Gujarat govt increases compensation in case of wild animal attack

Gandhinagar

The Gujarat Government has decided to raise the compensation given to the kins of those killed in the attacks of wild animals to almost double from current Rs 2.25 lakh to Rs 4 lakh.

An official release issued this evening said as per the decision taken by chief minister Mrs Anandiben Patel the compensation for the death of both human and animals would be increased heavily. The compensation for each human death in a wild animal attack would be raised from existing Rs 2.25 lakh to Rs four lakh.

The maximum amount given for loss of limb during such attackswill also been increased to Rs 2 lakh from existing Rs 70 thousand.

Similarly the compensation given for the death of animals in such attacks would also be increased. In case of milk providing animals like cow, buffalo, she-camel and yalk etc it would be doubled to Rs 30 thousand from existing Rs 15 thousand. For non milk providing category of animals like He-camel, Horse, Bullock etc it would now be Rs 25 thousand while that for calves of cows and buffaloes, asses and mules etc would be Rs 16 thousand.

– DeshGujarat