The security net

• Rs 345 crore allocated for deciding inviolate spaces for wildlife and relocation of villagers from core/ critical tiger habitats within a timeframe.

• States are required to delineate buffer areas and submit a tiger conservation plan. This includes providing ‘ecologically viable livelihood options’ to local stakeholders and conserving the forest through restorative inputs. For this, Rs 55.5 crore has been allocated.

• Rs 12 crore earmarked from relocating 5,000 families belonging to notified hunting tribes, such as Behelias, Amabalgars, Badaks, Mongias, Bavariyas, Pardhi, Boyas, Kaikads, Nirshikaris, Picharis, Valayaras, Yenadis.

• Rs 6 crore earmarked for involving locals in arresting fragmentation of habitats, redressing of man-animal conflict, monitoring and anti poaching. This includes compensation for crops or animal loss.

• Rs 32 crore allocated for establishing eight new tiger reserves.

• Rs 4 crore earmarked for fostering eco-tourism.

• Rs 5 crore allocated for safeguarding and retrofitting of dangerous wires in tiger reserves.