Tiger Reserves in India:

=> Tiger Reserves are declared by National Tiger Conservation Authority via Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006

=> It is established under centrally sponsored scheme called Project Tiger.

=> To declare an area as Tiger Reserve, the state governments can forward their proposals in this regard to NTCA.

=> The Central Government may also advise the state governments to forward a proposal for creation of Tiger Reserves.

National Tiger Conservation Authority:

=> The National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006.

=> NTCA conducts project Tiger and Tiger Census.

=> Tiger Census is conducted every 4 years.

Current news:

=> National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved the Chhattisgarh government’s proposal to declare the combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve.

=> With this there are total 53 Tiger reserves in India(fourth Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh).

=> Jim Corbett is first Tiger reserve of India.