Hyderabad (GHMC) pet dog licence

In Hyderabad you apply for a pet dog licence online, on the pet animal registration portal linked from GHMC's website, logging in with your mobile number and an OTP ¹². News reports say you need the dog's rabies vaccination certificate, a no-objection letter from two neighbours and residence proof, and that each licensed dog gets a unique ID ³⁴. The fee is unclear: ₹50 in 2020–22 reports, while a 2024 report said registering on the MyGHMC app is free ³⁴⁵.

Where to apply: Online, on the pet animal registration portal linked from GHMC's site; mobile OTP login¹²
Documents: Rabies vaccination certificate, NOC from two neighbours, residence proof³⁴
Fee: ₹50 in 2020–22 reports; free on the MyGHMC app per a 2024 report³⁴⁵
Unique ID: e.g. PD2513120000001: circle, ward, year and a serial number³
Who checks: The veterinary assistant director's office verifies the application⁴
City split: Since Feb 2026, three corporations: GHMC, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri⁶

How to apply

Get a current rabies vaccination certificate from your vet ³⁴.
Ask two neighbours for a short no-objection letter (NOC) ³⁴.
Keep residence proof ready: an electricity or water bill, Aadhaar or driving licence ⁴.
On GHMC's website, open the Pet Dog License link and log in with your mobile number and OTP ¹².
Fill in the dog's breed and age and your address, and upload the documents. A microchip or RFID number can be added if your dog has one ³⁴.
Pay online if a fee is shown. The application goes to the veterinary assistant director's office for checking ⁴.
Once approved, the licence carries a unique ID for your dog ³.

Which corporation are you in?

In February 2026 Telangana split GHMC into three corporations: a smaller GHMC, the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation and the Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation ⁶. The pet licence portal linked from GHMC's site is now branded "CURE-Pet Animals" ¹².

Good to know

A 2024 report said the MyGHMC app also sends vaccination and deworming reminders after you register your pet there ⁵.

Not fully clear yet

Official sources disagree or leave gaps on these. Confirm before you rely on them.

Fee: reports from 2020 and 2022 say ₹50 ³⁴; a 2024 report says registration on the MyGHMC app is free ⁵. We found no official fee notice. Check what the portal asks for before paying anyone.
How long it lasts: a 2020 report says renewals are done online but does not say how long a licence is valid ³. Check the date on your licence.
New corporations: we could not confirm whether the Cyberabad and Malkajgiri corporations use the same portal. Ask your corporation's veterinary section.
We found no official GHMC page that states the licence rule, the documents or any fine. The documents above come from news reports ³⁴.

Last checked 4 Oct 2026. Facts checked against the official sources below by Thapki. Written with AI help from the sources below and checked against them line by line; the Thapki team reads and approves each page before it goes live.

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Sources

GHMC website, e-services: Pet Dog License · Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation · seen 4 Oct 2026
Pet animal registration portal (CURE-Pet Animals), login page · Government of Telangana · seen 4 Oct 2026
GHMC starts issuing unique ID numbers for pets (21 Dec 2020) · Telangana Today (news) · seen 4 Oct 2026
Pet dog license is important, now more than ever (14 Sep 2022) · Telangana Today (news) · seen 4 Oct 2026
GHMC launches pet registration on MyGHMC app (17 Aug 2024) · Deccan Chronicle (news) · seen 4 Oct 2026
Telangana splits GHMC into three corporations (11 Feb 2026) · Deccan Chronicle (news) · seen 4 Oct 2026