Animal Welfare Board of India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Animal_Welfare_Board_of_India
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Statutory advisory body
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:AWBI
gptkbp:chairman Dr. O. P. Chaudhary (as of 2023)
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:established 1962
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:function Advising the government on animal welfare laws
Overseeing implementation of animal welfare laws
Promoting animal welfare
Granting financial assistance to animal welfare organizations
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Ballabhgarh,_Haryana,_India
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Animal Welfare Board of India
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Prevention_of_Cruelty_to_Animals_Act,_1960
gptkbp:notableAction Guidelines for animal birth control
Prevention of cruelty to performing animals
Promotion of humane education
Regulation of animal experimentation
gptkbp:organization gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Fisheries,_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying
gptkbp:purpose Animal welfare
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:India
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:Ministry_of_Fisheries,_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying
gptkbp:website http://awbi.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5