Project Elephant
Note on Project Elephant
Project Elephant (PE) was launched by the Government of India in the year 1991-92 as a
Centrally Sponsored Scheme with following objectives :
• To protect elephants, their habitat & corridors
• to address issues of man-animal conflict
• welfare of domesticated elephants
Financial and technical support are being provided to major elephant bearing States in the country. The Project is being mainly implemented in 13 States / UTs , viz. Andhra pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Jharkhand , Karnataka , Kerala , Meghalaya ,
Nagaland , Orissa , Tamil Nadu , Uttranchal , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Small support is also being given to Maharashtra and Chattisgarh . Main activities under the
Project are as follows:
• Ecological restoration of existing natural habitats and migratory routes of elephants; • Development of scientific and planned management for conservation of elephant habitats and viable population of Wild Asiatic elephants in India;
• Promotion of measures for mitigation of man elephant conflict in crucial habitats and moderating pressures of human and domestic stock activities in crucial elephant habitats;
• Strengthening of measures for protection of Wild elephants form poachers and unnatural causes of death;
• Research on Elephant management related issues;
• Public education and awareness programmes;
• Eco-develoment
• Veterinary care
OUTLAY /EXPENDITURE DURING 5 YEAR PLANS ( In Rs Crores )
OUTLAY ALLOTMENT EXPENDITURE
• 8TH PLAN(92-97) - 23 .00 20.75 19.51
• 9TH PLAN(97-02) - 35.00 24.60 30.48
• 10TH PLAN (02-07) - 71.00 67.25 63.83
• 11th Plan - 81.99
2007-08 17.00 17.00 16.76
2008-09 20.00 20.00
STATE WISE FUNDS RELEASED UNDER PROJECT ELEPHANT FROM 2002-03 TO
2007-2008
In Rs Lakh
STATES 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Assam 116.00 134.10 130.00 40.00 75.00 144.00
Arunachal Pr. 52.00 61.00 59.00 71.50 61.00 54.50
Meghalaya 41.00 64.00 70.00 30.00 61.55 68.39
Nagaland
Project Elephant (PE) was launched by the Government of India in the year 1991-92 as a
Centrally Sponsored Scheme with following objectives :
• To protect elephants, their habitat & corridors
• to address issues of man-animal conflict
• welfare of domesticated elephants
Financial and technical support are being provided to major elephant bearing States in the country. The Project is being mainly implemented in 13 States / UTs , viz. Andhra pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Jharkhand , Karnataka , Kerala , Meghalaya ,
Nagaland , Orissa , Tamil Nadu , Uttranchal , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Small support is also being given to Maharashtra and Chattisgarh . Main activities under the
Project are as follows:
• Ecological restoration of existing natural habitats and migratory routes of elephants; • Development of scientific and planned management for conservation of elephant habitats and viable population of Wild Asiatic elephants in India;
• Promotion of measures for mitigation of man elephant conflict in crucial habitats and moderating pressures of human and domestic stock activities in crucial elephant habitats;
• Strengthening of measures for protection of Wild elephants form poachers and unnatural causes of death;
• Research on Elephant management related issues;
• Public education and awareness programmes;
• Eco-develoment
• Veterinary care
OUTLAY /EXPENDITURE DURING 5 YEAR PLANS ( In Rs Crores )
OUTLAY ALLOTMENT EXPENDITURE
• 8TH PLAN(92-97) - 23 .00 20.75 19.51
• 9TH PLAN(97-02) - 35.00 24.60 30.48
• 10TH PLAN (02-07) - 71.00 67.25 63.83
• 11th Plan - 81.99
2007-08 17.00 17.00 16.76
2008-09 20.00 20.00
STATE WISE FUNDS RELEASED UNDER PROJECT ELEPHANT FROM 2002-03 TO
2007-2008
In Rs Lakh
STATES 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Assam 116.00 134.10 130.00 40.00 75.00 144.00
Arunachal Pr. 52.00 61.00 59.00 71.50 61.00 54.50
Meghalaya 41.00 64.00 70.00 30.00 61.55 68.39
Nagaland
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