Lok Sabha Question No. 3340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Migratory Birds
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3340

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2024

## Migratory Birds

## 3340.   SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) the details of various migratory birds that come to the country particularly during winter season;
- (b) whether the number of the migratory birds decreased during the last few decades;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d)   the various steps taken by the Government to provide protection to the said migratory birds; and
- (e) the details of the funds allocated/utilized for the said purpose during each of the last three years and current year, location-wise and State-wise including Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

- (a) India  is  an  important  habitat  for  large  number  of  migratory  birds.  The  migratory birds that visit India include various species of ducks, geese, waders, stork, cranes, egrets/herons, flamingos, raptors, cranes, pelicans, gulls, etc.
- (b) and (c) Population  estimations  of various species of migratory birds have  not  been undertaken nationally. However many States/UTs undertake population estimations of different migratory species within their jurisdictions.
- (d) The  important  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  protection  of  migratory  birds include:
- i. Several important habitats of migratory birds have  been declared as Protected Areas under Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
- ii. Rare and endangered migratory species of birds found in India, like Black Necked  Crane,  Great  Indian  Bustard,  Bar  Headed  Geese,  Himalayan Griffon,  etc.  have  been  listed  in  Schedule-I  of  the  Wild  Life  (Protection) Act, 1972, thereby providing them the highest degree of protection.
- iii. Eco-Sensitive  Zones  (ESZs)  around  many  National  Parks  and  Sanctuaries have  been  notified  under  the  provisions  of  the  Environment  (Protection) Act, 1986 to further strengthen conservation of wildlife, including migratory birds.
- iv. A  specific  component  of  'Recovery  programmes  for  saving  critically endangered  species  and  habitats'  is  included  in  the  ongoing  Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Development of Wildlife Habitats'.
- v. Financial and technical assistance is provided to the State/UT Governments for  protection  and  management  of  Protected  Areas  under  the  Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Development of Wildlife Habitats'
- vi. India  is  a  signatory  to  the  Convention  on  the  Conservation  of  Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).
- vii. The Ministry has also notified the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 for conservation of all wetlands in the country.
- viii. India  is  a  signatory  to  the  Convention  on  Wetlands  and  currently  85 wetlands in India have been notified as Ramsar Sites.
- (e) 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 and Project Tiger and Elephant. Details of financial assistance provided to States/Union Territories under the Scheme during the last three years and  current year are at Annexure-1  and  Annexure-II respectively.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part  (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3340 due for reply on 16.12.2024 regarding 'Migratory Birds'.

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

(₹. in lakhs)

|   S.N o. | Name of States/UTs   | 2019-20    | 2020-21     |   2021-22 | 2022-23    | 2023-24     |   2024-25 (as on date 10.12.2024) |
|----------|----------------------|------------|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|        1 | A& NIslands          | 132.64     | 0           |  135.77   | 25.125     | 0           |                            0      |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh    | 512.69     | 312.5865    |  419.806  | 276.4406 2 | 672.462     |                          696.546  |
|        3 | Assam                | 164.26     | 0           |    0      | 209.1464   | 565.1076 3  |                         1234.47   |
|        4 | Bihar                | 148.142    | 205.1644    |  410.86   | 0          | 336.3722 3  |                            0      |
|        5 | Chandigarh           | 0          | 25.16       |    0      | 21.6241    | 16.498      |                            0      |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh         | 310.0318   | 104.3593 6  |  274.59   | 104.457    | 116.2486 8  |                          135.582  |
|        7 | Goa                  | 111.654    | 0           |    0      | 0          | 50.10       |                           66.4442 |
|        8 | Gujarat              | 0          | 124.5849    |    0      | 200.01     | 206.99      |                            0      |
|        9 | Haryana              | 237.6078   | 18.2212     |  127.331  | 30.1575    | 167.85      |                          116.486  |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh     | 375.7655 4 | 187.6351 8  |  197.095  | 114.3205   | 94.15328    |                          172.311  |
|       11 | Jammu& Kashmir       | 0          | 80.62863    |    0      | 0          | 69.57972    |                           73.971  |
|       12 | Jharkhand            | 93.96      | 198.2265    |   79.5332 | 0          | 14.91025    |                           71.9362 |
|       13 | Karnataka            | 739.046    | 586.1263 41 | 1256.59   | 291.7114 6 | 581.5234 6  |                          800.821  |
|       14 | Kerala               | 845.026    | 731.2845    |  295.774  | 224.4735   | 921.0361    |                          909.639  |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh       | 629.266    | 801.6012 7  |  389.349  | 265.5508   | 471.8195 9  |                          486.777  |
|       16 | Maharashtra          | 715.781    | 146.0813 5  |    0      | 350.3879   | 554.6964 5  |                          622.067  |
|       17 | Manipur              | 396.455    | 241.1194 8. |  142.506  | 180.6437 9 | 231.7240 7  |                          261.706  |
|       18 | Meghalaya            | 238.839    | 263.5046 3  |  530.513  | 0          | 243.5661 1  |                          389.594  |
|       19 | Mizoram              | 431.79     | 339.6085 5  |  198.968  | 190.1977   | 304.207     |                          344.326  |
|       20 | Nagaland             | 953.69     | 260.0010 5  |  342.031  | 725.6565   | 1306.327 5  |                         1044.06   |
|       21 | Odisha               | 701.504    | 694.1881 9  |  726.803  | 967.4976   | 1005.086 12 |                          882.502  |
|       22 | Rajasthan            | 741.315    | 309.1263 4  | 1007.65   | 86.78886   | 0           |                            0      |
|       23 | Sikkim               | 557.355    | 349.623     |  182.972  | 239.6604 8 | 187.0323 7  |                          221.17   |
|       24 | Tamil Nadu           | 409.505    | 334.0354    |  390.757  | 132.9520 5 | 373.8902    |                          661.787  |
|       25 | Telangana            | 0          | 36.59304    |    0      | 0          | 0           |                            0      |
|       26 | Uttar Pradesh        | 426.251    | 312.9244    |  169.063  | 266.7472   | 290.6442    |                          393.867  |

