Lok Sabha Question No. 2786 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Performance of Zoos
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: K. KAMARAAJ

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2786

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

## PERFORMANCE OF ZOOS

## 2786.DR. K. KAMARAJ:

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

- (a) the total number of zoos in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  formulation  of  a  grading  system  to evaluate the performance of the zoos in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken so far by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI   PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) Sir, total number of Zoos in the country, state-wise are annexed at Annexure - I.
- (b) Central Zoo Authority has formulated grading system to evaluate the performance of zoos  based  on  ten  parameters  namely(i)  Development  &  Planning;  (ii)Maintaining naturalistic environment;(iii) State of animal housing &  animal exhibits; (iv) Performance  of  zoos  with  regards  to  establishment  of  sustainable  population;  (v) Status of human resources; (vi) Animal health care; (vii) Sanitation & hygiene; (viii) Conservation breeding programme and the progress made in this regard, research; (ix) Education & interpretation and (x) Visitors' facility respectively with an allotment of 10 marks for each of them. The following measurable indices were used to grade the performance of Zoos:
- (c) The evaluation of eleven large  category zoos was conducted during 2013-14by a 5 members team of experts from various aspects of Zoo managementout of which four zoos  were  found  very  good,  three  were  good  and  rest  four  fair.  Sri  Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysuruscored maximum 69.5 points followed by Nandankanan Biological  Park,  Bhubaneswar with 68.5 points and Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai with 66 points.

|   S.No. | Category   | Score        |
|---------|------------|--------------|
|       1 | Excellent  | 75 and above |
|       2 | Very good  | 60-74        |
|       3 | Good       | 45-59        |
|       4 | Fair       | 25-44        |

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List of Recognized Zoos in States and Union Territories of India

(As on 10.03.2016)

| S.No.   | State                    | No. of Recognized Zoos   |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.      | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS | 1                        |
| 2.      | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 7                        |
| 3.      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 4                        |
| 4.      | ASSAM                    | 4                        |
| 5.      | BIHAR                    | 1                        |
| 6.      | CHATTISGARH              | 3                        |
| 7.      | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI       | 1                        |
| 8.      | DELHI                    | 2                        |
| 9.      | GOA                      | 1                        |
| 10.     | GUJARAT                  | 9                        |
| 11.     | HARYANA                  | 7                        |
| 12.     | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 7                        |
| 13.     | JAMMU &KASHMIR           | 2                        |
| 14.     | JHARKHAND                | 5                        |
| 15.     | KARNATAKA                | 16                       |
| 16.     | KERALA                   | 9                        |
| 17.     | MADHYAPRADESH            | 4                        |
| 18.     | MAHARASHTRA              | 14                       |
| 19.     | MANIPUR                  | 1                        |
| 20.     | MEGHALAYA                | 2                        |
| 21.     | MIZORAM                  | 2                        |
| 22.     | NAGALAND                 | 1                        |
| 23.     | ODISHA                   | 11                       |
| 24.     | PUNJAB                   | 5                        |
| 25.     | RAJASTHAN                | 8                        |
| 26.     | SIKKIM                   | 1                        |
| 27.     | TAMIL NADU               | 9                        |
| 28.     | TRIPURA                  | 1                        |
| 29.     | TELANGANA                | 10                       |
| 30.     | UTTARAKHAND              | 3                        |
| 31.     | UTTAR PRADESH            | 12                       |
| 32.     | WEST BENGAL              | 19                       |
|         |                          | 181                      |
| Total=  | Total=                   |                          |