Lok Sabha Question No. 4314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Tiger Reserves
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 4314

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## Tiger Reserves

## 4314.  SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Tiger Reserves have gone up in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the total area covered and number of tigers, project-wise and State-wise;
- (c) the details of the Government's programme to improve the number of tiger in the reserve and fund allocated during the last four years for this purpose; and
- (d) whether any software-based monitoring system for Tigers-Intensive Protection and Ecological status has been introduced in Tiger Reserves and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Yes  Sir.  Currently,  there  are  53  tiger  reserves  in  the  country  and  details  are  at Annexure-I(a) .  The details of tiger estimation pertaining to tiger landscapes in the country, for the years 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 are at Annexure-I(b) .
- (c) Funding  assistance  is  provided  under  the  ongoing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of Project Tiger to tiger  range States for conservation of tigers, raising awareness on tiger  &  other  wildlife,  habitat  management,  protection,  eco-development,  human resource  and  infrastructure  development,  voluntary  village  relocation  etc.    The details  of  funds  allocated  and  released  to  the  tiger  range  States  under  the  ongoing Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  of  Project  Tiger during last four years are at Annexure-II.
- (d) The  'M-STrIPES'  (Monitoring System for Tigers: Intensive Protection and Ecological Status) is operational in tiger bearing forests of India.  M-STrIPES is an application  based  software  where  modern  technology  is  used  to  assist  effective patrolling and monitoring in and around tiger reserves of the country.

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## Annexure-I(a)

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4314  ON  TIGER  RESERVES  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON 27.03.2023

## Details of tiger reserves in the country

| Sl. No.   | Name of Tiger Reserve           | State                   | Total area (In Sq.Kms.)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | Bandipur                        | Karnataka               | 1456.3                    |
| 2         | Corbett                         | Uttarakhand             | 1288.31                   |
|           | Amangarh (buffer of Corbett TR) | Uttar Pradesh           | 80.60                     |
| 3         | Kanha                           | Madhya Pradesh          | 2051.791                  |
| 4         | Manas                           | Assam                   | 2837.10                   |
| 5         | Melghat                         | Maharashtra             | 2768.52                   |
| 6         | Palamau                         | Jharkhand               | 1129.93                   |
| 7         | Ranthambore                     | Rajasthan               | 1411.291                  |
| 8         | Similipal                       | Odisha                  | 2750.00                   |
| 9         | Sunderbans                      | West Bengal             | 2584.89                   |
| 10        | Periyar                         | Kerala                  | 925.00                    |
| 11        | Sariska                         | Rajasthan               | 1213.342                  |
| 12        | Buxa                            | West Bengal             | 757.9038                  |
| 13        | Indravati                       | Chhattisgarh            | 2799.07                   |
| 14        | Namdapha                        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 2052.82                   |
| 15        | Dudhwa                          | Uttar Pradesh           | 2201.7748                 |
| 16        | Kalakad-Mundanthurai            | Tamil Nadu              | 1601.542                  |
| 17        | Valmiki                         | Bihar                   | 899.38                    |
| 18        | Pench                           | Madhya Pradesh          | 1179.63225                |
| 19        | Tadoba-Andhari                  | Maharashtra             | 1727.5911                 |
| 20        | Bandhavgarh                     | Madhya Pradesh          | 1536.938                  |
| 21        | Panna                           | Madhya Pradesh          | 1598.10                   |
| 22        | Dampa                           | Mizoram                 | 988.00                    |
| 23        | Bhadra                          | Karnataka               | 1064.29                   |
| 24        | Pench                           | Maharashtra             | 741.22                    |
| 25        | Pakke                           | Arunachal Pradesh       | 1198.45                   |
| 26        | Nameri                          | Assam                   | 464.00                    |
| 27        | Satpura                         | Madhya Pradesh          | 2133.30797                |
| 28        | Anamalai                        | Tamil Nadu              | 1479.87                   |
| 29        | Udanti-Sitanadi                 | Chattisgarh             | 1842.54                   |
| 30        | Satkosia                        | Odisha                  | 963.87                    |
| 31        | Kaziranga                       | Assam                   | 1173.58                   |
| 32        | Achanakmar                      | Chattisgarh             | 914.017                   |
| 33        | Dandeli-Anshi                   | Karnataka               | 1097.514                  |
| 34        | Sanjay-Dubri                    | Madhya Pradesh          | 1674.502                  |
| 35        | Mudumalai                       | Tamil Nadu              | 688.59                    |
| 36        | Nagarahole                      | Karnataka               | 1205.76                   |
| 37        | Parambikulam                    | Kerala                  | 643.662                   |
| 38        | Sahyadri                        | Maharashtra             | 1165.57                   |
| 39        | Biligiri Ranganatha Temple      | Karnataka               | 574.82                    |
| 40        | Kawal                           | Telangana               | 2015.44                   |
| 41        | Sathyamangalam                  | Tamil Nadu              | 1408.40                   |
| 42        | Mukandra Hills                  | Rajasthan               | 759.99                    |
| 43        | Nawegaon-Nagzira                | Maharashtra             | 1894.944                  |
| 44        | Nagarjunsagar Srisailam         | Andhra Pradesh          | 3296.31                   |
| 45 46     | Amrabad Pilibhit                | Telangana Uttar Pradesh | 2611.39 730.2498          |
|           | Bor                             |                         | 816.27                    |
| 47        |                                 | Maharashtra             |                           |

| 48   | Rajaji                   | Uttarakhand       |   1075.17 |
|------|--------------------------|-------------------|-----------|
| 49   | Orang                    | Assam             |    492.46 |
| 50   | Kamlang                  | Arunachal Pradesh |    783    |
| 51   | Srivilliputhur Megamalai | Tamil Nadu        |   1016.57 |
| 52   | Ramgarh Vishdhari        | Rajasthan         |   1501.89 |
| 53   | Ranipur                  | Uttar Pradesh     |    529.36 |
|      | TOTAL                    |                   |  75796.8  |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4314  ON  TIGER  RESERVES  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON 27.03.2023

