supervision Experiments on Animals) Rules 2023. Download
ANIMAL WELFARE DIVISION
| S.No. | Title | Order No. | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Re-constitution of Animal Welfare Board of lndia- Reg.(PDF 1.08 MB) | V-11/18/2019-Admin_6 (E-14297) | 19.01.2026 |
