Lok Sabha Question No. 3593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Relocation of Tigress T-102
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3593

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.08.2022

## Relocation of Tigress T-102

## 3593.  SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Tigress  T-102  was  relocated  by  State  authorities  from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) to Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve (RVTR) in violation of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) norms;
- (b) the criteria and eligibility conditions for the relocation of tigers along with the details of tigers translocated between reserves during the last three years, year-wise;
- (c) the list of the different breaches of NTCA norms during the last three years regarding to tiger translocation and details thereof;
- (d) the details of Central contributions to Annual Plan Operations (APO) sanctions to the Tiger Reserves in Rajasthan for the last three years, Reserve-wise;
- (e) the  details  of  the  number  of  forest  fires  in  Tiger  Reserves  across  the  country, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to protect tigers and their ecosystems from forest fires?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) As reported by the State, the tigress T-102 was rescued as per norms.
- (b) Relocation  of  tigers  is  done  as  per  rules,  guidelines  and  Standard  Operating Procedures  (SOPs)  issued  by  the  National  Tiger  Conservation  Authority  (NTCA). As  reported  by  States,  the  details  of  tigers  translocated  in  last  three  years,  are  as follows:
- (c) There are no breaches of NTCA norms reported to the Ministry.
- (d) The  details  of  funds  released  to  tiger  reserves  of  Rajasthan  under  the  ongoing Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Project  Tiger,  during  last  three years  are at Annexure-I.
- (e) Data regarding forest fires in Tiger Reserves are not collated by this Ministry.
- (f) Funding  assistance  is  provided  under  the  ongoing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of Project  Tiger  (CSS-PT)  to  tiger  range  States  for  conservation  of  tigers,  raising awareness  on  tiger  &  other  wildlife  conservation,  habitat  management,  protection, eco-development,  human  resource  and  infrastructure development,  creation of firelines and other fire protection measures.

| (i)   |   2020 | Female   | Corbett Tiger Reserve to Rajaji Tiger Reserve   |
|-------|--------|----------|-------------------------------------------------|
| (ii)  |   2021 | Male     | Corbett Tiger Reserve to Rajaji Tiger Reserve   |

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3593 ON RELOCATION OF TIGRESS T-102 DUE FOR REPLY ON 08.08.2022

## Details of funds released to tiger reserves of Rajasthan under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger, during last three years

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Name of Tiger Reserve   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   Total |
|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Sariska                 |    524.11 |    448.33 |    317.25 | 1289.69 |
| Ranthambhore            |    368.5  |    262.28 |    293.51 |  924.29 |
| Mukundara Hills         |    310.58 |    298.28 |    230.29 |  839.15 |
| Total                   |   1203.19 |   1008.89 |    841.05 | 3053.13 |