National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)

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.