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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3642
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2026
Conservation of National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary
3642. SHRI BHAJAN LAL JATAV:
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:
(a) the details of schemes being implemented by the Government for the conservation and development
of eco-tourism in National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary;
(b) the details of steps taken to increase the participation of local communities in such Schemes;
(c) the details of funds sanctioned and utilised for the said purpose during the last five years; and
(d) whether the Government has proposed any additional projects for the promotion of eco-tourism in
the Karauli-Dholpur región?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE
CHANGE
(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)
(a) The Government of India, through this Ministry, implements the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of
Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats, which comprises the components of Project Tiger &
Elephant and Development of Wildlife Habitats for the conservation and management of Protected
Areas, including the National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary.
(b) Participation of local communities in ecotourism is facilitated through the statutory Management
Plan prepared by the State Government in accordance with the Sustainable Tourism Guidelines issued
by this Ministry in 2021.
(c) The details of funds sanctioned under the said components of the Schemes are enclosed at Annexure
1 and 2.
(d) Ecotourism in the Dholpur- Karauli Tiger Reserve is regulated in accordance with the National Tiger
Conservation Authority (Normative Standards for Tourism Activities and Project Tiger) Guidelines,
2012. This is operationalized through the statutory Tiger Conservation Plan prepared under the Wild
Life (Protection) Act, 1972, which incorporates provisions relating to ecotourism and visitor
management.
*****Annexure-1
Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3642
due for reply on 10.08.2026 regarding “Conservation of National Chambal Gharial
Sanctuary”
Funds released to the States under the Central Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of Project Tiger &
Elephant during 2021-22 to 2025-26
(Rs in Lakhs)
Sl. 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24* 2024-25 2025-26
N States
PT PE PT PE PT&E PT&E PT&E
o
Andhra
1 292.11 20.5565 0 0 149.421 365.13 210.4
Pradesh
Arunachal
2 869.08 157.7615 787.19 65.81025 1119.9145 1767.99 1181.35
Pradesh
3 Assam 1476.75 126.716 2559.78 167.4 2619.30784 3030.84438 2279.78
4 Chhattisgarh 355.85 24.785 165.75 0 292.855 307.98951 249.78
5 Jharkhand 195.06 86.682 222.75 78.05 405.785 727.556 0
6 Karnataka 2956.7 261.195 1716.92 97.8453 2613.0834 2801.267 1963.24
7 Kerala 868.78 580.96765 417.59 270.09 996.22425 221.36725 640.86
8 Maharashtra 2991.06 0 809.62 28.524 2614.45167 4176.7048 2332.29
9 Meghalaya 0 141.75 0 32.14 65.25 59.4 61.11
10 Nagaland 0 279.759 0 235.575 337.77 305.442 319.46
11 Odisha 1056.86 567.045 946.82 212.7695 1012.58764 919.57923 681.46
12 Tamil Nadu 1576.22 181.8464 501.35 85.9405 2547.96648 2184.88357 1355.46
13 Tripura 0 0 0 7.36516 27.0855 14.68868 0
Uttar
14 1304.85 45.993 919.96 9.858 1031.9767 2075.10675 263.88
Pradesh
15 Uttarakhand 1463.71 244.12375 741.13 18.7415 1495.5241 1823.2319 681.26
West
16 708.28 87.8717 458.77 30.05 522.58101 425.94994 298.62
Bengal
17 Haryana 0 4.2345 0 17.4 26.1 31.2 1.76
18 Bihar 552.72 0 246.90 0 308.9825 543.09678 275.69
19 Rajasthan 841.05 15.18 529.78 6.18609 968.3004 579.47723 591.78
Madhya
20 3523.52 12.613 3956.88 11.388 4303.794 5910.501 1939.82
Pradesh
21 Manipur 0 5.4 0 0 14.121 29.25 7.81
22 Mizoram 374.13 0 78.75 0 144 367.08969 250.63
23 Telangana 543.26 0 0 0 323.308 291.682 262.73
Himachal
24 0 0 0 0 19.61 40.572 2.75
Pradesh
Total 21949.99 2844.48 1375.1333 23959.99999 29000 15851.92
*Centrally Sponsored Scheme Project Elephant(PE) and Centrally Sponsored Scheme Project
Tiger(PT) has been merged and now known as Centrally Sponsored Scheme Project Tiger &
ElephantAnnexure-2
Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.
3642 due for reply on 10.08.2026 regarding “Conservation of National Chambal
Gharial Sanctuary”
Details of funds released to States and Union Territories under the CSS-‘Development of
Wildlife Habitats’ during 2021-22 to 2025-26.
(Rs. in lakhs)
S.No. Name of 2021- 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
States/UTs 22
1 A& N Islands 135.8 25.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 Andhra Pradesh 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 Arunachal Pradesh 419.8 276.4 672.5 1044.8 1456.3
4 Assam 0.0 209.1 565.1 1234.5 792.0
5 Bihar 402.2 0.0 336.4 0.0 66.7
6 Chandigarh 0.0 21.6 16.5 0.0 0.0
7 Chhattisgarh 274.6 104.5 116.2 135.6 16.8
8 Goa 0.0 0.0 50.1 66.4 0.0
9 Gujarat 0.0 200.0 207.0 801.6 371.5
10 Haryana 127.3 30.2 167.9 233.0 205.3
11 Himachal Pradesh 197.1 114.3 94.2 172.3 80.1
12 Jammu & Kashmir 0.0 0.0 69.6 74.0 53.2
13 Jharkhand 79.5 0.0 14.9 71.9 4.8
14 Karnataka 1256.6 291.7 581.5 800.8 380.7
15 Kerala 295.8 224.5 921.0 909.6 597.2
16 Madhya Pradesh 389.3 265.6 471.8 740.9 307.5
17 Maharashtra 0.0 350.4 554.7 622.1 497.8
18 Manipur 142.5 180.6 231.7 261.7 0.0
19 Meghalaya 530.5 0.0 243.6 389.6 35.5
20 Mizoram 199.0 190.2 304.2 344.3 532.4
21 Nagaland 342.0 725.7 1306.3 1490.0 998.9
22 Odisha 726.8 967.5 1005.1 1108.5 785.4
23 Rajasthan 1007.6 86.8 0.0 0.0 417.6
24 Sikkim 183.0 239.7 187.0 221.2 251.0
25 Tamil Nadu 390.8 133.0 373.9 661.8 241.7
26 Telangana 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
27 Uttar Pradesh 169.1 266.7 290.6 393.9 389.528 Uttarakhand 226.3 213.0 498.5 652.5 285.4
29 West Bengal 757.3 201.3 385.3 183.1 436.4
30 Puducherry 0.0 0.0 5.2 0.0 0.0
31 Lakshadweep 462.1 269.9 124.7 217.2 260.8
32 Tripura 0.0 0.0 186.1 339.5 15.4
33 Ladakh 32.0 61.1 6.0 0.0 0.0
Total 8746.9 5648.8 9987.6 13170.7 9519.6
* Funds were not released in certain cases where no expenditure was reported, proposals were not
received from the States, or the proposals received were deficient vis-à-vis the extant requirements.
***