Lok Sabha Question No. 3786 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Conservation of Peacocks
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3786

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2016

## Conservation of Peacocks

## 3786.   SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change be pleased to state?

- (a) whether the Government has conducted census of the National Bird, Peacock;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating the population of peacock in the country at present, State-wise;
- (c) whether the number of peacock is decreasing and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether incidents of killing of peacocks have been reported recently in the country, if so, the details thereof and the action taken against the guilty persons, State-wise;
- (e) the  details  of  the  funds  released  by  the  Government  for  the  preservation  of  peacocks during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to save and conserve the national bird?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) and (b) Peacocks  are  commonly  found  birds,  both  inside  forest  areas  as  well  as  in agricultural  or  human  habitations.  Management  and  protection  of  wildlife including  birds  is  the  responsibility  of  the  concerned  State/Union  Territory flagship species/mega-fauna  is  carried  out  by  the  State  Governments  at  periodic intervals. The State/UT-wise population status of peacocks are not collated in

Governments. Population estimation with respect to certain the Ministry.

- (c) and (d) Fluctuation  in  the  population  of  wildlife  is  a  natural  phenomenon,  which  is generally  attributed  to  biotic  factors  like  predation,  natural  death,  etc  and abiotic factors like consumption of pesticide treated seeds, etc. There are no reports to indicate the declining trend in the population of Peacocks. As per the Red List data  published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Peacocks ( Pavo cristatus ) are listed as ' Least concern '.

Reports of killing of peacocks have been received in the Ministry from time to time. However, State-wise details of such wildlife offences is not collated in the Ministry.

- (e) and (f) Financial assistance to the State/Union Territory Governments is provided for conservation  of  wildlife  including  peacocks  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored Schemes of 'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats (IDWH)', 'Project Tiger' and 'Project Elephant'.  The details of such funds released to the State/ Union Territory Governments during the last three years and current year is at Annexure 1A, 1B and 1C respectively .

Indian Peafowl ( Pavo cristatus )  is named National Bird of the country. It has been listed in the Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 thereby according  this  species  highest  degree  of  protection  against  hunting.  Thus capture, trade of the bird is prohibited under law.

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## ANNEXURE-1A

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3786 REGARDING 'CONSERVATION OF PEACOCKS' DUE FOR REPLY ON09.08.2016

## Details of funds released to State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats'

(Rs. in Lakhs)

|    | State/UT          | 2013-14    | 2014-15    | 2015-16    | 2016-17   |
|----|-------------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
| 1  | A& N Islands      | 150.00     | 00         | 100.00     | -         |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh    | 00         | 63.31      | 0          | -         |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh | 220.439    | 00         | 304.02     | -         |
| 4  | Assam             | 138.88     | 149.11     | 87.10      | -         |
| 5  | Bihar             | 34.8715    | 85.249     | 108.011    | -         |
| 6  | Chhattisgarh      | 408.74     | 482.087    | 213.409    | -         |
| 7  | Goa               | 00         | 00         | 00         | -         |
| 8  | Gujarat           | 537.84457  | 634.94     | 395.798    | -         |
| 9  | Haryana           | 00         | 14.71      | 99.33      | -         |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh  | 475.849    | 430.345    | 431.837    | -         |
| 11 | Jammu& Kashmir    | 485.747    | 506.761    | 354.00     | -         |
| 12 | Jharkhand         | 97.7655    | 101.12     | 18.62      | -         |
| 13 | Karnataka         | 351.00     | 483.7769   | 262.13     | -         |
| 14 | Kerala            | 505.782    | 818.491    | 967.386    | 471.50    |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh    | 454.354    | 371.354    | 394.565    | -         |
| 16 | Maharashtra       | 470.772    | 402.723    | 277.94     | -         |
| 17 | Manipur           | 80.80      | 129.192    | 248.919    | -         |
| 18 | Meghalaya         | 25.56      | 44.87      | 38.3902    | -         |
| 19 | Mizoram           | 210.334    | 131.54134  | 94.55      | 153.00    |
| 20 | Nagaland          | 15.375     | 85.155     | 235.48     | -         |
| 21 | Odisha            | 341.7448   | 350.3229   | 246.8365   | 280.00    |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 430.884    | 367.296    | 314.788    | -         |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 129.27836  | 169.15643  | 290.32635  | 145.50    |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 277.7918   | 280.626    | 113.261    | -         |
| 25 | Telangana         | --         | -          | --         | -         |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh     | 323.531    | 224.899    | 235.05     | -         |
| 27 | Uttarakhand       | 326.282    | 141.116    | 188.318    | -         |
| 28 | West Bengal       | 184.3735   | 108.847    | 100.934    | 237.66    |
| 29 | Puducherry        | 0          | 12.00      | 00         | -         |
|    | TOTAL             | 6677.99903 | 6588.99857 | 6120.99905 | 1287.66   |

