Raisen, Oct. 25 -- Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday announced a rehabilitation package of Rs 15 lakh per family, including Rs 5 lakh for house construction and five acres of agricultural land for tribal families being relocated from Nilgarh to facilitate the protection of forests and wildlife.

Speaking about the rehabilitation arrangements at Naya Nilgarh, Chouhan said, "The families had been living in Nilgarh for years and were leaving their homes, villages and land for the sake of forests and wildlife."

"I first pay my respects to their sacrifice. It is a sacrifice to leave one's home and village for the sake of forests and wildlife," he added.

Chouhan said the decision to provide a bett...