Overview
- The notification will take effect immediately upon issuance and remain in force until further orders, according to an official release.
- Anti-rabies vaccine is available at 59 facilities across all 11 districts, while rabies immunoglobulin is stocked at 33 designated centers.
- Officials say the move has the Lieutenant Governor’s nod and is designed to feed case data into the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme for faster action.
- Delhi is finalising a State Action Plan for Rabies Elimination using a One Health approach with local bodies and the Animal Husbandry Department.
- Twenty states already list human rabies as notifiable, and the Delhi step comes as a Supreme Court order on stray dog management has prompted broader policy debate.