Overview
- The Delhi government, which announced the plan Thursday, will set up animal-cruelty panels in all 13 revenue districts.
- Each panel will be led by the district magistrate to speed responses and make lines of responsibility clear.
- The government will dissolve the existing Delhi SPCA, replacing its citywide role with district units.
- The new bodies will work under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 with the state Animal Welfare Board overseeing support and compliance.
- The Economic Survey 2025–26 listed 494 challans and 10,581 rescues in 2024–25, a scale officials cite to justify a decentralised system.