## Details of tiger estimation pertaining to tiger landscapes in the country, for the years 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018

|                                                                      | Tiger Population                                                     | Tiger Population                                                     | Tiger Population                                                     | Tiger Population                                                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                | 2006                                                                 | 2010                                                                 | 2014                                                                 | 2018                                                                 |
| Shivalik-Gangetic Plain Landscape Complex                            | Shivalik-Gangetic Plain Landscape Complex                            | Shivalik-Gangetic Plain Landscape Complex                            | Shivalik-Gangetic Plain Landscape Complex                            | Shivalik-Gangetic Plain Landscape Complex                            |
| Uttarakhand                                                          | 178                                                                  | 227                                                                  | 340                                                                  | 442                                                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 109                                                                  | 118                                                                  | 117                                                                  | 173                                                                  |
| Bihar                                                                | 10                                                                   | 8                                                                    | 28                                                                   | 31                                                                   |
| Shivalik Gangetic                                                    | 297                                                                  | 353                                                                  | 485                                                                  | 646                                                                  |
| Central Indian Landscape Complex and Eastern Ghats Landscape Complex | Central Indian Landscape Complex and Eastern Ghats Landscape Complex | Central Indian Landscape Complex and Eastern Ghats Landscape Complex | Central Indian Landscape Complex and Eastern Ghats Landscape Complex | Central Indian Landscape Complex and Eastern Ghats Landscape Complex |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                       | 95                                                                   | 72                                                                   | 68                                                                   | 48                                                                   |
| Telangana                                                            | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | 26                                                                   |
| Chhattisgarh                                                         | 26                                                                   | 26                                                                   | 46                                                                   | 19                                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 300                                                                  | 257                                                                  | 308                                                                  | 526                                                                  |
| Maharashtra                                                          | 103                                                                  | 169                                                                  | 190                                                                  | 312                                                                  |
| Odisha                                                               | 45                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 28                                                                   | 28                                                                   |
| Rajasthan                                                            | 32                                                                   | 36                                                                   | 45                                                                   | 69                                                                   |
| Jharkhand                                                            | -                                                                    | 10                                                                   | 3*                                                                   | 5                                                                    |
| Central India                                                        | 601                                                                  | 601                                                                  | 688                                                                  | 1033                                                                 |
| Western Ghats Landscape Complex                                      | Western Ghats Landscape Complex                                      | Western Ghats Landscape Complex                                      | Western Ghats Landscape Complex                                      | Western Ghats Landscape Complex                                      |
| Karnataka                                                            | 290                                                                  | 300                                                                  | 406                                                                  | 524                                                                  |
| Kerala                                                               | 46                                                                   | 71                                                                   | 136                                                                  | 190                                                                  |
| Tamil Nadu                                                           | 76                                                                   | 163                                                                  | 229                                                                  | 264                                                                  |
| Goa                                                                  | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | 5                                                                    | 3                                                                    |
| Western Ghats                                                        | 412                                                                  | 534                                                                  | 776                                                                  | 981                                                                  |
| North Eastern Hills and Brahmaputra Flood Plains                     | North Eastern Hills and Brahmaputra Flood Plains                     | North Eastern Hills and Brahmaputra Flood Plains                     | North Eastern Hills and Brahmaputra Flood Plains                     | North Eastern Hills and Brahmaputra Flood Plains                     |
| Assam                                                                | 70                                                                   | 143                                                                  | 167                                                                  | 190                                                                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                    | 14                                                                   | -                                                                    | 28 **                                                                | 29                                                                   |
| Mizoram                                                              | 6                                                                    | 5                                                                    | 3*                                                                   | 0                                                                    |
| Northern West Bengal                                                 | 10                                                                   | -                                                                    | 3*                                                                   | 0                                                                    |
| North East Hills, and Brahmaputra                                    | 100                                                                  | 148                                                                  | 201                                                                  | 219                                                                  |
| Sunderbans                                                           | -                                                                    | 70                                                                   | 76                                                                   | 88                                                                   |
| TOTAL                                                                | 1411                                                                 | 1706                                                                 | 2226                                                                 | 2967                                                                 |

Annexure-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4314  ON  TIGER  RESERVES  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON 27.03.2023

Details of funds allocated and released to the tiger range States under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger during last four years

(Rs. in lakhs)

| 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Allocated | Released  | Allocated | Released  | Allocated | Released  | Allocated | Released  |
| 350.00    | 323.44    | 282.57    | 282.23    | 195.00    | 194.68    | 220.00    | 219.94    |

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