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...
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