Making amendment in the time limit set for providing compensations for casualty or injury on attack by wild animals like elephant, bear and others State Government has decided that within 10 days of incident compensations will be distributed. Earlier the time limit was 40 days, officials informed on Saturday. The time limits have been revised to provide relief to affected persons soon. The time frame for assessing and distributing compensation over damage to crop, house or cattle in attacks by wild animals has also been reduced to 15 days. Earlier it was also 40 days, officials informed.
Notably distribution of compensations for damages caused by wild animals, has been included in Chhattisgarh lok Seva Guarantee Act 2011. Earlier the deadline for distribution of compensation was 40 days, which has been reduced to 15 days now. The State Government through a circular has directed Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) and PCCF (wildlife) to get the new time limit implemented. The finance department has also asked all treasuries in State to promptly approve these cases.