Lok Sabha Question No. 2839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Anti-poaching Camps
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: P. Velusamy, K. Shanmuga Sundaram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2839

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## Anti-poaching Camps

## 2839.  SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

## SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

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

- (a) the total number of anti-poaching camps (APC) available in various wildlife protection sanctuaries  along  with  the  number  of  foot  soldiers  employed  in  various  camps  in  the country;
- (b) whether such camps are having proper infrastructure and weapons for the safety of its employees;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the employees in anti poaching camps are permanent employees or are employed on contract basis; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  absorb contractual employees in permanent cadre like other Government employees?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per the information received from the States/UTs, the details of total number of Anti-Poaching Camps (APC) along with the number of foot soldiers employed in the camps is at Annexure.
- (b) and (c) As  per  information  received  from  the  States/UTs,  the  infrastructure  available  in these camps varies from temporary to permanent structures. In some States/Union Territories, anti-poaching camps are also provided with weapons.
- (d) and (e)     As  per the information received from  the  States/UTs,  both  permanent  and contractual employees are engaged by the State/UTs in anti-poaching camps.Rules/policies regarding appointment to permanent cadre vary from State to State.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHAUNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2839 REGARDING 'ANTI-POACHING CAMPS'RAISED BY SHRI VELUSAMY P., SHRI  SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K., DUE FOR REPLY ON 12 th MARCH, 2021

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## Number of Anti-poaching camps and numbers of foot soldiers employed in the camps as informed by the following States/ UTs:

|   S. No. | States/ UTs    |   Number of Anti-poaching camps | Number of foot soldiers employed in the camps   |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Assam          |                             160 | 517                                             |
|        2 | Gujarat        |                               0 | NA                                              |
|        3 | Haryana        |                               0 | NA                                              |
|        4 | Jammu &Kashmir |                              31 | 56                                              |
|        5 | Kerala         |                             154 | 616                                             |
|        6 | Lakshadweep    |                               3 | 200                                             |
|        7 | Ladakh         |                               0 | NA                                              |
|        8 | Meghalaya      |                              13 | 100                                             |
|        9 | Mizoram        |                              60 | 356                                             |
|       10 | Nagaland       |                               7 | 99                                              |
|       11 | Punjab         |                               0 | NA                                              |
|       12 | Rajasthan      |                               0 | NA                                              |
|       13 | Tamil Nadu     |                             232 | 1119                                            |
|       14 | West Bengal    |                             144 | 526                                             |