37,00,000 a year, 10,000 per day: The scaring figures of doge bite in India

Indias dog bite crisis is spiralling into a serious public health challenge, with numbers that experts describe as deeply alarming. In 2024 alone, the country recorded 37.17 lakh dog bite cases — averaging more than 10,000 incidents every single day. These figures reveal a widening gap between the Centres goal of eliminating rabies by 2030 and the realities on the ground.