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Shift of AWBI headquarters
March 8 , 2018
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- Government has shifted headquarters of Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to Ballabhgarh in Faridabad District of Haryana from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- It was shifted after consultation with AWBI for better coordination between the Environment Ministry and AWBI for carrying out the animal welfare activities.
- AWBI is a statutory advisory body established in 1962 under Section 4 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
- The Board consists of 28 Members, who serve for a period of 3 years. S.P.Gupta, is the chairman of the board.
- Initially, it was within jurisdiction of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
- Later in 1990, the subject of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was transferred to Environment Ministry.
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