Karnataka is the first State to
create the Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) in the Bandipur
Tiger Reserve. Under
the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger, 100% central
assistance is provided to tiger States for raising, arming and deploying the
STPF in sensitive tiger reserves. The details of central assistance provided to
States and spent in this regard are:
|
S. No.
|
Name of the Tiger Reserve
|
State
|
Year
|
Central assistance provided
(Rs. in lakhs)
|
Amount spent by States
(Rs. in lakhs)
|
|
1
|
Corbett
|
Uttarakhand
|
2008-09
|
93.00
|
--
|
|
2
|
Dudhwa
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
2008-09
|
93.00
|
--
|
|
3
|
Ranthambhore
|
Rajasthan
|
2008-09
|
93.00
|
--
|
|
4
|
Similipal
|
Odisha
|
2010-11
|
30.00
|
30.00
|
|
2011-12
|
240.00
|
--
|
Based on tiger abundance and vulnerability, 13
Tiger Reserves in the country have been identified for raising, arming and
deploying the Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF). The details are:
|
S. No.
|
Name of Tiger Reserve
|
State
|
|
1.
|
Dudhwa
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
2.
|
Corbett
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
3.
|
Ranthambhore
|
Rajasthan
|
|
4.
|
Pench
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
5.
|
Kanha
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
6.
|
Bandhavgarh
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
7.
|
Pakke
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
8.
|
Bandipur
|
Karnataka
|
|
9.
|
Pench
|
Maharashtra
|
|
10.
|
Tadoba-Andhari
|
Maharashtra
|
|
11.
|
Mudumalai
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
12.
|
Kaziranga
|
Assam
|
|
13.
|
Similipal
|
Odisha
|
However, under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored
scheme of Project Tiger, central assistance is provided to all the tiger
reserves, including those in Andhra Pradesh, for antipoaching
measures. This, interalia,
includes deployment of local people as well in protection to complement the
field staff.
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