Lok Sabha Question No. 181 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Project Tiger
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *181

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2016

## Project Tiger

## *181.  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

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

- (a) the status of implementation of the Project Tiger in the country;
- (b) the total funds released for the Project Tiger since 2014, year and State-wise;
- (c) whether for want of adequate funds, certain States especially Maharashtra have not been able to effectively implement the above project and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  sufficient  funds  for  the  Project  Tiger  in  the country  including  Maharashtra  and  if  so,  the  funds  proposed  to  be  released  in  this  regard, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a),  (b),  (c)  &  (d)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *181  ON  PROJECT  TIGER  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON 29.11.2016

- (a) Project  Tiger  is  implemented  in  50  tiger  reserves  spread  over  18  tiger  range  States  of  the country  as  of  now.    It  is  one  of  the  most  successful  conservation  programme  in  the  world which has brought the endangered tiger on assured path of recovery.
- (b) The total  funds  released  to  the  tiger  range  States  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of Project Tiger since 2014, year and State-wise is at Annexure-I .
- (c) No Sir.    Adequate  funds  have  been  provided  to  the  tiger  range  States  for  various  activities prescribed under the Tiger Conservation Plan of respective tiger reserves.  Funding assistance is provided to the tiger range States / tiger reserves under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger and is based on Annual Plan of Operations (APOs) received from the concerned States.
- (d) Sufficient funds have been provided to the tiger reserves, inter alia including those of the State of Maharashtra.  The funds provided during the last three years and the current year to tiger range States and tiger reserves respectively are at Annexure-II(a) & II(b) .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *181 ON PROJECT TIGER DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.11.2016.

## FUNDS RELEASED UNDER THE CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME OF PROJECT TIGER TO THE TIGER RANGE STATES SINCE 2014, YEAR AND STATE-WISE

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | States            |   2014-15 |    2015-16 |   2016-17 (as on 23.11.2016) |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |   184.141 |     0      |                      173.486 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |   658.426 |   429.539  |                      522.945 |
| 3         | Assam             |  1509.39  |  1425.41   |                      649.213 |
| 4         | Bihar             |   317.096 |   223.551  |                      384.655 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |   609.827 |   398.945  |                      626.567 |
| 6         | Jharkhand         |   199.08  |    47.9847 |                      251.949 |
| 7         | Karnataka         |  1565.77  |  1378.19   |                     2841.86  |
| 8         | Kerala            |   517.535 |   396.601  |                      623.543 |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh    |  4335.12  |  1421.01   |                     7459     |
| 10        | Maharashtra       |  3425.52  |  3923.08   |                     4956.65  |
| 11        | Mizoram           |   232.189 |   187.984  |                      234.438 |
| 12        | Odisha            |   707.391 |   544.801  |                      719.848 |
| 13        | Rajasthan         |   627.192 |  1257.81   |                      280.623 |
| 14        | Tamil Nadu        |   864.316 |  1950.17   |                      838.258 |
| 15        | Telangana         |     0     |   214.819  |                      239.259 |
| 16        | Uttarakhand       |   391.194 |   683.985  |                      961.383 |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh     |   760.928 |   624.546  |                     1057.05  |
| 18        | West Bengal       |   596.882 |   376.508  |                      536.141 |
| 19        | Goa               |     0     |     0      |                        0     |
|           | Total             | 17502     | 15484.9    |                    23356.9   |

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ANNEXURE-II (a)

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *181 ON PROJECT TIGER DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.11.2016.