|    |             |              |              |             |             | 5           |                |
|----|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 1401.19      | 441.6103 1   | 226.34415   | 212.9662    | 498.497     | 652.247066 5   |
| 28 | West Bengal | 891.073      | 710.6195 3   | 757.25599   | 201.3086 6  | 385.2998 8  | 0              |
| 29 | Puducherry  | 0            | 0            | 0           | 0           | 5.22        | 0              |
| 30 | Lakshadweep | 193.272      | 462.859      | 462.086     | 269.9055    | 124.655     | 217.185        |
| 31 | Tripura     | 90.317       | 260.679      | 0           | 0           | 186.0551 4  | 0              |
| 32 | Ladakh UT   | 0            | 223.1729 2   | 31.95       | 61.11591    | 0.06        | 0              |
|    | Grand Total | 12448.42 614 | 8761.324 971 | 8755.5 9767 | 5648.845 23 | 9981.612 03 | 10455.4930 965 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part  (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3340 due for reply on 16.12.2024 regarding 'Migratory Birds'.

Details of funds released to State/ UT Governments under CSS-'Project Tiger and Elephant' during last three years.

## (₹. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State             |               | 2021-22           |               | 2022-23           | 2023-24                     | 2024-25 (as on 11/12/202 4)   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | Project Tiger | Project Elephan t | Project Tiger | Project Elepha nt | *Projec t Tiger & Elepha nt | *Project Tiger& Elephant      |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 292.11        | 20.5565           | 0.00          | 0.00              | 149.421                     | 365.13                        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 869.08        | 157.761 5         | 0.00          | 26.8875           | 1119.91 45                  | 629.112                       |
| 3         | Assam             | 1476.75       | 126.716           | 336.22        | 167.4             | 2619.30 78                  | 2043.6046 7                   |
| 4         | Bihar             | 552.72        | -                 | 0.00          | 0.00              | 308.982 5                   | 126.14526                     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 355.85        | 24.785            | 82.88         | 0.00              | 292.855                     | 181.581                       |
| 6         | Haryana           | 0.00          | 4.2345            | 0.00          | 17.4              | 26.1                        | 20.40                         |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.00          | 0.00              | 0.00          | 0.00              | 19.61                       | 0.00                          |
| 8         | Jharkhand         | 195.06        | 86.682            | 17.26         | 78.05             | 405.785                     | 363.778                       |
| 9         | Karnataka         | 2956.70       | 261.195           | 235.24        | 97.8453           | 2613.08 34                  | 783.0747                      |
| 10        | Kerala            | 868.78        | 580.967 65        | 417.59        | 270.09            | 996.224 25                  | 221.36725                     |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh    | 3523.52       | 12.613            | 1172.51       | 11.388            | 4303.79 4                   | 2213.976                      |
| 12        | Maharashtra       | 2991.06       | -                 | 0.00          | 28.524            | 2614.45 17                  | 1726.1219 3                   |
| 13        | Manipur           | 0.00          | 5.40              | 0.00          | 0.00              | 14.121                      | 14.625                        |
| 14        | Meghalaya         | 0.00          | 141.75            | 0.00          | 32.14             | 65.25                       | 29.70                         |
| 15        | Mizoram           | 374.13        | -                 | 0.00          | 0.00              | 144                         | 247.917                       |
| 16        | Nagaland          | 0.00          | 279.759           | 0.00          | 235.575           | 337.77                      | 231.1425                      |
| 17        | Odisha            | 1056.86       | 567.045           | 190.27        | 212.769 5         | 1012.58 76                  | 563.401                       |
| 18        | Rajasthan         | 841.05        | 15.18             | 0.00          | 6.18609           | 968.300 4                   | 228.47223                     |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu        | 1576.22       | 181.846 4         | 0.00          | 85.9405           | 2547.96 65                  | 1450.5265 2                   |
| 20        | Telangana         | 543.26        | -                 | 0.00          | 0                 | 323.308                     | 291.682                       |
| 21        | Tripura           | -             | -                 | 0.00          | 7.36516           | 27.0855                     | 10.99296                      |
| 22        | Uttarakhand       | 1463.71       | 244.123 75        | 0.00          | 18.7415           | 1495.52 41                  | 1207.53                       |

| 23   | Uttar Pradesh   |   1304.85 |    45.993 |    0.00 | 9.858     | 1031.97 67   |   1381.2537 |
|------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|--------------|-------------|
| 24   | West Bengal     |    708.28 |   87.8717 |    0    | 30.05     | 522.581 01   |      425.95 |
|      |                 |  21950    | 2844.48   | 2451.97 | 1336.21 1 | 23960        |    14757.5  |

*Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  Project  Elephant  and  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  Project  Tiger have been merged and now known as Centrally Sponsored Scheme Project Tiger & Elephant

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