Ex-gratia for livestock killed and crops damaged by wild animals, Sikkim
If a wild animal kills your cow, yak, pig, goat, sheep or other livestock, or damages your cardamom, maize or other crops outside a reserve forest, Sikkim pays a fixed ex-gratia — e.g. ₹24,000 for a cow, ₹30,000 for a yak or dzo, ₹10 per cardamom rhizome.
- Lead benefit
- ₹12,000–₹30,000per animal killed (calf ₹10,000; chicken ₹350/kg)
- Components
- 2each read from the document
- Who can apply
- 7kinds of applicant
- Closing date
- Seasonalsee “When to apply”
What it pays
A fixed sum for each animal a wild animal kills: cow or bull ₹24,000, buffalo ₹25,000, calf ₹10,000, goat ₹12,000, sheep ₹20,000, pig ₹12,000, pony ₹15,000, yak or dzo ₹30,000, chicken ₹350 a kg.
What the document says, word for word
Status unknown: the 2023 notification has no end date and says the rates rise 5% a year from 1 January 2024, but we found no 2025-26 or 2026-27 order or budget line confirming payments. We show the 2023 base rates, which may be lower than what is paid now.
“I. The rates of ex-gratia for livestock killed: (i) Cow ₹ 24,000/- (ii) Bull ₹ 24,000/- (iii) Buffalo ₹ 25,000/- (iv) Calf ₹ 10,000/- (v) Goat ₹ 12,000/- (vi) Sheep ₹ 20,000/- (vii) Pig ₹ 12,000/- (viii) Pony ₹ 15,000/- (ix) Yak/Dzo ₹ 30,000/- (x) Chicken ₹ 350/-kg”₹10 for each cardamom rhizome or maize cob damaged; for paddy, millet, potato, fruit, vegetables, ginger and other listed crops, the damaged area is paid at market value.
What the document says, word for word
Status unknown: the 2023 notification has no end date and says the rates rise 5% a year from 1 January 2024, but we found no 2025-26 or 2026-27 order or budget line confirming payments. We show the 2023 base rates, which may be lower than what is paid now.
“II. The rates of Ex-gratia payment for crop depredation/damaged: (i) Cardamom No. of rhizomes @ ₹ 10/- each (ii) Maize No. of cobs @ ₹ 10/- each (iii) Paddy Area damaged Assessment based on market value”How much can I claim?
Ex-gratia per animal killed: cow ₹24,000; bull ₹24,000; buffalo ₹25,000; calf ₹10,000; goat ₹12,000; sheep ₹20,000; pig ₹12,000; pony ₹15,000; yak/dzo ₹30,000; chicken ₹350 per kg (Notification cl. I).
Status unknown: the 2023 notification has no end date and says the rates rise 5% a year from 1 January 2024, but we found no 2025-26 or 2026-27 order or budget line confirming payments. We show the 2023 base rates, which may be lower than what is paid now.
Who can apply
- Other farmer
- Small or marginal farmer
- SC farmer
- ST farmer
- Woman farmer
- Tenant or sharecropper
- Landless
Papers you need
- The verification/assessment report signed by the line-department official, with witnesses and photographs (cl. III (a)–(b)).
How to apply
- Report the loss within 48 hours to the nearest Wildlife Range or Territorial Range office, or the nearest police outpost or station (Notification cl. III (d)).
- Do not move the dead animal, take any meat from it or put pesticide on it; leave damaged crops untouched until the officials have assessed them (cl. III (e)–(f)).
- A Range Officer or Assistant Conservator of Forests assesses the loss with the village revenue officer, the agriculture/horticulture inspector and the veterinary compounder, in front of you and the Panchayat, with witnesses and photographs (cl. III (a)–(b)).
- Nothing is paid for losses inside a Reserve Forest or Protected Area (cl. III (c)).
Applying is free. Never pay anyone to apply for you.
When to apply
Report within 48 hours of the incident (cl. III (d)).
Combining with other schemes
The documents do not say whether this can be combined with other schemes. Ask the implementing office before you count on both.