Lok Sabha Question No. 1662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Betla National Park
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1662

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2016

## Betla National Park

## 1662.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the number of tigers in the Betla National Park during each of the last three tiger census;
- (b) whether the Government has provided or proposes to provide any financial assistance for the development of Betla National Park;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details  of  country  level  tiger  estimation  conducted  every  four  years,  pertaining  to tiger landscapes in the country, which, inter alia shows the estimated number of tigers in the State of Jharkhand encompassing the Betla National Park, for the years 2006, 2010 and 2014 are at Annexure-I .
- (b) & (c) Financial assistance is provided to tiger States based on their Annual Plan of Operations under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger.  Financial assistance to the State of  Jharkhand  for  development  of  Palamau  Tiger  Reserve,  which  includes  the  Betla National Park, by Government of India during the last three financial years and current financial year, under the said Scheme is at Annexure-II .  Besides, the State Government also funds the tiger reserve from its own budget .
- (d) Question does not arise.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1662 ON BETLA NATIONAL PARK DUE FOR REPLY ON 08.03.2016

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

| State                                                                | Tiger Population   | Tiger Population   | Tiger Population   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|                                                                      | 2006               | 2010               | 2014               |
| Shivalik-Gangetic Plain Landscape Complex                            |                    |                    |                    |
| Uttarakhand                                                          | 178 (161-195)      | 227 (199-256)      | 340                |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 109 (91-127)       | 118 (113-124)      | 117                |
| Bihar                                                                | 10 (7-13)          | 8 (-)              | 28                 |
| Shivalik Gangetic                                                    | 297 (259-335)      | 353 (320-388)      | 485 (427-543)      |
| Central Indian Landscape Complex and Eastern Ghats Landscape Complex |                    |                    |                    |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)                                 | 95 (84-107)        | 72 (65-79)         | 68                 |
| Chhattisgarh                                                         | 26 (23-28)         | 26 (24-27)         | 46                 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 300 (236-364)      | 257 (213-301)      | 308                |
| Maharashtra                                                          | 103 (76-131)       | 169 (155-183)      | 190                |
| Odisha                                                               | 45 (37-53)         | 32 (20-44)         | 28                 |
| Rajasthan                                                            | 32 (30-35)         | 36 (35-37)         | 45                 |
| Jharkhand                                                            | -                  | 10 (6-14)          | 3+                 |
| Central India                                                        | 601 (486-718)      | 601 (518-685)      | 688 (596-780)      |
| Western Ghats Landscape Complex                                      |                    |                    |                    |
| Karnataka                                                            | 290 (241-339)      | 300 (280-320)      | 406                |
| Kerala                                                               | 46 (39-53)         | 71 (67-75)         | 136                |
| Tamil Nadu                                                           | 76 (56-95)         | 163 (153-173)      | 229                |
| Goa                                                                  | -                  | -                  | 5                  |
| Western Ghats                                                        | 402 (336-487)      | 534 (500-568)      | 776 (685-861)      |
| North Eastern Hills and Brahmaputra Flood Plains                     |                    |                    |                    |
| Assam                                                                | 70 (60-80)         | 143 (113-173)      | 167                |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                    | 14 (12-18)         | -                  | 28 ♣               |
| Mizoram                                                              | 6 (4-8)            | 5                  | 3+                 |
| North West Bengal                                                    | 10 (8-12)          | -                  | 3                  |
| North East Hills, and Brahmaputra                                    | 100 (84-118)       | 148 (118-178)      | 201 (174-212)      |
| Sunderbans                                                           | -                  | 70 (64-90)         | 76 (92-96)         |
| TOTAL                                                                | 1411 (1165-1657)   | 1706 (1520-1909)   | 2226 (1945-2491)   |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  &  (c)  OF  THE LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1662 ON BETLA NATIONAL PARK DUE FOR REPLY ON 08.03.2016

Details of funds released to the Palamau Tiger Reserve, Jharkhand under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Project Tiger' during the last three financial years (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15) and current financial year (2015-16)

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | Name of Tiger Reserve (State)     |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 (as on 02.03.2016) |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Palamau Tiger Reserve (Jharkhand) |    107.44 |   251.168 |    199.08 |                      47.9847 |

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