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TIGER RESERVES IN INDIA

The tiger reserves of India were set up in 1973 and are governed by Project Tiger, which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Until 2018, 50 protected areas have been designated tiger reserves. In 2022, 53rd tiger reserve in India was declared in Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, and the State's fourth tiger reserve.

 

S.NO	TIGER RESERVE	YEAR OF CREATION	STATE	AREA(KM2)
1	Bandipur	1973–74	Karnataka	868.63
2	Corbett	1973–74	Uttarakhand	1318.54
3	Kanha	1973–74	Madhya Pradesh	940
4	Manas	1973–74	Assam	500
5	Melghat	1973–74	Maharashtra	1677
6	Palamau	1973–74	Jharkhand	414.93
7	Ranthambore	1973–74	Rajasthan	1334
8	Similipal	1973–74	Odisha	2750
9	Sunderbans	1973–74	West Bengal	1330.10
10	Periyar	1978–79	Kerala	350
11	Sariska	1978–79	Rajasthan	881
12	Buxa	1982–83	West Bengal	760
13	Indravati	1982–83	Chhattisgarh	1258.37
14	Namdapha	1982–83	Arunachal Pradesh	1985.23
15	Dudhwa	1987–88	Uttar Pradesh	490.3
16	Kalakad-Mundanthurai	1988–89	Tamil Nadu	895
17	Valmiki	1989–90	Bihar	898.45
18	Pench	1992–93	Madhya Pradesh	292.85
19	Tadoba-Andhari	1993–94	Maharashtra	625.4
20	Bandhavgarh	1993–94	Madhya Pradesh	1536
21	Panna	1994–95	Madhya Pradesh	542.67
22	Dampa	1994–95	Mizoram	500
23	Bhadra	1998–99	Karnataka	892.46
24	Pench	1998–99	Maharashtra	257.26
25	Pakke	1999–2000	Arunachal Pradesh	861.95
26	Nameri	1999–2000	Assam	200
27	Satpura	1999–2000	Madhya Pradesh	524
28	Anamalai	2008–09	Tamil Nadu	958
29	Sitanadi	2008–09	Chhattisgarh	556
30	Satkosia	2008–09	Odisha	796
31	Kaziranga	2008–09	Assam	858.98
32	Achanakmar	2008–09	Chhattisgarh	557.55
33	Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve	2008–09	Karnataka	1300
34	Sanjay	2008–09	Madhya Pradesh	466.68
35	Mudumalai	2007	Tamil Nadu	321
36	Nagarhole	2008–09	Karnataka	642.39
37	Parambikulam	2008–09	Kerala	643.66
38	Sahyadri	2009–10	Maharashtra	1166
39	Biligiri Ranganatha Temple	2010–11	Karnataka	539.52
40	Kawal	2012–13	Telangana	2015.44
41	Sathyamangalam	2013–14	Tamil Nadu	1408.6
42	Mukandra Hills	2013–14	Rajasthan	759.99
43	Nawegaon	2013–14	Maharashtra	133.88
44	Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam	1982–83	Andhra Pradesh	3728
45	Amrabad	2014	Telangana	2611.4
46	Pilibhit	2014	Uttar Pradesh	602.79
47	Bor	2014	Maharashtra	121.1
48	Rajaji	2015	Uttarakhand	820.5
49	Orang	2016	Assam	78.81
50	Kamlang	2016	Arunachal Pradesh	783
51	Srivilliputhur – Megamalai	2021	Tamil Nadu	1016.57
52	Ramgarh Vishdhari	2021	Rajasthan	1501.89
53	Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary	2022	Chhattisgarh

 

Tiger Reserves in India Important Schemes

 

Schemes	Objectives
Project Tiger	On April 1st, 1973, Project Tiger was established to support the preservation of tigers in India. It is a fully federally funded program that gives money to the “tiger range States” in order to support in-situ tiger conservation in the selected tiger reserves. The National Tiger Conservation Authority oversees Project Tiger (NTCA).
Tiger Census	The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), with assistance from several state forest agencies and conservation NGOs, have been leading the government of India’s four-year-old Tiger Census from 2006.
M M-STrIPES	In 2010, a software-based monitoring system called Monitoring System for Tigers – Intensive Protection and Ecological Status was introduced throughout Indian tiger reserves. Its goal is to increase patrolling and oversight of the critically endangered Bengal tiger.
STrIPESSt. Petersburg Declaration on Tiger Conservation	In 2010, during the Petersburg Tiger Summit, the leaders of 13 nations that are home to tigers, including India, committed to taking all necessary steps to protect tigers worldwide and to doubling their population in the wild. TX2 was chosen as the initiative’s motto.