National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
Mandate and Legal Basis
The NTCA is the apex statutory body for tiger conservation in India. Its constitution and powers derive from the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (WPA), as amended in 2006.
- Established under Section 38L of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (inserted by the 2006 amendment), with the Union Minister for Environment as Chairperson and the Minister of State as Vice-Chairperson.
- Functions: Approve tiger conservation plans (Section 38V), lay down normative standards for tiger reserve management, monitor tiger population (via All India Tiger Estimation), address human-wildlife conflict, and oversee tiger reserve creation.
- India currently has 53+ tiger reserves across 18 states, covering over 75,000 sq km.
- India's tiger population: 3,682 (as per the 2022 All India Tiger Estimation, released 2023) — approximately 75% of the global wild tiger population.
- Project Tiger was launched in 1973 by the Government of India; the NTCA was established to give it a statutory mandate.
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