Lok Sabha Question No. 3727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-16
Subject: Animal Relocation Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri K C Venugopal, Mr Pathan Yusuf

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3727

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026

## Animal Relocation Programme

## 3727. MR. PATHAN YUSUF: SHRI K C VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a) the data on the number of human casualties and crop/property damages due to humanwildlife  conflicts  across  the  country  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise including Kerala;
- (b) the details of animal relocation programmes conducted during the said period, along with the total number of animals relocated, year-wise;
- (c) the  total  funds  allocated  and  released  to  each  State,  including  Kerala  for  mitigating human-wildlife  conflicts  under  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  during  the  said  period, including compensation for fatalities;
- (d) the funding provided under Project Tiger and Project Elephant during the said period, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the steps being taken to enhance inter-State coordination, integrate technology like early warning systems and alternative livelihoods for forest-fringe communities?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) The management of wildlife including the mitigation of human-wildlife conflict is primarily the responsibility of the concerned States/UTs. The State Governments &Union Territory Administrations are the first responders to any conflict situation and they maintain the details of the conflict along with the species involved.

The Central Government provides financial assistance to State Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored Schemes, 'Development of Wildlife Habitats' and 'Project Tiger and Elephant' for management of wildlife and its habitat including management of human-wildlife conflict  in  the  country.  The  activities  supported  include  procurement  of  early warning systems, construction and erection of physical barriers such as barbed wire fence, solar, powered electric fence, bio- fencing, boundary walls etc. to prevent the entry of wild animals into crop fields, payment of ex- gratia relief to the victims of human-wildlife conflicts.

Further,  the  Ministry  has  issued  an  advisory  on  dealing  with  human-wildlife conflict in February 2021. The Advisory recommends coordinated interdepartmental  action,  identification  of  conflict  hot  spots,  adoption  of  early warning  systems  using  scientific  technology,  adherence  to  Standard  Operating Procedures, establishment of rapid response teams, formation of State and District level  committees to review the quantum  of ex-gratia relief, and issuing guidance/instructions  for  expedited  payments  etc.  The  details  of  fund  released under the schemes in last three year are provided at Annexure-I & Annexure-II.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3727 due for reply on 16.03.2026 regarding 'Animal Relocation Programme'

Details  of  funds  released  to  State/  UT  Governments  under  CSS-'Development  of  Wildlife Habitats' during last Three years and CFY.

(₹. in lakhs)

| S. No.   | Name of States/UTs   |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   2025-26 (as on 11.03.2026) |
|----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh    |    672.46 |   1044.81 |                      1032.59 |
| 2        | Assam                |    565.1  |   1234.46 |                       695.16 |
| 3        | Bihar                |    336.37 |      0    |                         0    |
| 4        | Chandigarh           |     16.49 |      0    |                         0    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh         |    116.24 |    135.58 |                        11.9  |
| 6        | Goa                  |     50.1  |     66.44 |                         0    |
| 7        | Gujarat              |    206.99 |    801.58 |                       348    |
| 8        | Haryana              |    167.85 |    232.97 |                        96.12 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh     |     94.15 |    172.31 |                        72.83 |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir       |     69.57 |     73.97 |                        29.89 |
| 11       | Jharkhand            |     14.91 |     71.93 |                         0    |
| 12       | Karnataka            |    581.52 |    800.82 |                       292.79 |
| 13       | Kerala               |    921.03 |    909.63 |                       320.8  |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh       |    471.81 |    740.89 |                       274.1  |
| 15       | Maharashtra          |    554.69 |    622.06 |                       497.72 |
| 16       | Manipur              |    231.72 |    261.7  |                         0    |
| 17       | Meghalaya            |    243.56 |    389.59 |                         0    |
| 18       | Mizoram              |    304.2  |    344.32 |                       269.71 |
| 19       | Nagaland             |   1306.32 |   1490.04 |                       998.9  |
| 20       | Odisha               |   1005.08 |   1108.46 |                       312.02 |
| 21       | Rajasthan            |      0    |      0    |                       336.62 |
| 22       | Sikkim               |    187.03 |    221.17 |                       250.99 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu           |    373.89 |    661.78 |                       237.27 |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh        |    290.64 |    393.86 |                         0    |
| 25       | Uttarakhand          |    498.49 |    652.47 |                       280.14 |
| 26       | West Bengal          |    385.29 |    183.14 |                       417.63 |
| 27       | Puducherry           |      5.22 |      0    |                         0    |
| 28       | Lakshadweep          |    124.65 |    217.18 |                         0    |
| 29       | Tripura              |    186.05 |    339.48 |                         0    |
| 30       | Ladakh UT            |      6    |      0    |                         0    |
| Total    | Total                |   9987.42 |  13170.6  |                      6775.18 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3727 due for reply on 16.03.2026 regarding 'Animal Relocation Programme'

State-wise fund released under Central Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of Project Tiger & Elephant during 2023-24 to 2025-26

(₹ in Lakhs)

| S. No   | State/UTs         |   2023-24* |   2024-25 |   2025-26 |
|---------|-------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |     149.42 |    365.13 |    307.85 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |    1119.91 |   1767.99 |    856.05 |
| 3       | Assam             |    2619.3  |   3030.84 |   4138.01 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      |     292.85 |    307.98 |    471.26 |
| 5       | Jharkhand         |     405.78 |    727.55 |    216.01 |
| 6       | Karnataka         |    2613.08 |   2801.26 |   2142.66 |
| 7       | Kerala            |     996.22 |    221.36 |   1439.09 |
| 8       | Maharashtra       |    2614.45 |   4176.7  |   2372.66 |
| 9       | Meghalaya         |      65.25 |     59.4  |     61.11 |
| 10      | Nagaland          |     337.77 |    305.44 |    319.46 |
| 11      | Odisha            |    1012.58 |    919.57 |    695.7  |
| 12      | Tamil Nadu        |    2547.96 |   2184.88 |   1473.35 |
| 13      | Tripura           |      27.08 |     14.68 |     21.33 |
| 14      | Uttar Pradesh     |    1031.97 |   2075.1  |   1208.22 |
| 15      | Uttarakhand       |    1495.52 |   1823.23 |   1173.55 |
| 16      | West Bengal       |     522.58 |    425.94 |    601.94 |
| 17      | Haryana           |      26.1  |     31.2  |      1.75 |
| 18      | Bihar             |     308.98 |    543.09 |    364.32 |
| 19      | Rajasthan         |     968.3  |    579.47 |    776.32 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh    |    4303.79 |   5910.5  |   3084.03 |
| 21      | Manipur           |      14.12 |     29.25 |     31.49 |
| 22      | Mizoram           |     144    |    367.08 |    250.62 |
| 23      | Telangana         |     323.3  |    291.68 |    405.27 |
| 24      | Himachal Pradesh  |      19.61 |     40.57 |      6.62 |
| Total   | Total             |   23959.9  |  28999.9  |  22418.7  |