NTCA Headquarters : B-1 Wing, 7th Floor, Pt. Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi-110 003., India.
Telephone – +91 11 24367837, 24367838, 24367839
(Office Timing: Monday – Friday; 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM)
Fax – +91 11 24367836
Website : www.tigernet.nic.in, www.ntca.gov.in
Regional Offices
Central Zone (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh and Odisha)
National Tiger Conservation Authority (Regional Office) :
Near C.P., & Berar High School, Nagpur, Maharashtra- 440 001.
(Office Timing: Monday – Friday; Hours – 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM)
Eastern Zone (All North Eastern States, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal)
National Tiger Conservation Authority (Regional Office)
4th Floor, HOUSEFED Building, Rukminigaon, G.S. Road, Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam-781 036.
(Office Timing: Monday – Friday; Hours – 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM)
Southern Zone (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana)
National Tiger Conservation Authority (Regional Office)
Doresanipalya Forest Campus, Arekere Mico layout, JP Nagar 5th phase, Bengaluru, Karnataka- 560 076.
(Office Timing: Monday – Friday; Hours – 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM)
The Govt. of India had launched “Project Tiger” on 1st April 1973 to promote conservation of the tiger. Project Tiger has been the largest species conservation initiative of its kind in the world. While the field implementation of the project, protection and management in the designated reserves is done by the project States, who also provide the matching grant to recurring items of expenditure, deploy field staff/officers, and give their salaries, the Project Tiger Directorate of the Ministry of Environment and Forests was mandated with the task of providing technical guidance and funding support.
The implementation of Project Tiger over the years has highlighted the need for a statutory authority with legal backing to ensure tiger conservation. On the basis of the recommendations of National Board for Wild Life chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, a Task Force was set up to look into the problems of tiger conservation in the country. The recommendations of the said Task Force, interalia include strengthening of Project Tiger by giving it statutory and administrative powers, apart from creating the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau. It has also recommended that an annual report should be submitted to the Central Government for laying in Parliament, so that commitment to Project Tiger is reviewed from time to time, in addition to addressing the concerns of local people.
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| Tiger reserves of India |
There are 51 tiger reserves in India which are governed by Project Tiger which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
S.No. Tiger Reserve (Year of Creation) State Population of tigers
1 Bandipur (1973–74) Karnataka 120
2 Corbett (1973–74) Uttarakhand 215
3 Kanha (1973–74) Madhya Pradesh 80
4 Manas (1973–74) Assam 11
5 Melghat (1973–74) Maharashtra 25
6 Palamau (1973–74) Jharkhand 3
7 Ranthambore (1973–74) Rajasthan 37
8 Similipal (1973–74) Odisha 3
9 Sunderbans (1973–74) West Bengal 68
10 Periyar (1978–79) Kerala 20
11 Sariska (1978–79) Rajasthan 9
12 Buxa (1982–83) West Bengal 2
13 Indravati (1982–83) Chhattisgarh 12
14 Namdapha (1982–83) Arunachal Pradesh 11
15 Dudhwa (1987–88) Uttar Pradesh 58
16 Kalakad-Mundanthurai (1988–89) Tamil Nadu 10
17 Valmiki (1989–90) Bihar 40
18 Pench (1992–93) Madhya Pradesh 43
19 Tadoba-Andhari (1993–94) Maharashtra 51
20 Bandhavgarh (1993–94) Madhya Pradesh 63
21 Panna (1994–95) Madhya Pradesh 17
22 Dampa (1994–95) Mizoram 3
23 Bhadra (1998–99) Karnataka 22
24 Pench (1998–99) Maharashtra 35
25 Pakke or Pakhui (1999-2000) Arunachal Pradesh 7
26 Nameri (1999-2000) Assam 5
27 Satpura (1999-2000) Madhya Pradesh 26
28 Anamalai (2008–09) Tamil Nadu 13
29 Udanti-Sitanadi (2008–09) Chhattisgarh 4
30 Satkosia (2008–09) Odisha 3
31 Kaziranga (2008–09) Assam 103
32 Achanakmar (2008–09) Chhattisgarh 11
33 Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve(Kali) (2008–09) Karnataka 5
34 Sanjay-Dubri (2008–09) Madhya Pradesh 8
35 Mudumalai (2008–09) Tamil Nadu 89
36 Nagarahole (2008–09) Karnataka 101
37 Parambikulam (2008–09) Kerala 19
38 Sahyadri (2009–10) Maharashtra 7
39 Biligiri Ranganatha Temple (2010–11) Karnataka 68
40 Kawal (2012–13) Telangana -
41 Sathyamangalam (2013–14) Tamil Nadu 72
42 Mukandra Hills (2013–14) Rajasthan -
43 Nawegaon-Nagzira (2013–14) Maharashtra 7
44 Nagarjunsagar Srisailam (1982–83) Andhra Pradesh 74
45 Amrabad (2014) Telangana -
46 Pilibhit (2020) Uttar Pradesh 65
47 Bor (2014) Maharashtra 5
48 Rajaji (2015) Uttarakhand -
49 Orang (2016) Assam -
50 Kamlang (2016) Arunachal Pradesh -
51 Srivilliputhur Meghamalai (2021) Tamil Nadu 14
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