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Maharashtra has witnessed implicit 30 lakh cases of canine bites successful the past six years, an alarming fig that averages to astir 1,369 specified incidents each time crossed the State.
While admitting that determination has been a important summation successful canine wound cases some successful agrarian and municipality parts of the State, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde informed the State Assembly connected Wednesday (December 10, 2025) that too these cases, arsenic galore arsenic 30 radical person died owed to rabies betwixt 2021 and 2023.
Mr. Shinde was responding to a question by Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Sunil Prabhu, who expressed interest implicit the summation successful stray dogs successful large cities similar Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Kalyan-Dombivli. "Maharashtra has recorded much than 30 lakh cases of canine bites successful the past six years, portion 30 persons died of rabies betwixt 2021 and 2023," Mr. Shinde said.
Replying to different question, Mr. Shinde stated that section bodies person been instructed to intensify carnal commencement power and anti-rabies vaccination programs successful enactment with the Supreme Court's directions issued successful August 2024.
The Urban Development Department issued instructions to each civic bodies connected November 14, portion akin directions were fixed to agrarian section bodies connected November 27.
Mr. Shinde further stated that the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, were being implemented crossed the State successful accordance with authorities orders issued successful March of this year.
On compensation to the families of those who died owed to rabies and connected delays successful controlling the stray canine population, the Deputy Chief Minister said the substance does not originate astatine present.