## FUNDS PROVIDED DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR TO TIGER RANGE STATES

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | States            |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |    2015-16 |   2016-17 (as on 23.11.2016) |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |   211.78  |   184.141 |     0      |                      173.486 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |   757.17  |   658.426 |   429.539  |                      522.945 |
| 3         | Assam             |   808.966 |  1509.39  |  1425.41   |                      649.213 |
| 4         | Bihar             |   285.09  |   317.096 |   223.551  |                      384.655 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |   583.056 |   609.827 |   398.945  |                      626.567 |
| 6         | Jharkhand         |   251.168 |   199.08  |    47.9847 |                      251.949 |
| 7         | Karnataka         |  2016.03  |  1565.77  |  1378.19   |                     2841.86  |
| 8         | Kerala            |   489.296 |   517.535 |   396.601  |                      623.543 |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh    |  4815.73  |  4335.12  |  1421.01   |                     7459     |
| 10        | Maharashtra       |  3453.35  |  3425.52  |  3923.08   |                     4956.65  |
| 11        | Mizoram           |   233.68  |   232.189 |   187.984  |                      234.438 |
| 12        | Odisha            |   786.9   |   707.391 |   544.801  |                      719.848 |
| 13        | Rajasthan         |   512.848 |   627.192 |  1257.81   |                      280.623 |
| 14        | Tamil Nadu        |   763.255 |   864.316 |  1950.17   |                      838.258 |
| 15        | Telangana         |     0     |     0     |   214.819  |                      239.259 |
| 16        | Uttarakhand       |   384.045 |   391.194 |   683.985  |                      961.383 |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh     |   525.876 |   760.928 |   624.546  |                     1057.05  |
| 18        | West Bengal       |   348.516 |   596.882 |   376.508  |                      536.141 |
| 19        | Goa               |     2.05  |     0     |     0      |                        0     |
|           | Total             | 17228.8   | 17502     | 15484.9    |                    23356.9   |

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## ANNEXURE-II (b)

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *181 ON PROJECT TIGER DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.11.2016.

## FUNDS PROVIDED DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR TO TIGER RESERVES

## (Rs. in Lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | Tiger Reserve            | States            | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (23.11.2016)   |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|
|         1 | Nagarjunsagar            | Andhra Pradesh    | 121.3504  | 131.661   | 0.0000    | 173.486                |
|         2 | Kawal                    | Andhra Pradesh    | 90.4300   | 52.48     | -*        | -*                     |
|         3 | Namdhapa                 | Arunachal Pradesh | 324.1837  | 289.209   | 184.439   | 225.569                |
|         4 | Pakke                    | Arunachal Pradesh | 412.8568  | 369.217   | 245.1     | 297.376                |
|         5 | Kaziranga                | Assam             | 708.9060  | 1136.656  | 1025.131  | 0.0000                 |
|         6 | Manas                    | Assam             | 99.0765   | 328.199   | 259.86    | 512.585                |
|         7 | Nameri                   | Assam             | 0.0000    | 44.534    | 79.542    | 136.628                |
|         8 | Orang                    | Assam             | -         | -         | 60.88     | 0.0000                 |
|         9 | Valmiki                  | Bihar             | 284.7730  | 317.096   | 223.55051 | 384.655                |
|        10 | Achanakmar               | Chhattisgarh      | 255.6320  | 297.267   | 184.829   | 257.28                 |
|        11 | Indravati                | Chhattisgarh      | 75.5500   | 97.781    | 121.504   | 162.177                |
|        12 | Udanti-Sitanadi          | Chhattisgarh      | 208.4560  | 214.779   | 92.612    | 207.11                 |
|        13 | Palamau                  | Jharkhand         | 251.1680  | 199.08    | 47.9847   | 251.949                |
|        14 | Bandipur                 | Karnataka         | 808.8410  | 676.753   | 581.4208  | 562.934                |
|        15 | Bhadra                   | Karnataka         | 306.9850  | 221.995   | 196.922   | 380.4284               |
|        16 | Dandeli Anshi            | Karnataka         | 434.5460  | 239.29    | 201.408   | 1184.804               |
|        17 | Nagarhole                | Karnataka         | 251.1008  | 279.506   | 267.3064  | 435.354                |
|        18 | Biligiri Ranganth Temple | Karnataka         | 183.5970  | 148.2286  | 131.1372  | 278.337                |
|        19 | Periyar                  | Kerala            | 271.4880  | 286.584   | 226.416   | 343.081                |
|        20 | Parambi Kulam            | Kerala            | 208.1840  | 230.9511  | 170.185   | 280.462                |
|        21 | Bandhavgarh              | Madhya Pradesh    | 244.6120  | 282.481   | 237.1344  | 1723.332               |
|        22 | Kanha                    | Madhya Pradesh    | 3162.2040 | 2792.154  | 354.352   | 521.5                  |
|        23 | Panna                    | Madhya Pradesh    | 358.3480  | 348.477   | 318.046   | 283.03                 |
|        24 | Pench                    | Madhya Pradesh    | 314.2390  | 314.4614  | 181.4386  | 409.7054               |
|        25 | Sanjay Dubri             | Madhya Pradesh    | 323.6850  | 263.291   | 169.396   | 3619.913               |
|        26 | Satpura                  | Madhya Pradesh    | 393.0500  | 334.2538  | 160.64    | 901.517                |
|        27 | Melghat                  | Maharashtra       | 320.4880  | 2371.5512 | 2872.7568 | 564.324                |
|        28 | Pench                    | Maharashtra       | 343.4400  | 346.5453  | 364.3134  | 1308.678               |
|        29 | Tadoba-Andheri           | Maharashtra       | 2564.4383 | 414.5646  | 393.44445 | 390.105                |

