(a) the number of wildlife sanctuaries in the country;
(b) the amount of money allocated to these sanctuaries during the last three years.
(c) whether review has been made/proposed to be made for the proper utilisation of funds being given to the wildlife sanctuaries; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRI BABU LAL MARANDI)
(a) As per the information last compiled by the Ministry there are 86 national parks and 448 sanctuaries in the country.
(b) Central assistance provided for national parks and sanctuaries under various centrally sponsored schemes is as follows:
(Rs. In lakhs)(c) & (d) The scheme `Development of National Parks and Sanctuaries` was got evaluated from five organisations at the end of 8th Five Year Plan and was found to be very useful and hence it is continued during the 9th Plan also.
S.No. Name of the Scheme 1997-98 1998-99 99-2000
1. Dev. of National Parks and Sanctuaries 1212.533 934.883 1298.00
2. Project Tiger 807.985 1660.875 1749.162