Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Ballabhgarh, Haryana
The correct answer is Ballabhgarh, Haryana. - The headquarters of the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has been shifted from Chennai to Ballabhgarh in Faridabad District of Haryana for better coordination between the environment ministry and the AWBI for carrying out the animal welfare activities.
- It was informed by Mahesh Sharma, the Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.
- According to Rule 3 of the Animal Welfare Board (Administrative) Rules (1962), the headquarter of the AWBI shall be at New Delhi or at such other place as the central government, may, after consultation with the Board direct.
- The AWBI was established in 1962 under Section 4 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (1960).
- The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), headquartered at Ballabhgarh in Haryana state, is a statutory advisory body advising the Government of India's Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
- The board was initially within the jurisdiction of the Government of India's Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
- In 1990, the subject of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was transferred to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate change, where it now resides.
- The Board consists of 28 members, who serve for a period of 3 years.
- Haryana is a North Indian state surrounding New Delhi on 3 sides.
- The Yamuna River runs along its eastern border with Uttar Pradesh. Shared with Punjab, the state capital Chandigarh is known for its modernist buildings and gridlike street plan designed by Swiss architect, Le Corbusier.
- The Zakir Hussain Rose Garden features 1,600 species, while its Rock Garden showcases sculptures made with recycled materials.
- Area: 44,212 km²
- Capital: Chandigarh
- Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya
- Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
- Population: 2.54 crores (2011)
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