| 30   | Sahyadri             | Maharashtra   | 136.7660   | 124.1026   |    113.936 |   204.518 |
|------|----------------------|---------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
| 31   | NawegaoNagzira       | Maharashtra   | -          | 105.6      |   122.035  |   551.048 |
| 32   | Bor                  | Maharashtra   | -          | 63.1604    |    56.5928 |  1937.98  |
| 33   | Dampa                | Mizoram       | 233.6800   | 232.1896   |   187.984  |   234.438 |
| 34   | Satkosia             | Odisha        | 191.3030   | 192.0869   |   167.454  |   311.652 |
| 35   | Similipal            | Odisha        | 556.8900   | 515.3016   |   377.346  |   408.196 |
| 36   | Ranthambhore         | Rajasthan     | 304.5200   | 260.22     |   182.12   |     0     |
| 37   | Sariska              | Rajasthan     | 208.3280   | 274.35     |  1016.53   |   183.505 |
| 38   | Mukandara            | Rajasthan     | 0.0000     | 92.622     |    59.155  |    97.118 |
| 39   | Kalakad Mundanthurai | Tamil Nadu    | 127.6950   | 195.35     |   145.189  |   183.418 |
| 40   | Mudumalai            | Tamil Nadu    | 229.1160   | 243.786    |  1559.49   |   207.04  |
| 41   | Anamalai             | Tamil Nadu    | 252.8440   | 272.639    |   140.756  |   205.218 |
| 42   | Sathyamangalam       | Tamil Nadu    | 144.0200   | 152.541    |   104.734  |   242.582 |
| 43   | Kawal                | Telangana     | -          | -          |   128.805  |   133.812 |
| 44   | Amrabad              | Telangana     | -          | -          |    86.0144 |   105.447 |
| 45   | Rajaji               | Uttarakhand   | -          | -          |   273.154  |   192.257 |
| 46   | Corbett Tiger        | Uttarakhand   | 377.6890   | 391.1941   |   410.831  |   769.126 |
| 47   | Buxa                 | West Bengal   | 136.4700   | 205.71     |   108.732  |   206.883 |
| 48   | Sunderbans           | West Bengal   | 211.3400   | 391.1725   |   267.775  |   329.258 |
| 49   | Dudhwa               | Uttar Pradesh | 525.8760   | 484.4133   |   500.088  |   737.229 |
| 50   | Pilibhit             | Uttar Pradesh | -          | 276.515    |   124.458  |   319.816 |
|      | Total                |               | 16958.1655 | 17502.0000 | 15484.9    | 23356.9   |

NB: There is variation of figures in State-wise and reserve-wise funds for the year 2013-14 since funds have been additionally allocated to tiger range States for estimation to be done in tiger reserves as well as areas outside / surrounding tiger reserves as part of All India Tiger Estimation, 2014.

* Kawal Tiger Reserve was there in the State of Andhra Pradesh till 2014-15, since 2015-16 it is in new State of Telangana.

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