Lok Sabha Question No. 872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Wildlife Sanctuaries
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 872

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2021

## Wildlife Sanctuaries

## 872. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study to ascertain the total economic value derived from the various wildlife sanctuaries/national parks in the country;
- (b) if so, details thereof, Wildlife Sanctuary/National Park-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  of  the  total  number  of  people employed in various roles across the National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries;
- (d) if  so,  the  total  number  of  such  persons  employed  in  the  National  Parks  and  Wildlife Sanctuaries, reserve-wise and role-wise; and
- (e) the estimated total contribution of National Parks/Wildlife sanctuaries to the economy of the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

Economic value of 16 Tiger Reserves in the country which include respective National  Parks  and  Sanctuaries  have  been  estimated  by  Indian  Institute  of Forest  Management,  Bhopal  with  support  of  National  Tiger  Conservation Authority in two phases respectively in 2013-15 and 2016-19. The details of

- (a) , (b) and (e) same are at Annexure .
- (c) and (d)

No such study was conducted by the Ministry.

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Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  872  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  23.07.2021  REGARDING WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES.

## Economic value of Tiger Reserves

| SL. No.                  | Name of Tiger Reserve    | Flow Benefits (₹ billion/ year)   | Stock Benefits (₹ billion/ year)   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Phase-I Study (2013-15)  | Phase-I Study (2013-15)  | Phase-I Study (2013-15)           | Phase-I Study (2013-15)            |
| 1                        | Corbett                  | 14.7                              | 261.8                              |
| 2                        | Kanha                    | 16.5                              | 193.3                              |
| 3                        | Kaziranga                | 9.8                               | 22.4                               |
| 4                        | Periyar                  | 17.6                              | 316.5                              |
| 5                        | Ranthambhore             | 8.3                               | 49.2                               |
| 6                        | Sundarbans,              | 12.8                              | 655.8                              |
| Phase-II Study (2016-19) | Phase-II Study (2016-19) | Phase-II Study (2016-19)          | Phase-II Study (2016-19)           |
| 7                        | Anamalai                 | 97.77                             | 461.50                             |
| 8                        | Bandipur                 | 64.06                             | 314.76                             |
| 9                        | Dudhwa                   | 50.95                             | 561.06                             |
| 10                       | Melghat                  | 123.49                            | 750.43                             |
| 11                       | Nagajunasagar Srisailam  | 162.02                            | 501.30                             |
| 12                       | Pakke                    | 87.22                             | 322.01                             |
| 13                       | Palamau                  | 129.54                            | 967.45                             |
| 14                       | Panna                    | 69.55                             | 137.46                             |
| 15                       | Similipal                | 160.30                            | 498.33                             |
| 16                       | Valmiki                  | 69.00                             | 436.83                             |