Lok Sabha Question No. 780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Migratory Birds
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 780 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## Migratory Birds

## 780. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) the  details  of  various  migratory  birds  coming  in  the  country  particularly  during  winter season;
- (b) whether it is a fact that  the number of such migratory birds have come down over the decades;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to protect such migratory birds along with the funds allocated/ utilized for the said purpose during each of the last three years and current year in Rajasthan, State/UT-wise?

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

- (a) India  is  a  key  habitat  for  a  large  number  of  migratory  birds.  According  to literaturepublished  by  experts  andscientific  institutions,  about  460  species  of migratory birds visit India, out of which 175 species undertake long distance migration using the Central Asian Flyway (CAF). The birds which use CAF include Egyptian Vultures, Plovers, Ducks, Storks, Ibises, Flamingoes, Pochards, Sociable Lapwing, European Roller, Eurasian Golden Oriole, etc.
- (b) and (c) There  are  no  specific  reports  indicating  that  the  number  of  migratory  birds have come down over the decades.
- (d ) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provides financial assistance to the States/Union Territories including Rajasthan for protection of wildlife,including  migratory  birds  and  their  habitats,  under  the  Centrally Sponsored Schemes -Development of Wildlife Habitat, Project Elephant and Project Tiger. Details of financial assistance provided to States/Union

Territories under the Scheme during the last three years and current year are at Annexure-1, Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively.

Other  important  initiatives  taken  by  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and Climate Change for conservation of migratory birds include:

- i. Several  important  habitats  of  migratory  birds  have  been  declared  as Protected Areas.
- ii. Rare and endangered  migratory species of birds  found  in  India,  like Black  Necked  Crane,  Great  Indian  Bustard,  Bar  Headed  Geese, Himalayan  Griffon,  SarusCranes,  HoubaraBustard  etc.  have  been listed  in  Schedule-I  of  the  Wild  Life  (Protection) Act,  1972,  thereby providing them highest degree of protection.
- iii. A  Central  Asian  Flyway  National  Action  Plan  (2018-2023)  was launched in 2018 with the goal of conserving migratory birds and their habitats.
- iv. Notification of Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) around many NationalParks and Sanctuaries under the provisions of the Environment(Protection) Act, 1986 to further strengthen conservation ofwildlife including migratory birds.
- v. The Ministry has issued guidelinesfor mitigation of impacts of linear infrastructure on wildlife, including migratory birds.
- vi. India  is  a  signatory  to  the  Convention  on  Migratory  Species  (CMS) and  has  also  signed  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MOU)  on conservation of species including Siberian Cranes, Raptorsetc.
- vii. The  Ministry  has  also  notified  the  Wetlands  (Conservation  and Management)  Rules,  2017  for  conservation  of  all  wetlands  in  the country which are also the resting places /breeding grounds of a large number of migratory birds.

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## ANNEXURE-1

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  780  REGARDING  'MIGRATORY  BIRDS'  BY  SHRI  RAHUL KASWAN DUE FOR REPLY ON 05.02.2021

## Details of funds released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme- 'Development of Wildlife Habitats'

(Rs.in lakh)

|   S.No. | Name of States/UTs   |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 (as on date 01.02.2021) |
|---------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | A&NIslands           |  141.935  |    191    |   132.64  |                             0     |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh       |    0      |     75    |     0     |                             0     |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh    |  269.935  |    344.42 |   512.69  |                           312.59  |
|       4 | Assam                |  275.827  |    265.32 |   164.26  |                             0     |
|       5 | Bihar                |  322.674  |    749    |   148.142 |                           200.37  |
|       6 | Chandigarh           |   26.0651 |      0    |     0     |                            25.16  |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh         |  435.015  |    350.61 |   310.032 |                           104.36  |
|       8 | Goa                  |   85.9938 |      0    |   111.654 |                             0     |
|       9 | Gujarat              |  558.52   |   2232    |     0     |                             0     |
|      10 | Haryana              |  181.445  |    155    |   237.608 |                            18.22  |
|      11 | Himachal Pradesh     |  237.411  |    370.3  |   375.766 |                           417.07  |
|      12 | Jammu &Kashmir       |  577.915  |    492.43 |     0     |                            80.63  |
|      13 | Jharkhand            |   95.607  |     50.51 |    93.96  |                           198.23  |
|      14 | Karnataka            |  427.89   |    653    |   739.046 |                           586.12  |
|      15 | Kerala               |  900.834  |   1293.4  |   845.026 |                           731.28  |
|      16 | Madhya Pradesh       | 1379.49   |    912.2  |   629.266 |                           333.9   |
|      17 | Maharashtra          |  808.056  |   1031.2  |   715.781 |                           146.08  |
|      18 | Manipur              |  425.664  |    405.6  |   396.455 |                           241.12  |
|      19 | Meghalaya            |  114.061  |    312    |   238.839 |                           133.31  |
|      20 | Mizoram              |  487.445  |    430    |   431.79  |                           339.31  |
|      21 | Nagaland             |  565.871  |    882.2  |   953.69  |                           168.035 |
|      22 | Odisha               |  342.937  |    499    |   701.504 |                           675.23  |
|      23 | Rajasthan            |  622.422  |    585    |   741.315 |                           263.78  |
|      24 | Sikkim               |  202.154  |    394    |   557.355 |                           445.06  |
|      25 | Tamil Nadu           |  394.725  |    384.1  |   409.505 |                           334.04  |
|      26 | Telangana            |  157.083  |      0    |     0     |                            36.59  |
|      27 | Uttar Pradesh        |  386.968  |    119.81 |   426.251 |                           312.62  |
|      28 | Uttarakhand          | 2979.36   |   1764.1  |  1201.19  |                           745.82  |
|      29 | West Bengal          |  657.992  |    960.6  |   891.073 |                           710.62  |
|      30 | Puducherry           |    0      |      0    |     0     |                             0     |
|      31 | Lakshadweep          |    6.71   |     46.3  |   193.272 |                           293.06  |

