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  • Jan 11, 2024
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PROJECT TIGER

Focus : Project Tiger

  • Project Tiger, initiated in 1973, aimed at conserving India’s tigers.
  • Over the years, tiger reserves transitioned from administrative to statutory entities by 2006.
Source: IE

About Project Tiger :

  • Objectives:
  • Ensure a viable tiger population in India for scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural, and ecological values.
  • Safeguard biologically significant areas as a national heritage for public benefit, education, and enjoyment.
  • Scheme Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
  • Implementing Authority: National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
About NTCA

Establishment:

·   Established in 2005, headquartered in New Delhi.

·   Formed based on recommendations from the Tiger Task Force and operates under the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972.

Membership:

·   Headed by the Union Minister of MoEFCC (Chairperson) and the Minister of State in MoEFCC (Vice-Chairperson).

·   Comprises 3 MPs and the Secretary of MoEFCC.

NTCA’s Role:

·   Supervisory and coordination responsibilities, including approval of Tiger Conservation Plans by State Governments.