Lok Sabha Question No. 1911 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Project Tiger
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1911

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2021

## Project Tiger

## 1911.  SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change be pleased to state:

- (a) the names of the States in which Project Tiger is being implemented at present, State/UTwise;
- (b) the details of the funds  provided to the  State  Government for the maintenance of each Project Tiger from the year 2018 to 2020, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has the fund allocation for these projects and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons thereof;
- (d) whether the reduction in funds is likely to affect these projects adversely and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a), (b) & (c) The  funding  assistance  is  provided  under  the  ongoing  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger to States for conservation and protection of tiger.  The details are at Annexure-I.
- (d) & (e) The budget allocation is prioritized in order to maximize protection, monitoring and  eco-development  activities  while  dovetailing  with  resources  available  with other schemes and State Governments.

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a),  (b)  &  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1911 ON PROJECT TIGER DUE FOR REPLY ON 30/07/2021

## Details of funding assistance provided under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger to States

| Sl. No.   | State                                      |   2018-19 (Rs. in lakhs) |   2019-20 (Rs. in lakhs) |   2020-21 (Rs. in lakhs) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                             |                   217.99 |                   114.48 |                   266.51 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                          |                   929.76 |                   846.31 |                   803.76 |
| 3         | Assam                                      |                  1919.62 |                  2198.76 |                  2513.9  |
| 4         | Bihar                                      |                   570.9  |                   562.84 |                   628.89 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                               |                   536.14 |                   358.53 |                   471.16 |
| 6         | Jharkhand                                  |                   367    |                  1432.07 |                   128.45 |
| 7         | Karnataka                                  |                  2267.43 |                  2252.03 |                  2118.01 |
| 8         | Kerala                                     |                   653.03 |                   607.07 |                   402.88 |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh                             |                  5343.89 |                  3501.91 |                  2551.26 |
| 10        | Maharashtra                                |                 11049.6  |                  7220.39 |                  3098.03 |
| 11        | Mizoram                                    |                   318.84 |                   337.7  |                   161.53 |
| 12        | Odisha                                     |                  1022.32 |                  1303.32 |                   680.07 |
| 13        | Rajasthan                                  |                   791.83 |                  1203.19 |                  1008.89 |
| 14        | Tamil Nadu                                 |                  2366.82 |                  1586.91 |                  1336.14 |
| 15        | Telangana                                  |                  1115.65 |                   359.91 |                   351.97 |
| 16        | Uttarakhand                                |                   685.34 |                  1242.49 |                  1671.3  |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh                              |                  1417.26 |                  2289.18 |                   923.29 |
| 18        | West Bengal                                |                   719.01 |                   758.47 |                   333.96 |
| 19        | Nagaland (IVth All India Tiger Estimation) |                    24.86 |                     0    |                     0    |
|           | Total                                      |                 32317.3  |                 28175.6  |                 19450    |

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