GOVERNMENT OF INDIA |
Ministry of Environment and forests |
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RAJYA SABHA |
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2674 |
TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.04.2008 |
Sale Purchase of Captive Elephants |
2674. |
SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR |
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Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:-
to the answer to Unstarred Question 2501 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 6th September, 2007 and state:
(a) whether a final decision for relaxing the prohibition in the sale & purchase of captive elephants under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, has since been taken;
(b) if so, the details thereof and by when necessary amendments to the Act are proposed to be brought before Parliament; and
(c) if reply to part
(a) above be in the negative, by when that is likely to be done?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRI S. REGUPATHY)
(a) No, Sir.
(b) & (c) Since no final view has been taken , question of giving details thereof or time frame does not arise.