| 32    | Delhi           |     0 |   551.90 |         0 |       0 |
|-------|-----------------|-------|----------|-----------|---------|
| 33    | WII-Uttarakhand |     0 |        0 |   200     |    0    |
| 34    | Tripura         |     0 |        0 |    90.317 |   82.59 |
| 35    | Ladakh UT       |     0 |        0 |     0     |  223.17 |
| Total | Total           | 15000 |    16500 | 12448.4   | 8158.36 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  780  REGARDING  'MIGRATORY  BIRDS'  BY  SHRI  RAHUL KASWAN DUE FOR REPLY ON 05.02.2021

Details of funds released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme- 'Project Elephant' (Rs.in lakh)

| Sl. No   | State/UTs         |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |   17.394  |   29.016  |  127.03   |    0      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |  118.85   |    0      |  103.268  |  282.256  |
| 3        | Assam             |    0      |  354.351  |    0      |    0      |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      |   48      |   65.28   |    0      |    0      |
| 5        | Jharkhand         |  105.518  |  116.464  |  131.586  |  111.865  |
| 6        | Karnataka         |  355.548  |  353.914  |  319.648  |  330.404  |
| 7        | Kerala            |  482.55   |  466.69   |  312.274  |  574.56   |
| 8        | Maharashtra       |   27      |   46.536  |   44.1944 |    0      |
| 9        | Meghalaya         |  162.849  |  217.879  |  177.898  |    9.36   |
| 10       | Nagaland          |   25.2    |  141.219  |  213.95   |    0      |
| 11       | Odisha            |  124.838  |  197.28   |  319.133  |  564.31   |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu        |  291.92   |  383.106  |  275.158  |    0      |
| 13       | Tripura           |   10.08   |   43.92   |   45.38   |    0      |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh     |   30.672  |   20.244  |   37.74   |    0      |
| 15       | Uttarakhand       |  341.563  |  192.168  |  417.312  |  204.85   |
| 16       | West Bengal       |   79.9302 |   83.94   |  113.254  |   64.1958 |
| 17       | Haryana           |   17.76   |    8.385  |   13.44   |   11.04   |
| 18       | Bihar             |  154.4    |  165.324  |   57.0275 |    0      |
| 19       | Rajasthan         |   14.454  |   12.6596 |   35.28   |    0      |
| 20       | Punjab            |    0      |    0      |    0      |    0      |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh    |    0      |    4.7578 |   13.695  |    0      |
| 22       | Manipur           |   10.8    |    9.072  |   10.944  |    0      |
|          | Total             | 2419.33   | 2912.2    | 2768.21   | 2152.84   |

## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  780  REGARDING  'MIGRATORY  BIRDS'  BY  SHRI  RAHUL KASWAN DUE FOR REPLY ON 05.02.2021

Details of funds released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme- 'Project Tiger' (Rs.in lakh)

| S. No.   | State/UTs         |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |    232.49 |    217.99 |    114.48 |   266.51  |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |    641.94 |    929.76 |    846.31 |   803.76  |
| 3.       | Assam             |   2309.61 |   1919.62 |   2198.76 |  2493.9   |
| 4.       | Bihar             |    552.27 |    570.9  |    562.84 |   628.89  |
| 5.       | Chhatisgarh       |   1315.08 |    536.14 |    358.53 |   471.16  |
| 6.       | Jharkhand         |    338.62 |    367    |   1432.07 |    73.653 |
| 7.       | Karnataka         |   2263.85 |   2267.43 |   2252.03 |  1924.38  |
| 8.       | Kerala            |    636.41 |    653.03 |    607.07 |   402.88  |
| 9.       | Madhya Pradesh    |  11271.6  |   5343.89 |   3501.91 |  2501.26  |
| 10.      | Maharashtra       |   6419.17 |  11049.6  |   7220.39 |  2713.68  |
| 11.      | Mizoram           |    215.32 |    318.84 |    337.7  |   161.53  |
| 12.      | Odisha            |   1604.43 |   1022.32 |   1303.32 |   680.07  |
| 13.      | Rajasthan         |    773.1  |    791.83 |   1203.19 |   752.89  |
| 14.      | Tamil Nadu        |   2551.06 |   2366.82 |   1586.91 |  1101.91  |
| 15.      | Telangana         |    294.04 |   1115.65 |    359.91 |   351.97  |
| 16.      | Uttar Pradesh     |    820.07 |    685.34 |   1242.49 |   923.29  |
| 17.      | Uttarakhand       |   1166.44 |   1417.26 |   2289.18 |  1414.57  |
| 18.      | West Bengal       |    597.58 |    719.01 |    758.47 |   303.96  |
| 19.      | Nagaland          |      0    |     24.86 |      0    |     0     |
|          | Total             |  34003.1  |  32317.3  |  28175.6  | 17970.3   |