Lok Sabha Question No. 2559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Human-Animal Conflict
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: NABA KUMAR SARANIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2559

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2016

## Human-Animal Conflict

## 2559.     SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  any  new  scheme  to  resolve  the  issues related to human-animal conflict and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is delay in disbursement of compensation in respect of the persons killed by elephants in Assam and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of funds allocated to Assam so far for paying compensation to the persons killed by elephants;
- (d) the species of elephants found in the country and the method adopted for identification of the elephants;
- (e) the measures taken so far by the Government to save and protect the elephants; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to introduce any scheme to avert the loss to people so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) No such proposal is under consideration in the Ministry. Under the Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  of  'Integrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats'  (CSSIDWH),  the  Ministry  provides  financial  assistance  to  the  States/  Union Territory Governments for management of wildlife. The scheme also includes a specific  component  for  activities  including  mitigation  and  management  of human-wildlife conflict.

In addition to this, the Central Government provides partial financial assistance to  the  States/  Union  Territory  Governments  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored Schemes of 'Project Tiger' and 'Project Elephant', inter alia, for the management of human wildlife conflict.

Details of funds released to State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes  of  'Integrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats',  'Project  Tiger' and 'Project  Elephant'  during  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  is  at

## Annexure I(A),I(B) and I(C) respectively .

Further,  the  Ministry,  with  financial  assistance  from  Ad-hoc  Compensatory Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning  Authority  (CAMPA),  has formulated a scheme to provide assistance to the States for 'Augmentation of Fodder and Water in Protected areas/Forest Areas', aimed at improving habitat in the areas by making provision for augmenting grass, fodder and water to the wild animals which would decrease the frequency of wild animals coming out of forest in search of food and water and subsequent conflict situations.

- (b) Disbursement of compensation for depredation caused by elephant is done by State  Governments.    Central  Government  provides  fund  for  this  purpose  to Chief Wildlife Warden of elephant range states. Ministry has not received any reports on delay in disbursement of compensation from Assam.
- (c) Details  of  the  fund  allocated  to  Assam  under  the  Central  Sponsored  Scheme Project Elephant for the last three years are given below:
- (d) Asian  elephant  ( Elephas-maximus-Indicus )  is  the  only  species  found  in  the country.
- (e) Various efforts made by the Government for conservation of elephants are :
- i. Ministry launched Project Elephant scheme in 1992. Under this scheme, financial  and  technical  assistance  is  provided  to  16  elephant  range states.
- ii. The  elephant  range  States  notify  the  elephant  habitats  as  'Elephant Reserves' for better management of wild elephants.  So far 29 Elephant Reserves have been established in 14 States.
- iii. Asian Elephant & Indian Elephant is listed in Schedule I of the Wild Life  (Protection)  Act,  1972  to  provide  maximum  degree  of  legal protections.
- iv. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 has adequate provisions to punish guilty for killing of elephants and other wildlife offences.
- v. Instructions are issued from time to time to Chief Wildlife Warden of elephant  range  state  to  minimize  death  of  wild  elephants  due  to  train accidents, electrocution, Human Wildlife Conflicts, etc.
- (f) No such proposal is under consideration in the Ministry

| State   | 2013-14      | 2014-15      | 2015-16   |
|---------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
| Assam   | 173.00 Lakhs | 236.66 Lakhs | Nil       |

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2559 REGARDING 'HUMAN-ANIMAL CONFLICT' BY SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA DUE FOR REPLY ON 02.08.2016:

## Details of funds released to State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats'

(Rs. in Lakhs)

|    | State/UT          | 2013-14    | 2014-15    | 2015-16    | 2016-17   |
|----|-------------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
| 1  | A& N Islands      | 150.00     | 00         | 100.00     | -         |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh    | 00         | 63.31      | 0          | -         |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh | 220.439    | 00         | 304.02     | -         |
| 4  | Assam             | 138.88     | 149.11     | 87.10      | -         |
| 5  | Bihar             | 34.8715    | 85.249     | 108.011    | -         |
| 6  | Chhattisgarh      | 408.74     | 482.087    | 213.409    | -         |
| 7  | Goa               | 00         | 00         | 00         | -         |
| 8  | Gujarat           | 537.84457  | 634.94     | 395.798    | -         |
| 9  | Haryana           | 00         | 14.71      | 99.33      | -         |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh  | 475.849    | 430.345    | 431.837    | -         |
| 11 | Jammu& Kashmir    | 485.747    | 506.761    | 354.00     | -         |
| 12 | Jharkhand         | 97.7655    | 101.12     | 18.62      | -         |
| 13 | Karnataka         | 351.00     | 483.7769   | 262.13     | -         |
| 14 | Kerala            | 505.782    | 818.491    | 967.386    | 471.50    |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh    | 454.354    | 371.354    | 394.565    | -         |
| 16 | Maharashtra       | 470.772    | 402.723    | 277.94     | -         |
| 17 | Manipur           | 80.80      | 129.192    | 248.919    | -         |
| 18 | Meghalaya         | 25.56      | 44.87      | 38.3902    | -         |
| 19 | Mizoram           | 210.334    | 131.54134  | 94.55      | 153.00    |
| 20 | Nagaland          | 15.375     | 85.155     | 235.48     | -         |
| 21 | Odisha            | 341.7448   | 350.3229   | 246.8365   | 280.00    |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 430.884    | 367.296    | 314.788    | -         |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 129.27836  | 169.15643  | 290.32635  | 145.50    |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 277.7918   | 280.626    | 113.261    | -         |
| 25 | Telangana         | --         | -          | --         | -         |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh     | 323.531    | 224.899    | 235.05     | -         |
| 27 | Uttarakhand       | 326.282    | 141.116    | 188.318    | -         |
| 28 | West Bengal       | 184.3735   | 108.847    | 100.934    | 237.66    |
| 29 | Puducherry        | 0          | 12.00      | 00         | -         |
|    | TOTAL             | 6677.99903 | 6588.99857 | 6120.99905 | 1287.66   |

