Lok Sabha Question No. 3206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Conservation of National Parks
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3206

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## Conservation of National Parks

## 3206.  SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) The total funds spent by the Government for the Conservation of National Parks during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) The total amount of revenue earned through tourism from the National Parks during the said period, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for conservation and preservation of National Parks and encourage tourism in such parks in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of financial assistance provided by the Ministry of Environment, Forest  and  Climate  Change  to  States/UTs  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored Schemes  'Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats',  'Project  Tiger'  and  'Project Elephant' for conservation of wildlife and management of Protected Areas, including National Parks, during the last three years are at Annexure-1a, 1b and 1c.
- (b) Management  of  National  Parks,  including  eco-tourism  activities,  is  the mandate of the respective State Government /Union Territory Administration. The  State/UT  wise  details  of  revenue  earned  from  National  Parks  through eco-tourism are not collated at the level of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- (c) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provides financial assistance to the States/UTs for protection, conservation and management of wildlife  in  the  National  Parks  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  schemes 'Development of  Wildlife Habitats', 'Project Tiger' and 'Project Elephant'. Guidelines to promote sustainable ecotourism in and around Tiger Reserves have  been  issued  by  the  National  Tiger  Conservation  Authority  (NTCA). Management Plans of Protected Areas also include measures to promote ecotourism and ensure conservation and protection of wildlife.

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3206  REGARDING  'CONSERVATION  OF  NATIONAL PARKS' DUE FOR REPLY ON 06.08.2021.

Details of funds released to State/ UT Governments under CSS-'Development of Wildlife Habitats' during last three years and the current year

(Amount in ₹ lakh)

| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs   |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21     |
|---------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| 1       | A& N Islands         |    191    |   132.64  | 0           |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh       |     75    |     0     | 0           |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh    |    344.42 |   512.69  | 312.5865    |
| 4       | Assam                |    265.32 |   164.26  | 0           |
| 5       | Bihar                |    749    |   148.142 | 205.1644    |
| 6       | Chandigarh           |      0    |     0     | 25.16       |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh         |    350.61 |   310.032 | 104.35936   |
| 8       | Goa                  |      0    |   111.654 | 0           |
| 9       | Gujarat              |   2232    |     0     | 124.5849    |
| 10      | Haryana              |    155    |   237.608 | 18.2212     |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh     |    370.3  |   375.766 | 187.63518   |
| 12      | Jammu &Kashmir       |    492.43 |     0     | 80.62863    |
| 13      | Jharkhand            |     50.51 |    93.96  | 198.2265    |
| 14      | Karnataka            |    653    |   739.046 | 586.126341  |
| 15      | Kerala               |   1293.4  |   845.026 | 731.2845    |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh       |    912.2  |   629.266 | 801.60127   |
| 17      | Maharashtra          |   1031.2  |   715.781 | 146.08135   |
| 18      | Manipur              |    405.6  |   396.455 | 241.11948.  |
| 19      | Meghalaya            |    312    |   238.839 | 263.50463   |
| 20      | Mizoram              |    430    |   431.79  | 339.60855   |
| 21      | Nagaland             |    882.2  |   953.69  | 260.00105   |
| 22      | Odisha               |    499    |   701.504 | 694.18819   |
| 23      | Rajasthan            |    585    |   741.315 | 309.12634   |
| 24      | Sikkim               |    394    |   557.355 | 349.623     |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu           |    384.1  |   409.505 | 334.0354    |
| 26      | Telangana            |      0    |     0     | 36.59304    |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh        |    119.81 |   426.251 | 312.9244    |
| 28      | Uttarakhand          |   1764.1  |  1401.19  | 441.61031   |
| 29      | West Bengal          |    960.6  |   891.073 | 710.61953   |
| 30      | Puducherry           |      0    |     0     | 0           |
| 31      | Lakshadweep          |     46.3  |   193.272 | 462.859     |
| 32      | Delhi                |    551.9  |     0     | 0           |
| 33      | Tripura              |      0    |    90.317 | 260.679     |
| 34      | Ladakh UT            |      0    |     0     | 223.17292   |
| Total   |                      |  16500    | 12448.4   | 8761.324971 |

ANNEXURE-1b.

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3206  REGARDING  'CONSERVATION  OF  NATIONAL PARKS' DUE FOR REPLY ON 06.08.2021.

Details of funds released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme- 'Project Tiger'during last three years (2018-19 to 2020-21)

(Amount in ₹ Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State                                      |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 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    |

ANNEXURE-1c.

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3206  REGARDING  'CONSERVATION  OF  NATIONAL PARKS' DUE FOR REPLY ON 06.08.2021.

Details of funds released to State/ UT Governments under CSS-'Project Elephant' during last three years (2018-19 to 2020-21)

(Amount in ₹ Lakh)

| Sl. No   | State/UTs         |   2018-19 | 2019-20   | 2020-21    |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |   29.016  | 127.03    | 77.28      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |    0      | 103.26831 | 282.256    |
| 3        | Assam             |  354.351  | -         | 35.284     |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      |   65.28   | -         | -          |
| 5        | Jharkhand         |  116.464  | 161.44438 | 111.86522  |
| 6        | Karnataka         |  353.914  | 319.64799 | 330.40376  |
| 7        | Kerala            |  466.69   | 312.2736  | 574.56     |
| 8        | Maharashtra       |   46.536  | 44.1944   | 17.98      |
| 9        | Meghalaya         |  217.879  | 177.8976  | 9.36       |
| 10       | Nagaland          |  141.219  | 213.9498  | 92.50      |
| 11       | Odisha            |  197.28   | 319.1328  | 577.99     |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu        |  383.106  | 275.1576  | -          |
| 13       | Tripura           |   43.92   | 45.38     | 24.71      |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh     |   20.244  | 37.74     | -          |
| 15       | Uttarakhand       |  192.168  | 417.312   | 204.85     |
| 16       | West Bengal       |   83.94   | 113.254   | 64.1958    |
| 17       | Haryana           |    8.385  | 13.44     | 11.04      |
| 18       | Bihar             |  165.324  | 57.02752  | 39.08      |
| 19       | Rajasthan         |   12.6596 | 35.28     | -          |
| 20       | Punjab            |    0      | -         | -          |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh    |    4.7578 | 13.695    | -          |
| 22       | Manipur           |    9.072  | 10.944    | -          |
|          | Total             | 2912.2    | 2798.069  | 2453.35478 |