Gaja Mitra Scheme

The Assam Cabinet has approved several decisions aimed at addressing human-elephant conflicts, improving healthcare regulations, and enhancing welfare schemes for students and traditional workers.

The government will launch the Gaja Mitra Scheme in eight high-risk districts.

As part of the initiative, community-based rapid response teams, each with eight local members, will be deployed in 80 conflict-prone villages.

These teams will operate during peak conflict months, particularly around the paddy cultivation season, to ensure safe elephant movement and protect local livelihoods.

(Source: AIR)