Centre to provide Rs 150-crore support to International Big Cat Alliance, signs pact
The Government of the Republic of India and the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) signed the Headquarters Agreement on Thursday here. The Agreement provides for India to be the host for the IBCA Headquarters and Secretariat and it entails necessary provisions to enable IBCA meet its intended objectives and also for efficient discharge of its official functions.
The Government of India will provide budgetary support of Rs 150 crore to the IBCA for creating a corpus, building infrastructure and meeting recurring expenditure for five years from 2023-24 to 2028-29.
The IBCA was launched by the Prime Minister on April 9 during the commemoration event of 50 years of Project Tiger at Mysuru.
The IBCA primarily aims for conservation of seven big cats namely tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard, cheetah, jaguar and puma, with objectives like facilitation of collaboration and synergy amongst the stakeholders, consolidation of expertise and successful conservation practices around the globe.
The Agreement was signed by P Kumaran, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, and SP Yadav, Director General, IBCA.
