INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLIFE HABITATS

Sept. 6, 2018

Union Cabinet has approved continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Umbrella Scheme of Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats (CSS-IDWH) beyond the 12th Plan period from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

About:

Components of Umbrella Scheme:

SCHEME COMPONENTS	COVERAGE	FINANCIAL ALLOCATION
Project Tiger (PT)	18 tiger range States	Rs. 1143 crore
Development of Wildlife Habitats (DWH)	Entire Country	Rs. 496 crore
Project Elephant (PE)	23 elephant range States	Rs.92 crore
		Rs. 1731 crore to be allocated as central share from 2017-20.

Implementation mechanism: It’s implementation would be done through the respective States in designated Tiger Reserves, Protected Areas and Elephant Reserves.
Objectives:
- Strengthening/consolidation of tiger, elephant and wildlife conservation in the country,
- Addressing the human wildlife conflict and
- Generating employment opportunities for people in and around Tiger Reserves/ Protected Areas esp. for local tribes.

Source : PIB

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