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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Human-Animal Conflicts, 08/03/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Human-Animal Conflicts, 08/03/2016. The details of incidents of tiger attacks on human beings during the last three years and current year, in and around tiger reserves, as reported by States, State-wise, are at Annexure-I. Under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger, funding assistance is given to the tiger range States / tiger reserves, based on their demand in the Annual Plan of Operation for various activities which, interalia includes provision for ex-gratia payment / mitigation of human-wildlife conflict. The details of allocation under the aforesaid head, tiger reserve-wise for the above period are at Annexure-II. The National Tiger Conservation Authority has evolved a multi-pronged strategy to deal with human-wildlife (tiger) conflict and the same are at Annexure-III.