Lok Sabha Question No. 1590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Sloth Bear
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1590

TO BE ANSWERED ON  08.12.2015

## Sloth Bear

## 1590.  SHRIMATI  KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA :

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to formulate a conservation plan for protection of the shrinking habitat of the sloth bear found in the State of Telangana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the strategy adopted  by the Government to conserve the natural habitat and protect the same from deleterious human intrusion;
- (d) the funds allocated/released for such scheme; and
- (e) the details of international cooperation, if any, in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a)and(b) There  is no specific proposal to formulate a conservation plan for protection of shrinking habitat of the sloth bear in the State of Telangana.
- (c)and(d) In order to protect the natural habitat of wildlife including sloth bear, the State  Governments  have  notified  a  network  of  Protected  Areas.  Some  of these Protected Areas are specifically established  for  protection of  bears. Activities  inside  the  Protected  Areas  are  strictly  regulated  in  accordance with  the  provisions  of  Wild  Life  (Protection)  Act,  1972.    Further,  the Ministry  provides  financial  assistance  to  States  and  Union  Territory    for protection and conservation of wild animals including sloth bears and their habitats under  various Centrally Sponsored  Schemes  viz,  'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats', 'Project Tiger', and 'Project Elephant'.

Details of funds released to State/ UT Governments under these Centrally Sponsored  Schemes  during  last  financial  year,  2014-15  are  given  in  the Annexure.

- (e) India is signatory to various International Conventions related to conservation of flora and fauna like Convention on International Trade in Endangered  Species  of  Wild  Fauna  and  Flora  (CITES),  Convention  on Biological Diversity  (CBD) and Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) AND (d) OF THE LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1590  REGARDING 'SLOTH BEAR' BY SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA  DUE FOR REPLY ON 8.12.2015

## Details of funds released to State/ UT Governments under these Centrally Sponsored Schemes of 'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats' (IDWH) 'Project Tiger' and 'Project Elephant' during 2014-15

(Rs. in lakh)

|    | State/UT          | Name of Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Name of Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Name of Centrally Sponsored Schemes   |
|----|-------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|    |                   | IDWH                                  | Project Tiger                         | Project Elephant                      |
| 1  | A& N Islands      | 00                                    | -                                     | -                                     |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh    | 63.31                                 | 184.141                               | 13.523                                |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh | 00                                    | 658.426                               | 97.714                                |
| 4  | Assam             | 149.11                                | 1509.389                              | 236.664                               |
| 5  | Bihar             | 85.249                                | 317.096                               | -                                     |
| 6  | Chandigarh        | 00                                    | -                                     | -                                     |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh      | 482.087                               | 609.827                               | 43.7456                               |
| 8  | Goa               | 00                                    | -                                     | -                                     |
| 9  | Gujarat           | 634.94                                | -                                     | -                                     |
| 10 | Haryana           | 14.71                                 | -                                     | -                                     |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh  | 430.345                               | -                                     | -                                     |
| 12 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 506.761                               | -                                     | -                                     |
| 13 | Jharkhand         | 101.12                                | 199.08                                | 88.4256                               |
| 14 | Karnataka         | 483.7769                              | 1565.773                              | 225.319                               |
| 15 | Kerala            | 818.491                               | 517.5351                              | 236.72                                |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh    | 371.354                               | 4335.118                              | -                                     |
| 17 | Maharashtra       | 402.723                               | 3425.524                              | 38.202                                |
| 18 | Manipur           | 129.192                               | -                                     | -                                     |
| 19 | Meghalaya         | 44.87                                 | -                                     | 118.838                               |
| 20 | Mizoram           | 131.54134                             | 232.189                               | -                                     |
| 21 | Nagaland          | 85.155                                |                                       | 44.8132                               |
| 22 | Odisha            | 350.3229                              | 707.391                               | 153.35                                |
| 23 | Puducherry        | 12.00                                 | -                                     | -                                     |
| 24 | Rajasthan         | 367.296                               | 627.192                               | -                                     |
| 25 | Sikkim            | 169.15643                             | -                                     | -                                     |
| 26 | Tamil Nadu        | 280.626                               | 864.316                               | 251.208                               |
| 27 | Tripura           | 00                                    | 00                                    | 6.03                                  |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh     | 224.899                               | 760.928                               | 5.16                                  |
| 29 | Uttarakhand       | 141.116                               | 391.1941                              | 103.908                               |
| 30 | West Bengal       | 108.847                               | 596.882                               | 103.814                               |
|    | TOTAL             | 6588.99857                            | 17502.00                              | 1767.4344                             |