Lok Sabha Question No. 4476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Population of Elephants
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Agatha K. Sangma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4476

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2019

## Population of Elephants

## 4476.  KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGMA:

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

- (a) the population of elephants in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the total number of captive elephants owned by private individuals or religious institutions;
- (c) whether these captive elephants are covered by public liability insurance scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor and the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) The State-wise details of elephant population in the country as per the last synchronized elephant estimation conducted in 2017 are given in Annexure .
- (b) The  total  number  of  captive  elephants  owned  by  private  individuals  and  religious institutions are 1774.
- (c) No sir.
- (d) Does not arise.
- (e) There  is  no  provision  in  the  Wildlife  (Protection)  act,  1972  regarding  public  liability insurance scheme for captive elephants.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4476 RAISED BY KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGAMA REGARDING 'POPULATION OF ELEPHANTS' DUE FOR REPLY ON 19.07.2019.

## Population Estimation of Elephants in India, 2017

| REGION              | STATE                      | ELEPHANT POPULATION   |
|---------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
| North-East          | Arunachal Pradesh          | 1614                  |
| North-East          | Assam                      | 5719                  |
| North-East          | Meghalaya                  | 1754                  |
| North-East          | Tripura                    | 102*                  |
| North-East          | Nagaland                   | 446*                  |
| North-East          | West Bengal (North Region) | 488                   |
| North-East          | Manipur                    | 9                     |
| North-East          | Mizoram                    | 7                     |
| North-East          |                            | 10,139                |
| East Central Region | Odisha                     | 1976                  |
| East Central Region | Jharkhand                  | 679                   |
| East Central Region | Chhattisgarh               | 247                   |
| East Central Region | Bihar                      | 25                    |
| East Central Region | Madhya Pradesh             | 7                     |
| East Central Region | West Bengal (South Region) | 194                   |
| East Central Region |                            | 3128                  |
| North West Region   | Uttarakhand                | 1839                  |
| North West Region   | Uttar Pradesh              | 232                   |
| North West Region   | Haryana                    | 7                     |
| North West Region   | Himachal                   | 7                     |
| North West Region   |                            | 2085                  |
| South Region        | Karnataka                  | 6049                  |
| South Region        | Kerala                     | 5706*                 |
| South Region        | Maharashtra                | 6                     |
| South Region        | Andhra Pradesh             | 65                    |
| South Region        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands   | 25*                   |
| South Region        | Tamil Nadu                 | 2761                  |
| South Region        |                            | 14612                 |
| GRAND TOTAL         | GRAND TOTAL                | 29964                 |

- # The  total  census  figures  for  West  Bengal  is  682  (North  Bengal  (488)  +  South Bengal(194)).
* Results are based on indirect (dung) count method as direct counts could not be carried out as informed by State & UTs like Kerala, Nagaland, Tripura and A&N Islands.