Lok Sabha Question No. 16 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Ex-gratia for loss of Life due to Wild Animal Attacks
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Adv. Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 16 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## Ex-gratia for loss of Life due to Wild Animal Attacks

## 16. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government has revised ex-gratia to Rs.10 Lakh for the relief payable for loss of human life due to wild animal attacks, if so, the details and guidelines thereof;
- (b) whether the ex-gratia of Rs.10 Lakh is fully given from the Central fund or are the States also bearing part of the same;
- (c) the  number  of  human  deaths  occurred  due  to  wild  animal  attacks  during  the  last  three years, State-wise;
- (d) whether ex-gratia has been paid in all the cases, if so, the details thereof and if not, the details of pending cases, State-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has received any request from the State Government of Kerala regarding  shortage  of  funds  for  payment  of  ex-gratia  to  the  victims  of  wild  animal attacks, if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and
- (f) the details of funds provided to the said State under Central schemes related to wildlife activities during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

- (a) and (b) The Ministry has enhanced the amount of ex-gratia relief in case of death or permanent incapacitation due to wild animal attacks during December 2023 from  Rs.  5  lakhs  to  10  lakhs  underthe  Centrally  Sponsored  SchemeIntegrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats.  The  fund  sharing  ratio  under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme between the Central Government and State Government is 60:40, except for North Eastern States and Himalayan States where it is 90:10.
- (c) The  details  of  human  deaths  during  the  last  three  years  due  to  attacks  by elephants and tigers as reported by States are at Annexure-I and AnnexureII respectively.
- (d) Information related to the amount of ex-gratia relief disbursed by States/Union  Territory  Governments  is  not  collated  at  the  level  of  the Ministry.
- (e) and (f) The  Ministry  has  providedfinancial  assistance  to  State  of  Kerala  under  the Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  -  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats,  Project Tiger and Project Elephant for better protection of wildlife and improvement of habitat including for activities to curb human wildlife conflict. The details of funds released to Kerala under these schemes during last three years are at Annexure III and Annexure IV .

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 16 due for reply on 25.11.2024 regarding 'Ex-gratia for loss of Life due to Wild Animal Attacks'.

## DETAILS OF HUMAN DEATHS DUE TO MAN- ELEPHANT CONFLICT

| S.No.   | State             | 2021-22   |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | NR        |         5 |         6 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 2         |         0 |         0 |
| 3       | Assam             | 63        |        80 |        74 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      | 64        |        69 |        51 |
| 5       | Jharkhand         | 133       |        96 |        87 |
| 6       | Karnataka         | 27        |        29 |        48 |
| 7       | Kerala            | 35        |        27 |        22 |
| 8       | Maharashtra       | 0         |         2 |         5 |
| 9       | Meghalaya         | 3         |         3 |         7 |
| 10      | Nagaland          | 2         |         1 |         1 |
| 11      | Odisha            | 112       |       148 |       154 |
| 12      | Tamil Nadu        | 37        |        43 |        61 |
| 13      | Tripura           | 2         |         2 |         1 |
| 14      | Uttar Pradesh     | 0         |         4 |         4 |
| 15      | Uttarakhand       | NR        |         4 |         8 |
| 16      | West Bengal       | 77        |        97 |        99 |
| Total   |                   | 557       |       610 |       628 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 16 due for reply on 25.11.2024 regarding 'Ex-gratia for loss of Life due to Wild Animal Attacks'.

## DETAILS OF HUMAN DEATHS DUE TO MAN- TIGER CONFLICT

| S. No.   | State          |   2021 |   2022 | 2023   | 2024 (upto 30-06- 2024)   |
|----------|----------------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Bihar          |      4 |      9 | -      | 1                         |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh   |      0 |      0 | 3      | 0                         |
| 3        | Karnataka      |      1 |      1 | 8      | 1                         |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh |      2 |      3 | 10     | 6                         |
| 5        | Maharashtra    |     32 |     82 | 35     | 20                        |
| 6        | Tamil Nadu     |      3 |      0 | 1      | 0                         |
| 7        | Uttar Pradesh  |     11 |     11 | 25     | 10                        |
| 8        | Uttarakhand    |      1 |      3 | -      | 6                         |
| 9        | West Bengal    |      5 |      1 | -      | -                         |
|          | TOTAL          |     59 |    110 | 82     | 44                        |

Annexure-III

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (e) and (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 16 due for reply on 25.11.2024 regarding 'Ex-gratia for loss of Life due to Wild Animal Attacks'.

Details  of  funds  released  to  State  of  Kerala  under  CSS-'Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats' during the last three years. (₹. in lakhs)

|   S. No. | Years   |   Rs in Lakhs |
|----------|---------|---------------|
|        1 | 2021-22 |       295.774 |
|        2 | 2022-23 |       224.474 |
|        3 | 2023-24 |       921.036 |

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (e) and (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 16 due for reply on 25.11.2024 regarding 'Ex-gratia for loss of Life due to Wild Animal Attacks'.

Details of funds released to State of Kerala under CSS-'Project Tiger and Elephant' during the last three years. (₹. in lakhs)

|   S. No. | Name of Scheme           | Years   |   Rs in Lakhs |
|----------|--------------------------|---------|---------------|
|        1 | Project Tiger            | 2021-22 |       868.78  |
|        1 | Project Elephant         | 2021-22 |       580.968 |
|        2 | Project Tiger            | 2022-23 |       417.59  |
|        2 | Project Elephant         | 2022-23 |       270.09  |
|        3 | *Project Tiger& Elephant | 2023-24 |       996.224 |

*Centrally Sponsored Scheme Project Elephant and Centrally Sponsored Scheme Project Tiger have been merged and now known as Centrally Sponsored Scheme Project Tiger & Elephant

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