Overview
- A November 24 Government Resolution directs all municipal corporations, councils and nagar panchayats to capture, register, sterilise and vaccinate stray dogs, then relocate them to designated shelters.
- Local bodies must clear dogs from public premises such as schools, hospitals, bus depots and railway stations in line with the Supreme Court’s November 7 interim order.
- Each jurisdiction must set up dedicated helplines for complaints and confine feeding to authorised points, with action against feeding in open or unauthorised areas.
- Municipal medical facilities are required to maintain adequate stocks of anti‑rabies vaccines and immunoglobulin, and urban authorities must provide well‑equipped veterinary hospitals.
- A state coordination mechanism names the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Council Administration, Navi Mumbai, as nodal officer, and non‑compliance may attract personal liability for contempt of court.