ADHWEA
What this is
The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to residents of Uttarakhand whose houses, boundary walls, huts, or kutcha structures are damaged by wild elephants.
In detail
The scheme “Assistance for Damage to Houses Due to Wild Elephant Attacks” is a sub-component of the umbrella scheme “Compensation for Loss of Life and Property Caused by Wild Animals in and Around Forest Areas”, which is implemented by the Department of Forest, Government of Uttarakhand. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to residents of Uttarakhand whose houses, boundary walls, huts, or kutcha structures are damaged by wild elephants.
Who qualifies
- The applicant must be a resident of Uttarakhand.
- The compensation is provided for damage to houses caused by wild elephants in and around forest areas of Uttarakhand.
What you get
At present, the following compensation amounts are provided in the event of house damage caused by wild elephants:
Type of House(a) Completely Damaged/ Destroyed HouseTotal Amount payable (in ₹ per house)Share of State Disaster Response Fund (in ₹ per house)Share of Human Wildlife Conflict Relief Distribution Fund (in ₹ per house)Kutcha house/ Pakka house (Completely damaged)(i) Kutcha house (ii) Pakka house₹95,000/-₹95,000/---Kutcha House (Partially damaged)Kutcha House (Partially damaged)₹20,000/---₹20,000/-Damage to boundary wall of a pucca house and partial damage to a pucca house(b) Partially Damaged House (i) A pucca house (other than a hut) where the damage is at least 15%₹15,000/-₹5,200/-₹9,800/-Damage to boundary wall of a pucca house and partial damage to a pucca housePartially Damaged House (i) Kutcha house (other than hut) where the damage is at least 15% ₹3,200/-₹3,200/---In case of damage to hut or house made of strawDamaged/destroyed hut₹5,000/-₹4,100/-₹900/-
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Provenance
| schemeName | Compensation for Loss of Life and Property Caused by Wild Animals in and around Forest Areas: Assistance for Damage to Houses Due to Wild Elephant Attacks | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
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| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |