Lok Sabha Question No. 3918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Compensation to Victims of Man-Animal Conflicts
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dr. Anand Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3918.

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025

## Compensation to Victims of Man-Animal Conflicts

## 3918.   DR. ANAND KUMAR:

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

- (a) the number of man-animal conflicts reported during the last five years in Uttar Pradesh, particularly  in  Kartaniyaghat  area  of  BahraichLok  Sabha  Constituency  along  with  the number of human lives lost due to these conflicts, year-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  compensation  claims  filed  and  successfully  disposed  of  with  regard  to man-animal conflicts;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to give special financial assistance to victims of mananimal conflicts and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  start  an  online  portal  or  helpline  number  for  the convenience of  victims  in  cases  where  such  incidents  have  not  been  registered  by  the forest department so that such incidents can be registered easily?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (d) As per the information received from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh the details  of  human  causalities  and  injures  due  to  conflict  with  Wildlife  in Kartaniyaghat Wildlife Division is as given below:

|   S. No. | Year    |   No. of human death |   No. of Human injures |   Total |
|----------|---------|----------------------|------------------------|---------|
|        1 | 2020-21 |                   07 |                     50 |      57 |
|        2 | 2021-22 |                   09 |                     51 |      60 |
|        3 | 2022-23 |                   17 |                     58 |      75 |
|        4 | 2023-24 |                   06 |                     58 |      64 |
|        5 | 2024-25 |                   13 |                     57 |      70 |

Protection  and  management  of  wildlife  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  the concerned  State  Government/Union  Territory  Administration.  The  details  of compensation  claims  and  financial  assistance  to  the  victims  of  man-animal conflicts are not collated at level of the Ministry.

However, the Ministry provides financial assistance to State Government/Union Territory  Administration  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme'Integrated Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats'  for  the  management  of  wildlife  and  its habitats in the country. It includes compensation for depredation by wild animals including  cattle  lifting,  crop  damage,  loss  of  life  and  property.    Further,  the Ministry enhanced the amount of ex-gratia relief in case of death or permanent incapacitation  due  to  wild  animal  attacks  in  December  2023.  The  details  are given in the table below:

| S. No.   | Nature of damage caused by wild animals   | Amount of ex-gratia relief                                           |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| i.       | Death or permanent incapacitation         | Rs.10.00 lakhs                                                       |
| ii.      | Grievous injury                           | Rs.2.00 lakhs                                                        |
| iii.     | Minor injury                              | Cost of treatment up to Rs.25,000/- per person                       |
| iv.      | Loss of property/crops                    | State/UT Government may adhere to the cost norms prescribed by them. |

The State Government/Union Territory Administration make ex-gratia payments for  loss  of  livestock,  crops  and  human  life  including  injuries  due  to  humanwildlife conflicts as per the norms, which vary in States and UTs.

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