## ANNEXURE-1B

## Details of funds released to State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Project Tiger'

## (Rs. In Lakhs)

| Sl.No   | States            | 2013-14     | 2014-15    | 2015-16     | 2016-17(As on 25.07.2016)   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 211.7804    | 184.141    | 0.00        | 0.00                        |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 757.1705    | 658.4260   | 429.53900   | 225.569                     |
| 3       | Assam             | 808.9665    | 1509.389   | 1425.41300  | 0.00                        |
| 4       | Bihar             | 285.0898    | 317.096    | 223.55051   | 384.655                     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 583.056     | 609.827    | 398.94500   | 0. 00                       |
| 6       | Jharkhand         | 251.168     | 199.08     | 47.98470    | 0.00                        |
| 7       | Karnataka         | 2016.0318   | 1565.7726  | 1378.19440  | 1675.429                    |
| 8       | Kerala            | 489.296     | 517.5351   | 396.60100   | 0.00                        |
| 9       | Madhya Pradesh    | 4815.734    | 4335.1182  | 1421.00700  | 2142.997                    |
| 10      | Maharashtra       | 3453.3483   | 3425.5241  | 3923.07890  | 204.518                     |
| 11      | Mizoram           | 233.68      | 232.1896   | 187.98450   | 0.00                        |
| 12      | Odisha            | 786.9       | 707.3885   | 544.80052   | 719.848                     |
| 13      | Rajasthan         | 512.848     | 627.192    | 1257.80800  | 0.00                        |
| 14      | Tamil Nadu        | 763.255     | 864.316    | 1950.17128  | 631.218                     |
| 15      | Uttarakhand       | 384.045     | 391.19     | 683.98538   | 0.00                        |
| 16      | Uttar Pradesh     | 525.876     | 760.9283   | 624.54630   | 319.816                     |
| 17      | West Bengal       | 348.516     | 596.8825   | 376.50781   | 206.883                     |
| 18      | Goa               | 2.05        | 0.00       | 0.00000     | 0.00                        |
| 19      | Telangana         | 0.00        | 0.00       | 214.81920   | 0.00                        |
|         | Total             | 17,228.8113 | 17,502.000 | 15,484.9365 | 6510.933                    |

## ANNEXURE-1C

## Details of funds released to State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Elephant'

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No   | State/UTs         | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2016-17 (upto 26/7/2016)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | -         | 13.523    | -          | 13.62282                   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 83.48     | 97.714    | 61.206     | -                          |
| 3        | Assam             | 173.00    | 236.664   | -          | -                          |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      | 49.622    | 43.7456   | 21.91      | 61.1624                    |
| 5        | Jharkhand         | 95.655    | 88.4256   | 53.453     | 73.47                      |
| 6        | Karnataka         | 325.412   | 225.319   | 181.054    | 254.80                     |
| 7        | Kerala            | 252.90    | 236.72    | 204.54     | 343.89696                  |
| 8        | Maharashtra       | 18.682    | 38.202    | 8.062      | 14.335                     |
| 9        | Meghalaya         | 101.00    | 118.838   | 81.387     | 104.2128                   |
| 10       | Nagaland          | 21.75     | 44.8132   | 15.44      | 20.3143                    |
| 11       | Orissa            | 257.60    | 153.35    | 105.63     | 158.42736                  |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu        | 211.00    | 251.208   | 160.533    | 25.80                      |
| 13       | Tripura           | 9.766     | 6.03      | 26.10932   | -                          |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh     | -         | 5.16      | 15.33      | 14.174                     |
| 15       | Uttarakhand       | 115.068   | 103.908   | 82.61      | 175.4576                   |
| 16       | West Bengal       | 97.626    | 103.814   | 105.174    | 76.45                      |
| 17       | Haryana           | 30.97     | -         | 10.00      | -                          |
| 18       | Bihar             | -         | -         | 3.008      | -                          |
| 19       | Rajasthan         | -         | -         | -          | 15.84                      |
| 20       | Punjab            | -         | -         | -          | 1.825                      |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh    | -         | -         | -          | 6.8442                     |
|          | Total             | 1843.531  | 1767.4344 | 1135.44632 | 1363.63244                 |