About National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA):
- It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
- It was established in 2006 under Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.
- Objectives:
- Providing statutory authority to Project Tiger so that compliance of its directives become legal.
- Fostering accountability of Center-State in management of Tiger Reserves by providing a basis for MoU with States within the federal structure.
- Providing for an oversight by Parliament.
- Addressing livelihood interests of local people in areas surrounding Tiger Reserves.
- NTCA Members:
- Minister in charge of MoEFCC (as Chairperson),
- Minister of State in MoEFCC (as Vice-Chairperson),
- three members of Parliament, the Secretary (MoEFCC), and other members.
What is ‘Project Tiger’?
- It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of the MoEFCC.
- It was launched on 1st April 1973.
- It provides funding support to tiger range States for the in-situ conservation of tigers in designated tiger reserves.
- Project Tiger has been the largest species conservation initiative of its kind in the world.
- National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is the immediate supervising agency.
