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'Save Tiger' not on FM's mind, only Rs 50 cr allocated
Published on Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 12:57, Updated on Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 14:38 in section
Tags: Union Budget 2008, Money , New Delhi
NOT BURNING BRIGHT: National Tiger Conservation Authority gets Rs 50 crore allocation.
New Delhi: Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday announced an allocation of Rs 50 crore to the National Tiger Conservation Authority to protect the big cat.
While presenting the national budget for 2008-09 at the Lok Sabha, he expressed concern over the dwindling number of tigers, calling the situation "alarming".
This amount is the Budget for 29 tiger reserves across India, averaging less than Rs 2 crore per tiger reserve.
While numbers allocated may have doubled since last Budget for tigers, environmentalists might feel the allocation still remains abysmally low.
(With IANS inputs)
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Well said. People are dying is it? And who is to blame? Humans themselves, who are now covering every inch
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Tigers can't vote, even if they could they are too little a minority to be pleased :)
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Because Tiger's don't vote
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Media can allot much money for tigers.Come on people are dying.Why 50cr for tigers that too eventually they will do
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