The Project Tiger division has been merged with Project Elephant and a new division with the name ‘Project Tiger and Elephant Division’ has been created.
Project Tiger completed 50 years in 2022.
Project Elephant completed 30 years in 2022.
Similar proposal was made by the erstwhile Planning Commission in 2011 to merge three centrally sponsored schemes - Project Tiger, Project Elephant, and Integrated Development under Wildlife Habitat into one.
The amalgamated budget of Project Tiger and Project Elephant schemes in 2023-24 stands at Rs 331 crore.