India, Nov. 26 -- The Uttarakhand cabinet on Wednesday approved an increase in compensation for families of those killed in man-wildlife conflict to Rs.10 lakh. The previous amount of compensation paid was Rs.6 lakh. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami chaired the cabinet meeting where a number of key decisions were taken.

Officials aware of the matter said the hike was approved by amending Rule 9(1) of the Human-Wildlife Conflict Relief Distribution Fund Rules, 2024.

The proposal to enhance the compensation was earlier endorsed by the Governing Body of the Tiger Conservation Foundation for Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR).

In view of the sensitivity of such cases and repeated demands for enhancement, the compensation for loss of life in wil...