## ANNEXURE I(B)

## Details of funds released to State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Project Tiger'

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | State             | 2013-14      | 2014-15   | 2015-16     | 2016-17(as 25.7.2016)   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|-------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 211.7804     | 184.141   | 0.00        | 0.00                    |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 757.1705     | 658.426   | 429.53900   | 225.569                 |
| 3        | Assam             | 808.9665     | 1509.389  | 1425.4130   | 0.00                    |
| 4        | Bihar             | 285.0898     | 317.096   | 223.55051   | 384.655                 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 583.056      | 609.827   | 398.94500   | 0.00                    |
| 6        | Jharkhand         | 251.168      | 199.080   | 47.98470    | 0.00                    |
| 7        | Karnataka         | 2016.0318    | 1565.773  | 1378.19440  | 1675.429                |
| 8        | Kerala            | 489.296      | 517.5351  | 396.60100   | 0.00                    |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh    | 4815.734     | 4335.118  | 1421.00700  | 2142.997                |
| 10       | Maharashtra       | 3453.3483    | 3425.524  | 3923.07890  | 204.518                 |
| 11       | Mizoram           | 233.68       | 232.189   | 187.98450   | 0.00                    |
| 12       | Odisha            | 786.9        | 707.391   | 544.80052   | 719.848                 |
| 13       | Rajasthan         | 512.848      | 627.192   | 1257.80800  | 0.00                    |
| 14       | Tamil Nadu        | 763.255      | 864.316   | 1950.17128  | 631.218                 |
| 15       | Telangana         | 384.045      | 391.1941  | 683.98538   | 0.00                    |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh     | 525.876      | 760.928   | 624.54630   | 319.816                 |
| 17       | Uttarakhand       | 348.516      | 596.882   | 376.50781   | 206.883                 |
| 18       | West Bengal       | 2.05         | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00                    |
|          | TOTAL             | 0.00         | 0.00      | 214.81920   | 0.00                    |
|          |                   | 17,228.81133 | 17,502.00 | 15,484.9365 | 6,510.9334              |

## ANNEXURE I(C)

## Details of funds released to State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Elephant'

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No   | State/UTs         | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2016-17 (upto 26/7/2016)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | -         | 13.523    | -          | 13.62282                   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 83.48     | 97.714    | 61.206     | -                          |
| 3        | Assam             | 173.00    | 236.664   | -          | -                          |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      | 49.622    | 43.7456   | 21.91      | 61.1624                    |
| 5        | Jharkhand         | 95.655    | 88.4256   | 53.453     | 73.47                      |
| 6        | Karnataka         | 325.412   | 225.319   | 181.054    | 254.80                     |
| 7        | Kerala            | 252.90    | 236.72    | 204.54     | 343.89696                  |
| 8        | Maharashtra       | 18.682    | 38.202    | 8.062      | 14.335                     |
| 9        | Meghalaya         | 101.00    | 118.838   | 81.387     | 104.2128                   |
| 10       | Nagaland          | 21.75     | 44.8132   | 15.44      | 20.3143                    |
| 11       | Orissa            | 257.60    | 153.35    | 105.63     | 158.42736                  |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu        | 211.00    | 251.208   | 160.533    | 25.80                      |
| 13       | Tripura           | 9.766     | 6.03      | 26.10932   | -                          |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh     | -         | 5.16      | 15.33      | 14.174                     |
| 15       | Uttarakhand       | 115.068   | 103.908   | 82.61      | 175.4576                   |
| 16       | West Bengal       | 97.626    | 103.814   | 105.174    | 76.45                      |
| 17       | Haryana           | 30.97     | -         | 10.00      | -                          |
| 18       | Bihar             | -         | -         | 3.008      | -                          |
| 19       | Rajasthan         | -         | -         | -          | 15.84                      |
| 20       | Punjab            | -         | -         | -          | 1.825                      |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh    | -         | -         | -          | 6.8442                     |
|          | Total             | 1843.531  | 1767.4344 | 1135.44632 | 1363.63244                 |

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