GOVERNMENT OF INDIA |
Ministry of Environment and forests |
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RAJYA SABHA |
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3266 |
TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.04.2008 |
Kaziranga National Park. |
3266. | SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR |
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Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:-
(a) the total number of poaching cases detected in Kaziranga Sanctuary this year so far:
(b) the total budget allotted for the operation of this sanctuary and also for all the forest parks/sanctuaries with details for each; and
(c) the steps being taken by Government to prevent poaching and protect wildlife in the sanctuary ?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRI S. REGUPATHY)
(a) As per the information received from the State Government, four cases of poaching have been detected in Kaziranga National Park in 2008.
(b) Government of India provides financial and technical assistance to State/UT Governments for conservation and protection of wildlife in the national parks and sanctuaries under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes viz.-“Assistance for Development of National Parks and Sanctuaries”, “Project Tiger” and “Project Elephant”. The funds released during 2007-08 under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes are at Annexure. During 2007-08, an amount of Rs. 36.60 lakhs were released for Kaziranga National Park. under the Scheme -“Assistance for Development of National Parks and Sanctuaries”.
(c) The steps taken by Government of India to protect wildlife and prevent poaching in the sanctuary, inter alia, include the following:
Annexure
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3266 DUE FOR REPLY ON 24.4.2008 REGARDING “KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK”
Details of the funds released during 2007-08 under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes
Rs. In Lakhs
Sl. No. | Name of the State / UTs | Name of the Schemes | ||
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| Dev. Of NPs / UTs | Project Elephant | Project Tiger |
1. | A&N Islands | 82.86 | - | - |
2. | Andhra Pradesh | 168.06 | 60.00 | 73.92 |
3. | Arunachal Pradesh | 125.05 | 54.50 | 110.25 |
4. | Assam | 81.78 | 144.00 | 95.61 |
5. | Bihar | 4.00 | - | 98.32 |
6. | Chandigarh | - | - | - |
7. | Chattisgarh | 379.20 | 83.77 | 35.23 |
8. | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 11.78 | - | - |
9. | Goa | 31.59 | - | - |
10. | Gujarat | 332.08 | - | - |
11. | Haryana | 70.03 | - | - |
12. | Himachal Pradesh | 233.32 | - | - |
13. | Jammu & Kashmir | 221.54 | - | - |
14. | Jharkhand | 98.13 | 132.17 | 45.16 |
15. | Karnataka | 630.64 | 212.65 | 1159.71 |
16. | Kerala | 493.574 | 147.70 | 153.24 |
17. | Madhya Pradesh | 800.92 | - | 2975.94 |
18. | Maharashtra | 331.33 | 56.86 | 295.72 |
19. | Manipur | 105.89 | - | - |
20. | Meghalaya | 64.88 | 68.39 | - |
21. | Mizoram | 169.46 | 1.33 | 82.90 |
22. | Nagaland | 19.11 | 26.60 | - |
23. | Orissa | 357.08 | 148.50 | 43.2 |
24. | Punjab | - | - | - |
25. | Rajasthan | 347.24 | - | 410.68 |
26. | Sikkim | 159.22 | - | - |
27. | Tamilnadu | 274.64 | 124.98 | 45.40 |
28. | Tripura | 36.00 | 12.00 | - |
29. | Uttar Pradesh | 332.36 | 55.33 | 134.89 |
30. | Uttaranchal | 76.67 | 126.46 | 202.005 |
31. | West Bengal | 356.22 | 185.73 | 308.67 |
32. | Delhi | - | - | - |
33. | Daman & Diu | 4.721 | - | - |
Total | 6399.36 | 1640.963 | 6270.94 |