Lok Sabha Question No. 174 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Protection of Tigers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *174

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.12.2017

## Protection of Tigers

## *174.  SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing any special scheme for the protection of tigers in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds being provided to Madhya Pradesh under the said scheme; and
- (c) the efforts being made by the Government to increase the amount of funds for tiger protection scheme as per the requirements of the States for the purpose?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

(a), (b) & (c):- A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b) & (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *174 ON PROTECTION OF TIGERS DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.12.2017

- (a) The Government of India implements the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger which is ongoing in nature through the National Tiger Conservation Authority, in association with tiger range States.
- (b) The  fund  released  to  tiger  range  States  under  the  ongoing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of Project Tiger during last five years and current year, State-wise, inter alia including the State of Madhya Pradesh is at Annexure-I.
- (c) Besides increase in the allocation under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger, there are provisions in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 as amended in 2006, which enable States to augment  their  own  resources.    As  per  section  38X  of  the  said  Act,  Tiger  Conservation Foundation(s) are established in individual tiger reserves.  One of their objective is to augment and mobilize financial resources including recycling of entry and such other fees received in a tiger reserve, to foster stakeholders development and eco-tourism.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *174 ON PROTECTION OF TIGERS DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.12.2017

## Details of fund released to tiger range States under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger during last five years and current year, including Madhya Pradesh, State-wise

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State             | 2012-13     | 2013-14     | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2016-17     | 2017-18 (as on 26.12.2017)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | Released    | Released    | Released  | Released   | Released    | Released                     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 404.8904    | 211.7804    | 184.141   | 0.00000    | 173.48600   | 180.246                      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 420.0872    | 757.1705    | 658.4260  | 429.53900  | 597.28900   | 641.9432                     |
| 3         | Assam             | 373.894     | 808.9665    | 1509.389  | 1425.41300 | 1510.92100  | 1973.627                     |
| 4         | Bihar             | 311.064     | 285.0898    | 317.096   | 223.55051  | 487.83800   | 373.945                      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 532.4632    | 583.056     | 609.827   | 398.94500  | 626.56700   | 1222.871                     |
| 6         | Jharkhand         | 107.44023   | 251.168     | 199.08    | 47.98470   | 323.76200   | 262.758                      |
| 7         | Karnataka         | 933.5311    | 2016.0318   | 1565.7726 | 1378.19440 | 3203.61440  | 1757.796                     |
| 8         | Kerala            | 514.835     | 489.296     | 517.5351  | 396.60100  | 780.23100   | 506.585                      |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh    | 5772.3638   | 4815.734    | 4335.1182 | 1421.00700 | 12885.59790 | 7209.528                     |
| 10        | Maharashtra       | 848.4083    | 3453.3483   | 3425.5241 | 3923.07890 | 8229.71800  | 2125.406                     |
| 11        | Mizoram           | 468.31      | 233.68      | 232.1896  | 187.98450  | 301.54800   | 215.316                      |
| 12        | Odisha            | 163.756     | 786.9       | 707.3885  | 544.80052  | 917.16700   | 1193.2376                    |
| 13        | Rajasthan         | 4090.567    | 512.848     | 627.192   | 1257.80800 | 381.30200   | 598.005                      |
| 14        | Tamil Nadu        | 445.983     | 763.255     | 864.316   | 1950.17128 | 949.86900   | 799.539                      |
| 15        | Telangana         | -           | -           | -         | 214.81920  | 239.25900   | 273.76                       |
| 16        | Uttarakhand       | 160.69      | 384.045     | 391.19    | 683.98538  | 1023.40300  | 740.334                      |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh     | 334.055     | 525.876     | 760.9283  | 624.54630  | 1057.04500  | 846.874                      |
| 18        | West Bengal       | 404.916     | 348.516     | 596.8825  | 376.50781  | 536.14070   | 570.74                       |
| 19        | Goa               | 0.00        | 2.05        | 0.00      | 0.00000    | 0.00000     | 0.00000                      |
|           | Total             | 16287.25423 | 17228.81133 | 17502.000 | 15484.9365 | 34224.7580  | 21492.5108                   |